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New vine snake species found

28-11-2012 01:24AM

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Adam Khor

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http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112737512/snake-species-discovered-ecuador-112712/

I always loved Imantodes snakes :> Crazy thin critters

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#2 30-11-2012 08:18PM

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Is it harmless?

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#3 03-12-2012 06:40PM

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They are very cool! There's just something appealing about them. Ah, I hope I get a chance to go to Ecuador myself someday.

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#4 04-12-2012 03:32AM

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Is it harmless?

Yeah. Very mild venom and fangs located in the rear of the jaws; it would have trouble injecting venom to a human and even if it did, it would probably cause no real harm.
They're also very shy.

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