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@letoff

Snakes, Venom, Science, Cryptocurrency, and random musings

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letoff
@letoff Aug 16, 2017, 7:08 PM UTC

United Snakes of America - Cartoon poster of all snakes in Canada and America

Great poster of all the snakes in Canada and America, drawn in a friendly, cartoon style. Buy it here: https://topatoco.com/collections/romo/products/romo-snakes

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@letoff Aug 14, 2017, 2:51 PM UTC

Garlic and rhinoceros horn are not antivenoms - FACT

Where to start??....Garlic and rhinoceros horn are not antivenoms! Two people died during the filming of this for goodness sake! http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/01/150108-sea-snake-gulf-thail…

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@letoff Aug 14, 2017, 2:34 PM UTC

Snake photo and fact - Indochinese spitting cobra (Naja siamensis)

Indochinese spitting cobra (Naja siamensis) Spitting cobra South-East Asia Venom primarily postsynaptic neurotoxins and cytotoxins

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@letoff Aug 14, 2017, 2:29 PM UTC

Golden Lancehead (Bothrops insulari)

Golden Lancehead (Bothrops insulari) Critically endangered Endemic to Ilha da Queimada Grande aka 'Snake Island'

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@letoff Aug 14, 2017, 2:18 PM UTC

Snake photo and fact - Sharp-nosed viper (Deinagkistrodon acutus)

Sharp-nosed viper (Deinagkistrodon acutus) Viper Nocturnal South-East Asian Venom is hemorrhagic and causes necrosis - ouch.

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@letoff Aug 14, 2017, 2:09 PM UTC

Snake photo and fact - Hump-nosed viper (Hypnale hypnale)

Hump-nosed viper (Hypnale hypnale) Pitviper India and SriLanka 30–45cm length Snout is pointed and turned upwards in a hump, hence name

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@letoff Aug 14, 2017, 12:58 PM UTC

Snake FACT - What are pitvipers?

Pit vipers are not related to pit bulls, never worked down the pits, nor are they know for pit fighting. Instead, pit vipers (aka Crotalinae) are a subfamily of vipers, called such due to the presenc…

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@letoff Aug 14, 2017, 12:53 PM UTC

Snake fact and photo - Rainforest hognosed pitviper (Porthidium nasutum)

Rainforest hognosed pitviper (Porthidium nasutum) Central American and Northern South American Viper of the Crotalinae subfamily

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@letoff Aug 14, 2017, 12:34 PM UTC

Found an old newspaper clipping from a Rhodesian (now Zimbabwe) newspaper

Found an old newspaper clipping from a Rhodesian (now Zimbabwe) newspaper Anyone heard of Mr P.R.Fox or know the year?

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@letoff Aug 14, 2017, 12:26 PM UTC

Snake photo and fact - Sharp-nosed pit viper (Deinagkistrodon acutus)

Sharp-nosed pit viper (Deinagkistrodon acutus) Nocturnal, mountain-dwelling Asian Pit viper Hemotoxic and cytotoxic venom i.e. nasty venom

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