The Deadliest Snake?

[bk43]

Here's one from western Mexico. See how it completely conflicts with the wisdom that corals have adjoining bands of red and yellow?

That's scary. The snake is identical to the Red Milk Snakes we have in Florida. Some have a little lighter head but most I've seen are dark like the pic.

Bob

 

[Kanewpadle]

The Habu from the island of Okinawa ain't nothing to mess with either.

I don't care which snake is deadliest. I don't like any of them.

 

[Airpark]

Interesting side note.

The "Fierce Snake, Inland Taipan" of Austrailia got its generic name from the cattlemen of Austrailia.

During their cattle drive they saw literally hundreds, maybe thousands of them and thought them to be the fiercest snakes they had ever seen. Coming up and looked like after their cattle.

Later study showed them to be the docile snake they are. They were merely FEEDING on the mice dislodged by the cattle drive.

The Amazon Bushmaster has and 80/20 kill rate. 8 out of 10 people bitten by it are fatal.

 

[bobf]

I've had several water moccasins come after me, these were water moccasins and not water snakes. The most aggressive one came from 130 yards as measured by Google earth.

I was standing at #2 in the picture, the snake caught my attention when it entered the water at #1 and came across the pond. When it came out of the water and kept coming at me I thought maybe it was headed somewhere and I just happened to be in its way.

When I moved several yards to my left it changed directions and came straight at me. I moved several yards to my right and again it changed directions and came at me.

When it got within 10 yards I recycled it.

I don't know if they smell/see/hear or whatever but I wouldn't have believed it knew I was that far away and come after me.
Bob

 

[therevjay]

I've always operated on the theory "If you leave Mr. snake alone, he'll leave you alone". Aparantly that isn't always true. I'm glad there are no water moccasians in my part of the world.