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Old 01-29-14, 08:23 AM   #12
Jim Smith
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Re: Most intriguing snake?

The Hairy Bush Viper is an awesome looking snake. Even if it wasn't venomous, it would look dangerous. For some reason the Stiletto Snake of the Atractaspididae family were fascinating to me. They not very impressive to look at but they have a single fang that they pop out of the side of their mouth and stab their prey with it. It's the perfect adaptation for hunting in mole and rat burrows where they don't have room to rear back and strike. They glide up next to their prey and flick their head to the side and they're all done. Wicked venom that causes massive tissue damage, but not really considered dangerous to people.
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