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by Puma3 on March 27, 2008
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I read that the Coastal Taipan will deliver a rapid series of defensive bites - as many as 8-10. Is this unique to the species, or is it common behavior among venomous snakes?
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by LarryDFishel on March 28, 2008
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That is fairly uncommon. Many snakes may go for a second bite if they think they didn't get a good hit on the first.
Some may do a series of bluff strikes into the air if they feel threatened. (Atheris for instance)
Even in the case of the taipan, I highly suspect that anyone who got 8-10 bites was beacuse they were too dumb to leave the snake alone after the first few...
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by boomslangandrew on March 28, 2008
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the two most famous multiple biters are the costal taipan and the black mamba for more info on these snakes see www.kingsnake.com/elapids
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by Puma3 on March 28, 2008
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Would these be primarily "dry bites" so as to conserve venom while warding off the threat? And do these species also use this tactic when envenomating prey?
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by soberwolf on March 29, 2008
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Then there wass the Chino Valley case where they report a woman dying from multiple bites from a Mohave Rattlesnake.. What they failed to report is the woman stabbing said snake multiple times with a screwdriver..
Shelby
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by nightwolf on March 30, 2008
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Soberwolf , if that's the woman from last fall , I remember the news report . I guess the news people just forgot the part about her trying to kill the snake like that .
Kenny
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