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RE: Bitis parviocula venom constituents
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by theemojohnm on November 15, 2009
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Well, my search sure turned up a lot of useful information.
Venom
General: Venom Neurotoxins
Unknown
General: Venom Myotoxins
Unknown
General: Venom Procoagulants
Unknown
General: Venom Anticoagulants
Unknown
General: Venom Haemorrhagins
Unknown
General: Venom Nephrotoxins
Unknown
General: Venom Cardiotoxins
Unknown
General: Venom Necrotoxins
Unknown
General: Venom Other
Unknown
From toxicology.com.
One would assume that parviocula venom would be similar to other Bitis. Interested in what Dr. Fry finds once he gets around to examining parviocula venom myself though. At least in some cases, one member of a group of snakes venom differs slightly from that of similar species.
Take Care,
-John Mendrola.
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by lanceheads on November 16, 2009
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I also would be interested in the Vampires, as I have a group of 33, and have been bitten a few times.
Randal Berry
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by pictigaster1 on November 16, 2009
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Randal serious question now what do you feed the bats besides your self.Do they eat blood from mammals or chicken.I read that there were 2 types and one only ate mammal blood and one only ate chicken blood or birds blood.Do you purchase blood from a slaughter house or do they eat something else as captives.I know that at least 2 have been found as far north as the valley of texas I found that to be interesting.
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by lanceheads on November 16, 2009
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We feed them cattle blood mixed with an anti-coagulent.
I go to the slaughter house every 3 month's and collect 5 gallons.
Go here to my video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HoFXm_YjKM
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by nietzsche on November 16, 2009
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Thanks for going to the trouble of typing that all out. You rock! Thank you to all who have provided info on this, I had no idea that there was so little know about the venom. (I was secretly very worried about my internet research skills).
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by AquaHerp on November 16, 2009
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oooooh slaughterhouse! I was a bit worried. Randal would leave for the weekend and come back with buckets of blood. I was a little scared to inquire.
DH
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by BGF on November 17, 2009
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Randal, next time I am in the States, I will definately drop by. Vampire bats are absolutely one of my favorite creatures. Insanely intelligent. When we use mist nets at the entrances of bat caves, the insectivorous bats (which are highly tuned, but not terribly intelligent, guided missles) get tangled up immediately. The vampires, however, instantly stop upon making contact with the nets, look around, instantly work it out, and if we aren't quick enough, 'walk' down the net to the bottom and fly away!!!!!
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