Posted by admin on November 12, 2009
Copperhead snakes are among the most common venomous snakes in North America. They are found all over the country, and are dangerous if they bite us. The vast majority of people bitten by a copperhead snake will not die, but they will experience serious pain and swelling. Still, any snake bite deserves [...]
Categories: Copperhead, North American Snakes, Snake Movies, Snake Videos |
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Posted by admin on November 6, 2009
YouTube allows us to see things up and close and personal that we would normally never get the chance to see at all. Certainly wild animals are a part of that. Here at Snakes and Spiders, we particularly love all the snake videos and spider videos that can be found on YouTube. [...]
Categories: Eastern Diamondback, Massasauga Rattlesnake, Mojave Rattlesnake, North American Snakes, Prarie Rattlesnake, Snake Movies, Snake Videos, Timber Rattlesnake, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake |
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Posted by admin on October 2, 2009
The Asian rock python, otherwise known as python molurus, can be found in West Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, and in parts of southern Asia and China. The rock python is also one of the biggest snakes on the planet. This snake has been known to eat huge prey that most snakes can [...]
Categories: African Snakes, Asian Snakes, Dangerous Snakes, Rock Python |
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Posted by admin on September 29, 2009
If you live in the Southwestern range of the deadly snakes known as the Mojave and the Western diamondback, then you probably already know that they are both very dangerous. Knowing the difference between the two is also very important because the Mojave has a very different type of venom. This difference can [...]
Categories: Dangerous Snakes, Mojave Rattlesnake, North American Snakes, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake |
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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 |
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Posted by admin on September 8, 2009
The gaboon viper, which is the snake with the longest fangs in the world, is one of the most deadly and exciting snakes in the world. Many people love this snake as a pet because of the fact that they are generally very docile, but this can be a huge mistake. While docile, their [...]
Categories: African Snakes, Dangerous Snakes, Gaboon Viper |
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Posted by admin on September 5, 2009
The deadly boomslang of Africa is one of the most beautiful animals in all of Africa. In spite of this beauty, they are capable of killing an adult human with their hemotoxic venom.
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Posted by admin on August 1, 2009
The big four venomous snakes in Asia are the four snakes that are most common to kill. These snakes are all quick to bite and can be deadly in a very short period of time. What truly makes the big four dangerous, however, is the fact that they are all found in and around the [...]
Categories: Asian Snakes, Common Krait, Dangerous Snakes, Indian Cobra, King Cobra, Russell's Viper, Saw Scaled Viper |
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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 21, 2009
Perhaps no other venomous snake in North America is more widely confused than the copperhead. The copperhead actually has three different subspecies throughout North America. These subspecies are all quite similar, and all venomous. The copperhead snake is also the most common snakebite in North America among the dangerous snakes. This fascinating reptile is not [...]
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