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1.0 False Water Cobra

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I have a male FWC for sale. Hes about 5-6 years old and about 6 feet, CBB. Rear fanged, harmless to people and has never bitten me. Very intense feeding response so advanced keeper only. Asking 300 shipped ups next day. email [email protected]
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Brian
 
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brianb2157 said:
I thought rear fanged, still can bite you, how's it harmless?
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What he is trying to say is that the Venom is harmless or nearly harmless the back fangs can be somewhat harmfull if they "chew" into you.

Though This type of vemon is just a little more toxic than a garter snake can still Swell you up on your hand or arm I think That their is one confirmed death by a FWC. Probably just a little more toxic than a hornet.Only if you are allergic to the vemon will it hurt you beyond that.

But for the most part these guys are harmless. If I am not mistaken. I could be wrong about what you are saying.
 
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That one Is Beyond me....I dont keep Vemonous only 15-17 foot pythons lol. But i am sure Some of the Venom Guys on here will be happy to answer that for you. Hoped I Helped Answer your Question Brian, Jeremy
 
Rear fanged animals are hardly ever considered "venomous", even though they technically are. Another common rear fanged snake is the hognose snake, and those are huge in the industry. I think that there is a distinction made for venomous and rear fanged, because I know some states specifically say that rear fanged snakes are illegal.
 
brianb2157 said:
Ok thinks that's helps alot, and that's new to me I never knew that about hognose snake.
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Yea not a lot of people do, but how often do you hear about someone being bitten by a hognose? They just arent frequent biters because rear fanged mouths make it hard to latch on without swallowing. It's not comfortable for them, so they just try to look scary, thus the FWC having the cobra hood.
 
Sorry for being unclear. The snake itself has a nasty bite (I've heard) kind of a ripping more then chewing, so that is something to be weary of. The "venom" is, like someone said, similar to a bee sting. That rumor of someone dying from a FWC is just that, a rumor, There has never been a confirmed death from a FWC bite. If someone is anemic, complications can arise since the venom prevents blood clotting and usually you get a pretty good gash. Although these guys aren't considered a "hot" species, some states have them on a bad list. I shouldnt have to say this but check your laws before inquiring me about him.
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Brian
 
Brian3636 said:
Sorry for being unclear. The snake itself has a nasty bite (I've heard) kind of a ripping more then chewing, so that is something to be weary of. The "venom" is, like someone said, similar to a bee sting. That rumor of someone dying from a FWC is just that, a rumor, There has never been a confirmed death from a FWC bite. If someone is anemic, complications can arise since the venom prevents blood clotting and usually you get a pretty good gash. Although these guys aren't considered a "hot" species, some states have them on a bad list. I shouldnt have to say this but check your laws before inquiring me about him.
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Brian
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Yeah I kinda thought That was a Wierd one for someone to die from a FWC as I said I wasnt sure though. He is a Fantastic Specimen, If he dont sell out soon I think I might just Buy him next pay check,Jeremy
 
Their venom is pretty potent! They lack a good delivery system so they do not inject much at all, but symptoms still happen. It is true they inject more venom as they chew becuase they have rear fangs. they are not harmless.... wont kill you but could still hurt
 
i am new to this form ,but reading some of the post, I don't know what to think?
hear is one gentleman trying to sell a FWC , and now we have another member that is questioning him about shipping and not helping with the sell . if some one is so uneducated on this snake maybe they should start a thread instead of wasting the sellers time. when they have no intention of buying the snake . just like another thread some jerk putting his opinion on the value of another's snakes .I have keep FWC before and I enjoy them a lot . i enjoy keeping rear fang snakes and when we have complete idiots running there mouth off saying they should be shipped like a pit viper this causes a gray area on shipping . this only hurts the hobby.:bandhead0
 
David77774 said:
i am new to this form ,but reading some of the post, I don't know what to think?
hear is one gentleman trying to sell a FWC , and now we have another member that is questioning him about shipping and not helping with the sell . if some one is so uneducated on this snake maybe they should start a thread instead of wasting the sellers time. when they have no intention of buying the snake . just like another thread some jerk putting his opinion on the value of another's snakes .I have keep FWC before and I enjoy them a lot . i enjoy keeping rear fang snakes and when we have complete idiots running there mouth off saying they should be shipped like a pit viper this causes a gray area on shipping . this only hurts the hobby.:bandhead0
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couldnt have said it better:thumbsup:
 
Indeed,I know a little about them,Its amazing how People think they are harmful when Their Venom cant even take a rat down half the time,And it does hurt the hobby Like the movies and media want making snakes out to be the killer they are not,Thats a Fantastic looking snake I deff want it but I just dont haev the money maybe after the next food bill I may have some left over always wanted one of my own on Display,Its at a fair price as well.
 
Whoa ok I'm sorry guys but I felt i had to step in. FWC aren't known to be deadly to people but if they bite you they still have a toxic venom far greater then that of a Hog-nosed snake. A False Water Cobra does have a serious bite and if it did happen to tag you it wouldn't be something you can shrug off and say oh its no big deal like you could if you were bitten by a Garter Snake. And who ever thinks that rear fanged snakes arent dangerous are very, very mistaken. Snakes like Boomslangs or even Mangrove snakes are dangerous if you are bitten. I do not know of any deaths from a rear fanged snake but i know i wouldnt want to get bitten by one. You might not die but become sick enough to wish you were dead. Be careful even with the rear fanged ven's people. Hope that was helpful =)
 
Ok, I didnt know this listing would start a war in here. A few years ago I went down to TN to get this guy and I talked with his breeder. He was writing a research paper on their venom. He let one of his full grown males chew on his arm for 10 minutes to document it. What he got was localised swelling and some minor brusing that laster no longer then a few hours. Now I was probably a bit hastey saying theyre harmless since their venom effects everyone differently. I'd call a bee harmless but the guy next to me whose allergic to them would call them deadly. Treat these guys like any other hot, if your sensitive to their venom or not.
That being said, he is no longer for sale. There was an incident with some people who came over to adjust my furnace. they jumped my thermostat and forgot to reset it so my furnace ran full blast all day while I was at work. I got home to a house that was well over 100*F. My spilotes was already dead when I got there and this guys cage was 115+ on the cool side. Luckily my cribo's heat lamp burnt out so hes fine. I'm holding onto him untill I can clear that there was no internal damage done to him. last thing I wanna do is sell someone a doomed snake. Thanks for all the info hapefully someone can read this post and learn a thing or two.


Brian
 
if it was the Nashville zoo or the pet shop next to it then you have some relatives to my FWC
and yes i`v been bitten by the FWC and the mangrove , just some swelling .
now the boomslang completely different snake . not aggressive but very dangerous
 
Brian3636 said:
...he is no longer for sale. There was an incident with some people who came over to adjust my furnace. they jumped my thermostat and forgot to reset it so my furnace ran full blast all day while I was at work. I got home to a house that was well over 100*F. My spilotes was already dead when I got there and this guys cage was 115+ on the cool side. Luckily my cribo's heat lamp burnt out so hes fine. I'm holding onto him untill I can clear that there was no internal damage done to him. last thing I wanna do is sell someone a doomed snake. Thanks for all the info hapefully someone can read this post and learn a thing or two....


Brian
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Wow thats horrible!!! How is he faring now? Sorry about your spilotes :(
 
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