Some of the cobras are venom spitters. Targeting the eyes of their enemies they can cause a chemical conjunctivitis and blindness. How do they do this?
Legless Lizard?
February 13, 2010 By 1 Comment
If you go to enough talks on snakebite envenoming you’ll be familiar with the part of the talk where the speaker asks:
“How can you tell this is a legless lizard?”
There is always someone who replies:
“Because it doesn’t have legs.”
Snakebite Envenoming Challenge
February 11, 2010 By 6 Comments
So you sailed through the toxidrome challenge did you? How are you with elapids? Let’s see how you fare on the ‘Australian Snakebite Envenoming Challenge’…
How this works: For each of the six types of venomous Australian snake see if you can describe the classic findings for each of the possibly clinical effects listed below – click on the link to show/hide the answer.
That probably wasn’t a good idea….
December 9, 2009 By 1 Comment
Lucky to be here
March 19, 2009 By 2 Comments
“Which snakes possess the deadliest venoms?” is a question sandnsurf has answered previously here at Life In The Fast Lane. He quite rightly noted that having the deadliest venom isn’t the same as being the deadliest snake. In fact, human factors are extremely important when it comes to getting bitten by a snake, and in [...]
When Doug met Struan
February 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The incomparable Douglas Adams, of “A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy ” fame, needs no introduction.
Top 12 deadly dangerous snakes
November 23, 2008 By 7 Comments
This is an age old question which can be argued time and time again. Ultimately the most deadly snake (with the most toxic venom), and the most dangerous snake are two entirely different concepts. Some of the snakes with the most toxic venom (as recorded by LD50 on mice and guinea pigs) rarely bite people.
