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 October 12, 2009
The black widow has long been considered “evil” by those that are not informed, and the reputation is far from deserved. Still, I am constantly deluged with stories of black widow attacks that challenge everything we know about this shy arachnid. Because I run a website about snakes and spiders, folks are quite [...]
Categories: Black Widow Spider, North American Spiders |
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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 |
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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 26, 2009
Snake movies have always been a wonderful release for me. Why? Well, in a snake movie you do not have the restrictions of reality holding you down. A black mamba really can move at about the speed of a cheetah and an anaconda really can grow to the size of a football field in a [...]
Categories: African Snakes, Anaconda, Black Mamba, Dangerous Snakes, Snake Movies |
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Posted by admin on July 25, 2009
The black mamba is without a doubt the most exciting snake in the world. The incredible way these snakes hunt and the speed with which they move is a sight to behold. For all the stories you might read about the black mamba, it is just not the same unless you see it [...]
Categories: African Snakes, Black Mamba, Dangerous Snakes, Snake Videos |
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Posted by admin on July 23, 2009
Being that I write about the black widow on a regular occasion, I would be remiss if I did not include some personal experiences to liven things up a bit. I had an encounter with not one black widow, or even two. No, my black widow experience involved six of the little venomous spiders. Curious? [...]
Categories: Black Widow Spider, Dangerous Spiders, North American Spiders |
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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 |
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Posted by admin on July 4, 2009
The cottonmouth, commonly referred to as a water moccasin, is a stout bodied snake that is alternately described as reclusive and aggressive. My personal experience with this pit viper is that it is highly territorial, and not likely to give ground when confronted. That said, the cottonmouth has never exactly been aggressive as [...]
Categories: Dangerous Snakes, North American Snakes, cottonmouth |
Tags: black widow, Black Widow Spider, brown recluse, copperhead, cottonmouth, Dangerous Spiders, rat, rattlesnake, rattlesnakes, reptile, snake, snakes, snakes are, spider, spiders, venomous, venomous snake, water snakes | 7 Comments »
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