Re:Copperheads? Our little N. American guys? I'd druther be bit by one of those than an atrox, or eastern DiamondbackNP

Posted by paul on August 21, 1999 at 01:16:23:

In Reply to: List of the "worlds top venomous snakes" as shown in BizArre magazine.... posted by copperhead on August 19, 1999 at 21:49:17:

: The article was written by Steve Lopes, with quotes from Dr.Struan Sutherland.

: The following were apparently rated on toxicity, temper, and frequency of attacks.

: 1. Inland Taipan
: 2. Eastern Brown Snake
: 3. Taipan
: 4. Eastern Tiger Snake
: 5. Reevesby Island Tiger Snake
: 6. WA Tiger Snake
: 7. Chappell Island Tiger Snake
: 8. Death Adder
: 9. Western Brown Snake
: 10.Copperhead
: 11.Indian Cobra
: 12.Dugite
: 13.Papuan Banded Snakes
: 14.Stephen's Banded Snake
: 15.Rough-scaled Snake
: 16.King Cobra
: 17.Blue-bellied Black Snake
: 18.Collet's Snake
: 19.Mulga Snake
: 20.Red-bellied Black Snake
: 21.Small-eyed Snake
: 22.Eastern Diamond Back Rattlesnake.

: There they are, seems to me like kind of a strange rating system.

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• the Copperhead .... Scott Eipper 8/21/99 (9)
  • Re: Scott.. (hey a blackhole swallowed all my replies yesterday!) what a goofy list. Where the heck is the Beaked seasnake? Or anything that spits venom? NP. Matthew Scruggs 8/21/99 (2)
    • Beaked's are 7th...in the old list...as for Spitters i dunno..N/P Scott Eipper 8/22/99 (1)
      • Re:Well you have 2 or 3 that are my top 10. But any list that does not factor size, fang length, personality, & range near humans is worthless.. NP. Matthew Scruggs 8/22/99 (0)
  • Re: ohh. Thanks. I have never heard much about theOz. ones. NP paul 8/21/99 (5)
    • Re: ohh. Thanks. I have never heard much about theOz. ones. NP Bryan Grieg Fry 8/21/99 (4)
      • Re: . I mean agressiviness/venom yeild. I'll check your site again anyway. It's a good one. NP paul 8/21/99 (3)
        • Austrelaps characteristics Bryan Grieg Fry 8/21/99 (2)
          • Re: Austrelaps characteristics Scott Eipper 8/23/99 (0)
          • Re: thanks paul 8/22/99 (0)

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: : The article was written by Steve Lopes, with quotes from Dr.Struan Sutherland. : : The following were apparently rated on toxicity, temper, and frequency of attacks. : : 1. Inland Taipan : : 2. Eastern Brown Snake : : 3. Taipan : : 4. Eastern Tiger Snake : : 5. Reevesby Island Tiger Snake : : 6. WA Tiger Snake : : 7. Chappell Island Tiger Snake : : 8. Death Adder : : 9. Western Brown Snake : : 10.Copperhead : : 11.Indian Cobra : : 12.Dugite : : 13.Papuan Banded Snakes : : 14.Stephen's Banded Snake : : 15.Rough-scaled Snake : : 16.King Cobra : : 17.Blue-bellied Black Snake : : 18.Collet's Snake : : 19.Mulga Snake : : 20.Red-bellied Black Snake : : 21.Small-eyed Snake : : 22.Eastern Diamond Back Rattlesnake. : : There they are, seems to me like kind of a strange rating system.

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