Snakes in care!
16 January 2010 18:08![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
denA fellow rescuer has some interesting snakes in care.
Coral snake.
A young coral snake.These snakes prey on lizard eggs and very small lizards, and are a little bit venomous; enough to hurt but not enough to make you ill.
Yellow-faced whip snake.
An adult yellow-faced whip snake. These snakes prey on small lizards, insects and frogs. They are venomous but only if you're a small lizard, insect or reptile. Even if she could get her tiny fangs through your skin you wouldn't get sick.
Blue-bellied black snake.
One of the black snake family, and much less common than the red-bellied and yellow-bellied black snakes His belly scales are a deep blue-black. He came into long-term care after someone whacked him with a hoe. You can see the lump they cut from him. He is a large snake - 5 feet long- and dangerously venomous. A bite will make you very, very ill and put you in hospital, and if left untreated can cause long-term neurological problems. Luckily they are timid snakes and you're unlikely to ever see one.
People? That means Mousicles are coming!
Western brown snake.
A very young western brown snake in care after being attacked by a cat.She had several punctures in her body that have healed well so she isdue for release.
These snakes are highly aggressive and lethally venomous even at this size - approx 12 inches. They are just as dangerous as the eastern brown snake, and their ranges overlap here.
She didn't like the camera and coiled up in a pre-strike pose.
Coral snake.
A young coral snake.These snakes prey on lizard eggs and very small lizards, and are a little bit venomous; enough to hurt but not enough to make you ill.
Yellow-faced whip snake.
An adult yellow-faced whip snake. These snakes prey on small lizards, insects and frogs. They are venomous but only if you're a small lizard, insect or reptile. Even if she could get her tiny fangs through your skin you wouldn't get sick.
Blue-bellied black snake.
One of the black snake family, and much less common than the red-bellied and yellow-bellied black snakes His belly scales are a deep blue-black. He came into long-term care after someone whacked him with a hoe. You can see the lump they cut from him. He is a large snake - 5 feet long- and dangerously venomous. A bite will make you very, very ill and put you in hospital, and if left untreated can cause long-term neurological problems. Luckily they are timid snakes and you're unlikely to ever see one.
People? That means Mousicles are coming!
Western brown snake.
A very young western brown snake in care after being attacked by a cat.She had several punctures in her body that have healed well so she isdue for release.
These snakes are highly aggressive and lethally venomous even at this size - approx 12 inches. They are just as dangerous as the eastern brown snake, and their ranges overlap here.
She didn't like the camera and coiled up in a pre-strike pose.