Dangerous Snakes

[Andy_G]

Something to add to your knowledge base; there ARE actually poisonous snakes...one great example being the japanese grass snake. Have a google at it.

I am not a fan of this video. Thanks for sharing it, though.

[jay's reptiles]

Poisonous” describes a plant, animal, or anything else that is toxic or harmful if you eat it or touch it. “Venomous,” on the other hand, refers to animals that inject a toxin directly into their prey to subdue them, or in self-defense against a predator.

[Andy_G]

Originally Posted by jay's reptiles

Poisonous” describes a plant, animal, or anything else that is toxic or harmful if you eat it or touch it. “Venomous,” on the other hand, refers to animals that inject a toxin directly into their prey to subdue them, or in self-defense against a predator.

That's right. Friendly suggestion...maybe you should look into what I posted before dismissing it and trying to educate me on something I already know?


"A new study shows that the Asian snake Rhabdophis tigrinus becomes poisonous by sequestering toxins from its prey which consists of venomous toads. "

[jay's reptiles]

The Rhabdophis tigrinus is not only poisonous its venomous as well. So basically it has both features.

[Andy_G]

Originally Posted by jay's reptiles

The Rhabdophis tigrinus is not only poisonous its venomous as well. So basically it has both features.

You got it!

I vaguely remember reading something about the common garter snake being poisonous as well through the same method...storing poison from certain prey items...but it's been a while so maybe someone slightly less lazy/busy than myself can confirm for fun?

[jay's reptiles]

Originally Posted by Andy_G

You got it!

I vaguely remember reading something about the common garter snake being poisonous as well through the same method...storing poison from certain prey items...but it's been a while so maybe someone slightly less lazy/busy than myself can confirm for fun?

Actually no, I have many common garter snake around my farm. Yes they are venomous but not poisonous.

Common garter snakes cannot kill humans with the small amounts of comparatively mild venom they produce, and they also lack an effective means of delivering it. They do have enlarged teeth in the back of their mouths

[jay's reptiles]

when i mean there is no such thing as a poisonous snake. I mean that there is snakes with venom and poison. But there is no such thing as a snake with only poison.

[SnakeyJay]

Originally Posted by jay's reptiles

when i mean there is no such thing as a poisonous snake. I mean that there is snakes with venom and poison. But there is no such thing as a snake with only poison.

Look up the "Checkered keelback snake"...... Then rethink your answer

[jay's reptiles]

Originally Posted by SnakeyJay

Look up the "Checkered keelback snake"...... Then rethink your answer

i looked it up. All i found was "Nonvenomous and inoffensive"

[SnakeyJay]

Originally Posted by jay's reptiles

i looked it up. All i found was "Nonvenomous and inoffensive"

Non venomous and secrete a poison at the rear of the neck from 2 glands when threatened... Same as all keelback's I believe...

[Andy_G]

Your previous post stimulated me to make the small effort and I found out that I too can cut and paste from wikipedia.

"There are, however, two exceptions: Rhabdophis sequesters toxins from the toads it eats, then secretes them from nuchal glands to ward off predators, and a small unusual population of garter snakes in the U.S. state of Oregon retains enough toxins in their livers from the newts they eat to be effectively poisonous to small local predators (such as crows and foxes)."

Neat stuff. I wasn't TOTALLY wrong.

[LouB747]

Here's a video of a Tiger Keelback I found in Tokyo, Japan. I see them pretty often. Yes, they are both venomous and poisonous.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy8H5cZR0Kg

[LouB747]

And these Red Necked Keelbacks are also both venomous and poisonous.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdsjCVqE-DA