A couple months back I received an email from a concerned father whose son was bitten by a red-necked keelback (Rhabdophis subminiatus) he had found in their neighbor’s garden. “My son is suffering from non clotting, severe swelling, and paralysis and is now in ICU, where his vital and neuro signs are ok, but blood [...]
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Snake Bite – Red-Necked Keelback – Rhabdophis subminiatus
Posted on 11 March 2012.
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Fastest King Cobra on the Planet? (Video)
Posted on 27 June 2011.
It’s a sensational headline, but I thought it was important that you read this if you handle venomous snakes at all – and even if you don’t. (King cobra video below) I got a call from my friend this morning. He told me they caught a 2+ meter king cobra at a palm plantation the [...]
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Smallest Deadly Snake in Thailand?
Posted on 23 September 2010.
The baby cobras, kraits, Malayan pit vipers, and coral snakes can all kill you just like the adults of their species. Though they don’t have as much venom, or fangs with tubes wide enough to transfer as much venom as an adult, they need not to. Usually a snake like this can inject more than [...]
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The Deadly Snake Hardest to Identify in Thailand? Krait.
Posted on 23 September 2010.
The Malayan Krait (Bungarus candidus), or the Blue Krait as it’s sometimes called, is difficult to identify, and identifying it is essential because their venom is so deadly. Their venom paralyzes the nervous system and causes the muscles of the body to stop. That means the heart and diaphragm. You’ll need to be on a [...]
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Worst Snake To Be Bitten By in Thailand? The King Cobra.
Posted on 23 September 2010.
This is a tough call there are many snakes that can kill you within an hour if you can’t get medical care. I guess the King Cobra, if it got a good bite on you – would be the worst. I have a friend who lost his little brother (adult brother) to a King bite [...]
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Most Likely Venomous To Bite You? Malayan Pit Viper
Posted on 23 September 2010.
The Malayan Pit Viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma) is the venomous (bad) snake that is most likely to bite you. They have the habit of lying in the short or long grass and just waiting for prey to walk by. If human footsteps are coming close – it doesn’t attempt to move, it just sits there. This [...]
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