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25-09-08, 20:36
Black Mamba
Scientific name: Dendroaspis polylepis
Size: 2.5 – 4.5 metres
Location: Africa
Habitat: Grasslands, bushes and small trees
Food: Small birds and rodents
Breeding: Between 10 and 25 eggs
Venom amount: 100-120 mg average up to 400 mg and can kill a human in 20 minutes. Without treatment the mortality rate is 100%, the highest among snakes.
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Eastern Coral Snake
Scientific name: Micrurus fulvius
Size: To 80 cm
Location: The Americas
Habitat: In the ground, leaf litter, under rocks
Food: Other small snakes, and other small fossorial species.
Breeding: 3-12 eggs
Venom amount: Average 2-6 mg with a maximum of more than 12 mg
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Saw-scaled viper
Scientific name: Echis carinatus
Size: Between 38 and 80 cm
Location: Asia, Indian subcontinent and Middle East
Habitat: Sand, rock, soft soil and in scrublands
Food: Rodents, lizards, frogs and large insects
Breeding: 3 to 15 live young
Venom amount: Average 12 mg
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Indian Cobra
Scientific name: Naja naja
Size: Between 1-2 metres
Location: Indian subcontinent
Habitat: Throughout the mainland from sea-level up to 2000m
Food: Rodents, toads, frogs, birds and other snakes
Breeding: 12 to 30 eggs
Venom: Powerful post-synaptic neurotoxin paralyzing muscles, and possibly leading to respiratory failure or
Only the registered members can see the link
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Scientific name: Dendroaspis polylepis
Size: 2.5 – 4.5 metres
Location: Africa
Habitat: Grasslands, bushes and small trees
Food: Small birds and rodents
Breeding: Between 10 and 25 eggs
Venom amount: 100-120 mg average up to 400 mg and can kill a human in 20 minutes. Without treatment the mortality rate is 100%, the highest among snakes.
Only the registered members can see the link
Eastern Coral Snake
Scientific name: Micrurus fulvius
Size: To 80 cm
Location: The Americas
Habitat: In the ground, leaf litter, under rocks
Food: Other small snakes, and other small fossorial species.
Breeding: 3-12 eggs
Venom amount: Average 2-6 mg with a maximum of more than 12 mg
Only the registered members can see the link
Saw-scaled viper
Scientific name: Echis carinatus
Size: Between 38 and 80 cm
Location: Asia, Indian subcontinent and Middle East
Habitat: Sand, rock, soft soil and in scrublands
Food: Rodents, lizards, frogs and large insects
Breeding: 3 to 15 live young
Venom amount: Average 12 mg
Only the registered members can see the link
Indian Cobra
Scientific name: Naja naja
Size: Between 1-2 metres
Location: Indian subcontinent
Habitat: Throughout the mainland from sea-level up to 2000m
Food: Rodents, toads, frogs, birds and other snakes
Breeding: 12 to 30 eggs
Venom: Powerful post-synaptic neurotoxin paralyzing muscles, and possibly leading to respiratory failure or
Only the registered members can see the link
.