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unusual facts about venomous



Arthropleura

It was also used as the central time-shifted creature in the second episode of the ITV series Primeval (2007), although the production increased the Arthropleura to six meters in length, and gave it a venomous bite.

Asclepius

In honor of Asclepius, a particular type of non-venomous snake was often used in healing rituals, and these snakes — the Aesculapian Snakes — slithered around freely on the floor in dormitories where the sick and injured slept.

Asian house shrew

could indicate that it has a venomous bite that paralyses, as at least two other shrews species have (i.e. the Eurasian water shrew and the Northern short-tailed shrew).

Banana spider

Brazilian wandering spider, a South and Central American genus of extremely venomous spiders

Bolkar Mountains

Vipera bulgardaghica is a venomous viper species endemic originated from this mountain range.

C. nigrescens

Calliophis nigrescens, the black coral snake, a venomous snake species found in the Western Ghats of India

Cango Wildlife Ranch

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Coluber constrictor anthicus

Coluber constrictor anthicus, commonly known as the buttermilk racer, is a subspecies of racer, a nonvenomous, colubrid snake, endemic to the southern United States.

Coluber constrictor flaviventris

Coluber constrictor flaviventris, commonly known as the eastern yellowbelly racer, is a subspecies of racer, a nonvenomous, colubrid snake.

Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976

The Act's schedule designates the species covered, such as many primates, carnivores, larger or venomous reptiles, dangerous spiders and scorpions.

Death adder

All members of the genus Acanthophis, a group of highly venomous elapids found in Australia and New Guinea

Agkistrodon contortrix, a.k.a. the copperhead, a venomous pit viper species found in North America

Gapper

Agkistrodon piscivorus, a.k.a. the cottonmouth, a venomous pit viper found in North America

Geryon

He pursued Heracles at the River Anthemus but fell victim to an arrow that had been dipped in the venomous blood of the Lernaean Hydra, shot so forcefully by Heracles that it pierced Geryon's forehead, "and Geryon bent his neck over to one side, like a poppy that spoils its delicate shapes, shedding its petals all at once".

H. gigas

Hydrodynastes gigas, a rear-fanged venomous colubrid species found in South America

Hadronyche formidabilis

Hadronyche formidabilis, the northern tree funnel-web spider, is a venomous mygalomorph spider found in Queensland and New South Wales.

Hadronyche macquariensis

Hadronyche macquariensis, the Port Macquarie funnel-web spider, is a venomous mygalomorph spider, one of a number of Australian funnel-web spiders found in New South Wales.

Hadronyche versuta

Hadronyche versuta, the Blue Mountains funnel-web spider, is a venomous mygalomorph spider found in central New South Wales.

Hanging Rock State Park

Two venomous snakes, the copperhead and timber rattlesnake, live in the park, but they do not bother unless provoked.

Hololena curta

Hololena curta, commonly known as corner funnel weaver or funnel web spider is a species of venomous spiders belonging to a family of Agelenidae.

Hortulus

Corallus hortulanus, a non-venomous boa species found in South America

I. sinensis

Inimicus sinensis, the spotted ghoul, Chinese stinger, spotted stingerfish or spotted stonefish, a venomous fish species

Iriomote-jima

The island has a venomous snake—Trimeresurus elegans, known locally as the habu, is a species of pitviper whose bite has a fatality rate of 3% and a permanent disability rate of 6–8%.

Jararaca

Bothrops neuwiedi, known as jararaca pintada, a venomous pit viper found in South America

Kufah

Ovophis okinavensis, a.k.a. the Okinawa pitviper, a venomous pitviper species found in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.

Lidth's Jay

Today it is threatened by introduced Small Indian Mongooses, which were brought to its range to control the venomous Okinawa pit viper.

Mussurana

The Butantan Institute in São Paulo, which specializes in the production of antivenins, erected a statue of Clelia clelia as its symbol and a tribute to its usefulness in combating venomous snake bites.

Pholcus phalangioides

An urban legend states that Pholcidae are the most venomous spiders in the world, but this claim has been proven untrue.

Poena cullei

In at least one case in Zittau 1712, a snake from the non-venomous class Colubridae was used.

Puff adder

Bitis arietans, a venomous snake species found in Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula

Queen snake

Linus van Pelt, from the Peanuts comic strip, has a phobia of queen snakes, believing them to be venomous, and finds them ugly.

Red rattler

Crotalus ruber, a venomous pit viper species found in the United States and Mexico

Red snake

Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix, a.k.a. the southern copperhead, a venomous pitviper found in the United States

Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen, a.k.a. the northern copperhead, a venomous pitviper found in the United States

Reserva Provincial La Payunia

Reptiles include venomous snakes such as the Patagonian pit viper Bothrops ammodytoides and crossed pit viper Bothrops alternatus.

Ringhals

Rinkhals, a venomous species of snake with the ability to spit venom.

Scorpion goddess

Ta-Bitjet - Egyptian goddess with anti-venomous secretions, consort to Horus

Sigyn

In the prose, Loki has been bound by the gods with the guts of his son Nari, his son Váli is described as having been turned into a wolf, and the goddess Skaði fastens a venomous snake over Loki's face, from which venom drips.

Synanceia horrida

Synanceia horrida is a species of venomous fish of the Synanceiidae family, also known as the Estuarine stonefish or regionally as simply stonefish.

Tanner Trail

The most dangerous and venomous of these animals are the black widow spider, the Arizona bark scorpion, and the rattlesnake.

U. nitida

Uropeltis nitida, a non-venomous shield tail snake species found in southern India

Uatchitodon

The teeth are similar to those of living venomous squamates such as Heloderma and venomous snakes.

Uropeltis grandis

a synonym for Uropeltis smithi, a non-venomous shield tail snake species found mainly in the Anamallay forests of Southern Indian

White-lipped python

Liasis mackloti, a.k.a. Macklot's python, a non-venomous species found in Indonesia.

Leiopython albertisii, a.k.a. D'Albert's water python, a non-venomous species found in New Guinea.

Wiesbaden-Frauenstein

The Frauenstein area is home to a population of the Aesculapian Snake, a large, non-venomous snake rare to this area of Europe.

William Morton Wheeler

As a taxonomist, Wheeler was responsible for the descriptions of innumerable species, Pogonomyrmex maricopa, the most venomous insect in the world, being among them.


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