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 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 9, 2009
Along the open woodlands and grasslands of Northern Australia, one can find a very dangerous snake called the taipan. The taipan is among the most venomous snakes in the world, and has the capabilities to kill humans with a single bite, sometimes in as little as thirty minutes. What truly makes the taipan [...]
Categories: Australian Snakes, Taipan |
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Posted by admin on November 8, 2009
Copperheads are not exactly the most dangerous snakes on the planet, so when I came across one the other day I did not think too much of it. I was more fascinated by the beauty of this snake than any real concern over the venomous bite that it possessed. Still, having studied snakes [...]
Categories: Copperhead, North American Snakes |
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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 |
Tags: dangerous snake, Eastern Diamondback, north american snake, rattler, rattlesnake bite, rattlesnake movies, rattlesnake videos, rattlesnake videos biting, sidewinder, snake bite, snake bite movies, venomous bite, venomous snake, Western Diamondback | No Comments »
Posted by admin on November 4, 2009
The first thing that one should know about deadly snakes in the United States is that it is unlikely that you will ever encounter any of them. If you are a hiker, and find yourself in and around their habitat often, then you may occasionally come into contact with them. The truth is, [...]
Categories: Copperhead, Eastern Diamondback, Mojave Rattlesnake, North American Snakes, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, cottonmouth |
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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 October 6, 2009
The common mussurana is a mildly venomous snakes that are very likely to be found in or near swamps or rivers throughout the Amazon Basin. It is a very beautiful snake that is unique in several ways. One reason is because of the fact that they are constrictors as well as venomous. [...]
Categories: South American Snakes, The Common Mussurana |
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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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