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Australian Broad headed snake.
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by keyz on November 18, 2005
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Hi I have just been watching a "snake buster" program that was recorded for myself and Jake and it was mainly concerning the plight of the Broad headed snake and it was stated that there could be fewer than a thousand individuals in the wild,Taronga zoo was-or still is running a breeding program to try and help! does anyone know how it is doing as the tape is about 2-2.5 years since filming, they seem a great snake that pack a painful and lethal bite but habitat destruction is taking its toll, also is it true that the ony Aussie snake to tolerate Cane toad venom is a File snake. KEYZ
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by Snake18 on November 18, 2005
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Actualy it`s a species of fresh water snake from what steve irwin said.
Alex S.
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by elapidking81 on November 19, 2005
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I think that the Red Bellied Blacksnake can eat the Cane Toad with no ill effects, But I may be wrong.
Shane Kissinger
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by Snake18 on November 19, 2005
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From what I know red belly blacks are killed by cane toads. Steve Irwin said on one episode that the "fresh water snake" is the only snake species imune to cane toad venom.
Best regards, Alex S.
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by elapidking81 on November 19, 2005
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Correct there Alex, I looked it up and the fresh water snake that is being refered to is immune to cain toad venom it is Tropidonophis mairri.
I dont know why I thought it was a Black snake??? I think cause I read so much stuff about snakes all that info just starts to merge together. I swear I wish I could remember half of the stuff I have read and seen.
Shane
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by Dadee on November 24, 2005
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Shane,
I feel your plight bud. I too can't remember half of the stuff I've read. Knowing this does help. I know that I am a duo learner. I can't just read something and bang, know it. I have to read and hear it in order to know it. Some people learn well by reading. Others can only learn from hearing (often this is coupled with seeing, usually visual aids). I am one of the many that learn from both. Without one, it doesn't sink in. It takes me several reads on a book to learn it. This is time consuming and often frustrating. College was so difficult for me, due to this...all of the work was "read this" and "read that". With such little time to do so, it took me longer than most only because I didn't have the "hearing it" part coupled with the reading.
Then there comes age...all the stuff I've learned especially when it comes to taxon...they start to melt together...it's annoying to say the least. I know the answer's in there, but what comes out isn't right, but in some fashion, the info I'm looking for has something in common with the info I spit out. GOD I love computers, they keep in line, that which I can't. :-)
At any rate, just another unuseful bit of information from a guy who knows stuff, but can't keep it in the right files :-)
MJ
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by keyz on November 24, 2005
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I correct myself it was a Slatey Grey that was withstanding cane toad venom in testing on the snakebuster series on national geographic.
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