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New Survey
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Todd,
This survey did get a lot of interest, with 140 votes and 25 comments. Even if we get more votes, it is not likely the percentages will change much.
If you have a good new survey topic, I would put it up fairly soon, just to keep things fresh on the site.
Best Regards
John Z
Posted by
Cro
on February 16, 2009
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Question...
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This topic was activated January 2nd... I typically post them for a peroid of a month, however, this one seems to still bevery active. The question is would you like me to continue to let it run a little longer or activate a new survey? Let me know.
~Todd Poole
S.H.H.S. Survey,Strays, and Reviews Manager
Posted by
RepFan
on February 16, 2009
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Inland Taipan
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Todd, that shows the power of television in influencing peoples views. All it takes is someone like Steve Irwin searching for the Fierce Snake, and Crikey! it is set in stone that it is the world's most deadly snake !
It is also funny how much people pay attention to LD 50 charts, without any realization of what they are looking at. The see something like the Inland Taipan on the top of the list, and fail to understand that many of the other snakes on the list are just as deadly, and like you stated, kill far more people worldwide.
Posted by
Cro
on February 15, 2009
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Coastal T in da house!
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Intersting that a snake that has never officially killed anyone (inland taipan) leads in this survey while a snake that has an untreated mortallity rate of near 100% languishes in 2nd to last place.
This survey wasn't intended for mice was it?
Posted by
toddg
on February 13, 2009
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I would be real fearful of living with extensive permanent damage. Some damage may make you wish you had died.
Posted by
Crotalusssp
on February 2, 2009
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Black mamba
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Might I remind everyone that Black mamba bites were 100% fatal prior to antivenom.
Posted by
Chris_Harper
on January 31, 2009
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Bushmaster or Boomslang
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Hard to say
Both are Nasty Bites, both cause pain that's out of this world. One can be very slow in coming to pass.
Sense I can only pick one tho, it would have to be Bushmaster.
All of these snakes are highly dangerous and all can and will kill you but always remember, its the one that Bites you that you need to worry about.
Be Safe Ya'll, Happy Herping : Wally
Posted by
ALA_snake33
on January 30, 2009
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bites
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All of them would give a very very bad bite with possible long term affects. I pride myself on not getting bit,safe husbandry & securirty protocols should prevent this. free handling of any venomous snake is not recommended even with years of experince,so lets say you have one of these snakes that has a health issue that requires us to take a closer hands on look,call your closest fellow hot herp buddy for help to be their with you. I would hate to get bit by a sea snake. I have never even seen sea snake antivenom listed anywhere?
Posted by
mowguli
on January 30, 2009
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Ouch
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Surprisingly nobody called this survey "a silly waste of time" what with all the numb seriousness this site tries to portray. Thank my God for someone with guts enough to post this here as I enjoy these scanario-type questions.
I would choose the Bushmaster for this one. I'm assuming you would get bit in a place where the snake resides, and the BM is in very remote parts of South America....good luck even finding one. Add the large fangs, large amount of thick, yellow venom, the pain, and the ugliness of it's pimple-like scales, and suddenly any smooth, slick elapid looks like a walk in the park.....or walk in the graveyard, whatever.
Posted by
iLuVeNoM
on January 18, 2009
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Pick your Poison, err venom
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I picked the Boomslang. I don't necessarily think it's the most lethal or painful or destructive bite per se, however I have read that the cytotoxic venom has caused deaths from internal hemorrhaging after the bite victim was seemingly on the mend. Creepy.
Posted by
Tetrodotoxin
on January 17, 2009
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I would have to say the Bushmaster because of the tissue damage and pain.
Posted by
Crotalusssp
on January 16, 2009
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I'm not positive about this but I "think" there is AV for all the snakes mentioned. So, as long as the AV would save my life it probably wouldn't matter which snake I was bitten by except for the ones causing extreme tissue damage. And since the Bushmaster, being a pit viper, is known to cause extensive tissue damage, AND since AV does little or nothing to prevent tissue damage, the Bushmaster is the one I'd least like to be bitten by. Phew!!
Posted by
vipersniper
on January 11, 2009
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Man, I wasn't sure if I was more afraid of the mamba's cardiotoxins or the agony of the bushmaster bite.
CH
Posted by
Chris_Harper
on January 10, 2009
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Bushmaster
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First off, Thanks Andrew for posing another great survey.
Of the snakes on the list, the Elapids could be dealt with by using a compression bandage, or arterial tourniquet, to stop the spread of venom while trying to locate antivenom. Those bites would probably not be as painfull as the other snakes.
Most likely, the Rinkhals would be a fairly painfull bite, and not much fun at all.
However, Bushmasters often bite and hold on, and they have very long fangs that can reach deep tissues, and they have very large venom glands with a very large amount of venom injected.
That venom is a nasty mixture of Procoagulants and Haemorrhagins. Those would cause pain, swelling, necrosis, haemorrhages, bleeding, convulsions, abdominal pain, dizziness, and much more.
For those reasons, I think the Bushmaster bite would be a terrible ordeal to go through.
Best Regards
John Z
Posted by
Cro
on January 9, 2009
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LOL
I picked Rinkhals.
Why?
Because if I had to be sitting in the room with a bunch of folks who were bragging about being bitten and surviving the bites of all the rest of these, they would laugh me out of the room!
The fact is that there is no venomous snake that it is safe to be bitten by and I try with all my abilities to avoid the possibility.
R/
Karl
Posted by
Buzztail1
on January 7, 2009
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The question is too vague to give an intelligent response. Please list some criteria of envenomation: 1. Where am I when I get bit? How big is the snake? Do I have access to antivenin?
Posted by
toddg
on January 7, 2009
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fierce intensions
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if u get bit by a fierce snake it means u r in a place in the middle of no where and there is no hope for making it to the hospital. Its a no brainer but i prefer to not be on the recieving end of any bite. tjs
Posted by
varivenom
on January 6, 2009
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bites
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I dunno,the thought of the worlds most toxic land snake grabbing ahold of my leg scares the crap out of me. but jasonlee has a good point.
Posted by
swampbilly1986
on January 6, 2009
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Sea snake
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Sea snake.
Your away from help, on or in water even. Identifying it would be harder, if even possible. AV probably would be less likely to be stocked. Their toxin is so fast acting and powerful.
Yep, I'll stick with this, even though the other snakes would probably scare me more because their just scarier looking.
Posted by
Voided37
on January 6, 2009
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Rinkhals
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Any paritcular reason as to why the rinkhals is even on this list?
Posted by
Jahon
on January 5, 2009
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Bites
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The question is very vague in that it does not state where you are in regards of a hospital. Considering a hospital being nearby with the appropriate antivenin I would go with the bushmaster being the one I would least like to get nailed by because of the hemotoxins and incredible amount of pain your going to be in. If far away from the hospital I would go with the black mamba as the one I would least likely to get nailed by because they are infamous for a very fast acting venom and havin a 100% untreated mortlaity rate.
Posted by
Jahon
on January 5, 2009
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I'd rather die quickly from a neurotoxic venom than slowly from a cytotoxic boomslang.
Posted by
SOLENOGLYPH
on January 5, 2009
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Bites
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I think they are all horrible but to be bit by a sea snake would mean I was diving and farther away frowm medical treatment.
Posted by
scottspets
on January 3, 2009
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bite
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theres something about a bite on the finger that rots your legs off that makes my shy away
Posted by
jasonlee
on January 2, 2009
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bites
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The hemotoxins in the bushmaster's bite plus the dosage its delivers in one strike is just scary, but, if you were to be bitten by any of these snake your in big trouble.
Posted by
codeman
on January 2, 2009
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bites
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Ha, that was a hard one! all thoses species would be horrible to receive a bite from.
Posted by
hapkidocrochunter
on January 2, 2009
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