Snakes- I have no fear

My hubby whilst working in africa when he was on dry land has seen a green mamba, they are the most dangerous snakes, can kill a man instantly.
guys that he worked with from africa went out and used to catch them, makes my skin crawl the thought of it, and i certainly wouldnt have any snake around my neck.

 

Used to keep a grass snake, love them in fact love any reptiles.

 

BE WARNED NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH DON'T CLICK ON THE LINK IF YOU ARE NOT FASCINATED WITH SNAKES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xctNHi3Dpgo

 

why is it we have no dangerous snakes in the uk..im glad of course seems strange that so many places have them and we dont

 

inter i would guess its our weather they must like the heat that other countries provide for its excistance
mambas in africa live in the jungles the climate is perfect for them.
there is a lot of snakes in india but i have never seen them myself wild

 

with global warming then we better watch it rosa imagine going in shed and a mamba saying hello :eek:

 

those videos were something else walnut :rolleyes: :eek:

 

oooohhh walnut
its goodbye from me too :D :D at least you warned us

 

Missed this thread while I was away. The use of snakes for entertainment and income there is the same as monkeys and Macaws in Europe. I am not sure if Cobra fangs can regenerate and would therefore have to be removed more than once.

The Python round your neck Kedi is a Reticulated Python. I used to keep them back in the 70's along with many other herps. They are one of the longest and have three rows of small backward facing fangs, not a beast to upset!!
Inter, we do have one, the common(?) Adder it is venomous and dangerous but only if provoked.

Lol there is one venomous Viper in Portugal, Lataste's Viper, it's venom is mild but still unpleasant.

 

inter i certainly wouldnt like to run into a mamba lets hope we never see them in our country.

strongy never heard of cobras regenerating their fangs and withouts its fangs it could never be released back to the wild i guess it just wouldnt survive out there would it.

I certainly wouldnt like a phython around my neck they could do some serious damage, the thought doesnt bare thinking of :rolleyes: :eek:

 

Hello strongy.

There are 14 snakes in Portugal but only 8 in Algarve, the Lataste's Viper being one. Very pretty actually. The info I have is that the Adder, or common Viper found in Northern Portugal/Iberia and the UK is far more dangerous.

In the meantime, I just give them all a wide berth when possible.

 

Not for putting round your neck then? :D

 

Nooooooo ... I have some skins though as we find them often, especially on our friends' property. I'm amazed how see-through thin they are.

You'll love this ... I'm using one as a bookmark in my Med Wildlife book I got for my birthday last year to mark ... the snakes! :D In saying that, haven't identified the skin yet.

 

Did you know the skin is shed (sloughed) inside out?

 

Not sure what you mean, strongy. :confused:

I have it in my hand, the shed snake skin that is (I'm clarifying this because people on this forum think strange things) and it's now got this puffed inside bit ...

I'll photograph it tomorrow and post so you know what I'm talking about but you probably already know what I'm talking about, if you know what I mean? Phew! Then you can probably identify what snake it is. :D