Posts belonging to Category General Snake Safety
Posted by admin on November 16, 2009
Everyone and their brother is afraid of the dreaded venomous snake bite when they see a snake. While it is true that some snakes are highly venomous and can kill you, the odds of this happening are very slim indeed. There are a number of reasons for this, and among them is what is [...]
Categories: General Snake Safety, Snake Bite Information |
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Posted by admin on November 3, 2009
Virtually everyone out there has heard the term “poisonous snake” before. What many people do not realize is that a snake is not poisonous in the traditional sense of the word. Snakes and spiders are venomous. The difference is that poison is ingested, whereas venom is injected. Snakebites are generally harmless [...]
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Posted by admin on October 14, 2009
Getting bitten by a rattlesnake is not something that the average person thinks about with an regularity. Deadly snake bites are a bit of a rare occurrence in America, as we lose about ten people annually due to snake bites. Still, it begs the question of just how dumb we really are as [...]
Categories: Eastern Diamondback, General Snake Safety |
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Posted by admin on September 11, 2009
Of all the snakebites among venomous snakes in North America, the copperhead is the most common. The reason? Well, part of it has to do with the fact that they copperhead is one of the most widespread, but the reasons go a bit deeper than that. The copperhead snake is probably the least [...]
Categories: Copperhead, Dangerous Snakes, General Snake Safety, North American Snakes, Spider Bite First Aid, cottonmouth |
Tags: american snake, bitten by snake, copperhead, coral snake, cottonmouth, dangerous snake, north american snake, rattlesnake, snake bite, toxic, united states snake, venom, venomous snake, venomous snake bite | No Comments »
Posted by admin on August 17, 2009
This article will inform you of common garter snake information and identification, as well as some interesting facts. By all means, come see why this is one of the finest pet snakes in the world.
Categories: Garter Snake, General Snake Safety, North American Snakes |
Tags: common garter, fact sheet, garter snake, harmless snake, north american snake, pet snakes, snake bite, snake fact sheet, snakes that bite | No Comments »
Posted by admin on August 16, 2009
Snakes as pets is not a new hobby to say the least. One of the most popular snakes that people keep as pets is the yellow rat snake. This snake is readily found in the wild, and around farms in particular. The yellow rat snake can be kind of tough to identify, however. This article [...]
Categories: General Snake Safety, North American Snakes, Yellow Rat Snake, black rat snake |
Tags: black rat snake, harmless snake, north american snake, pet snake, rat snake, snake as pet, snake bite, snakes for pets, united states snake, yellow rat snake | 1 Comment »
Posted by admin on August 6, 2009
The reticulated python is one of the most feared snakes in all the world and with good reason. It is one of the few snakes that can literally squeeze the life out of you, with little or no chance of you escaping. Once a large reticulated python gets you in it’s coils, you generally are [...]
Categories: Asian Snakes, Dangerous Snakes, General Snake Safety, Reticulated Python, Snake Myths |
Tags: anaconda, asian snake, constrictor, Crocodile, food, human, problem, reticulated python, snake, snake bite, snake bites, snake danger, snakes, Steve Irwin | 1 Comment »
Posted by admin on July 31, 2009
Ball pythons are notorious for getting out of their cages. For that matter, snakes in general are notorious escape artists. For this reason, it is not a good idea for unexperienced snake keepers to keep dangerous snakes. That said, I learned my lesson the hard way with my pet ball python years [...]
Categories: African Snakes, Ball Python, General Snake Safety |
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Posted by admin on July 11, 2009
In Kansas, rattlesnakes are not supposed to get so big and nasty. In some of the larger state parks, more and more western diamondback rattlesnakes are showing up. Why is this a big deal? Primarily because Western Diamondbacks are not native to Kansas.
The Western diamondback rattlesnake is nearly three times the size of the average [...]
Categories: Dangerous Snakes, General Snake Safety, Massasauga Rattlesnake, North American Snakes, Prarie Rattlesnake, Timber Rattlesnake, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake |
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Posted by admin on July 7, 2009
There was this guy I know that was on a safari in Africa. He was walking with a bunch of field guides. They came across a deadly black mamba – the most feared snake in all the world. The man backed away slowly and yet the mamba came towards him. He turned and ran and [...]
Categories: African Snakes, Black Mamba, Dangerous Snakes, Gaboon Viper, General Snake Safety, Snake Myths |
Tags: Africa, anaconda, bite, Black Mamba, creatures, escape route, gaboon, heart attack, irrational fears, myths, rat, reptile, reticulated python, safari, safari in africa, scare, self defense, snake, snake bite, snake bites, snakes, spiders, venom, venomous, venomous snake, venomous snakes, viper | No Comments »
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