Scary poisonous snakes in the wild - BBC wildlife

Johnny finds a poisonous snake on his travels and he's not keen on them! Free nature and animal video from BBC Worldwide.

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[DCRayquaza]

snakes aren't poisonous, they're venomous, there's a difference.

[lordabomity]

HAHAH..

If you get venom injected into your body by a rattlesnake you are sure to die.

If you drink a full dose of rattlesnake venom you wont feel a thing.

If you get POISON injected OR if you drink it you will die. THAT is the difference. You don't even have a clue do you.... Venom is venom and poison is poison. ITS NOT THE SAME THING!

[motorheadmalc]

Fair enough mistake about gender identification by Johnny. This is a male adder just out of hibernation, and probably needs to shed his skin so he will look a bit dull until he does so. The dark zig-zag against a paler grey background strongly suggests a male, the females tending to be light brown with dark brown zig-zag.

[motorheadmalc]

They will aggressively stand their ground, as though marking a favoured territory and his aim is to find mates and spread his genes. The dancing Johnny refers to, is two males wrestling and attempting to pin each other to the ground. The weaker one will be chased away, leaving the victor to have choice of finding any females who venture into his territory.

[Sidcup12]

It'll only bite you if you're stupid enough to annoy it. Look where you're going, and if you have to move it, do so with a VERY LONG stick. People tend to go OTT with venomous snakes.

[shakercoola]

This will be the Common European Adder - the only venomous snake in Britain. It can kill a young child, give a very painful bite but low venom count comparative to Africa, Asia or Australia species. There are only 2 poisonous snakes in the world - both are snakes that eat poisonous frogs and secrete the poison from their eaten prey.

[TheVodkaHaze]

Poisons and venoms are both toxins. The only difference is poisons cause their effect by either ingestion or absorption. Venoms cause their effect by administering it via a specialised delivery system. You can eat any spider in the world, because they aren't poisonous, and only two known snakes are poisonous. You can drink rattlesnake venom, and you will live, but if the rattlesnake injects that venom, you will die. You can absorb poison from frogs, but they can't inject it. Glad that helps :)

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