kingsnake.com - reptile and amphibian classifieds, breeders, forums, photos, videos and more

return to main index
  mobile - desktop
follow us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on YouTube link to us on LinkedIn
International Reptile Conservation Foundation  
click here for Rodent Pro
This Space Available
3 months for $50.00
Locate a business by name: click to list your business
search the classifieds. buy an account
events by zip code list an event
Search the forums             Search in:
News & Events: Herp Photo of the Day: Rat Snake . . . . . . . . . .  Need Help? Just ask! . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - Nov 05, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  St. Louis Herpetological Society - Nov 09, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Colorado Herp Society Meeting - Nov 15, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Chicago Herpetological Society Meeting - Nov 16, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  San Diego Herp Society Meeting - Nov 18, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - Nov 22, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  DFW Herp Society Meeting - Nov 22, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Tucson Herpetological Society Meeting - Nov 24, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Bay Area Herpetological Society Meeting - Nov 28, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - Dec 03, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . 
kingsnake.com to close October 31 - click here for details
Thank you Kingsnake from Everybody at RodentPro.com!

Re: Dendrelaphis & Stegonotus info (BGF?) *pics*

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ The Rear-Fanged Forum ]

Posted by Gernot Vogel on October 15, 2002 at 12:45:57:

In Reply to: Re: Dendrelaphis & Stegonotus info (BGF?) *pics* posted by BGF on October 13, 2002 at 07:59:13:

I posted these on the basis of literature for Stegonotus. I just checked O´Shea 1996. He considered these snakes as non-venomous. So please contact him.
I’m more in the genus Dendrelaphis myself, as I published two articles on this genus. I could cite a lot of references saying these snakes are aglyph, meaning not rear-fanged. Boulenger showed a drawing of the teeth in his Catalogue, I counted the teeth for my publication in 1999. I never heard of a case of envenoming by this genus and surely nobody was seriously injured by them.

I just tried to help some people with there questions. I did not know, that I´m bothering someone with this. Do you think the people will be careful with a Rhabdophis or Thelotornis, if you tell them, every snake is poisonous?
Could you please post me your name?
Thank you

::Hello, Dendrelaphis and Stegonotus are no rear fanged snakes and not poisonous.

:And you are basing this upon what observations? When was the last time you popped open one of their mouths and had a look? When was the last time you milked a colubrid?

:Both are definately rearfanged in that both possess duvernoy's glands and Stegnotus has quite well developed teeth on top of that.

:Cheers
:BGF

:
:



Follow Ups:


[ Follow Ups ] [ The Rear-Fanged Forum ]