Boiga dendrophila (mangrove snake)

After reading around and looking at pics, I think I may order a 1.1 pair of them soon.

I'm still debating between a mangrove and a RTB...really really wanting a mangrove though. If you do get one I want to see it in person, after all I only live 50 miles from you...lol

This would make a awesome display setup for one...3'x3'x4', all acrylic for $75 I believe he lives in Seward or one of the small towns around Lincoln. I would buy it but it won't fit it thru my door. :(
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...03-07_1555.jpg

Buy it!!! Do you have somewhere to store it. What is his contact info. If you don't get it I will.

Also, if you want to, you are more than welcome to stop by if you are ever in the area and you can see the boas

I was reading in a herp book I got from the library that there was a report of a mangrove snake biting a man on the shoulder and he immediately passed out and dropped down

I just PM'd him on my local board to get his contact info. Like I said I can't fit it through my door or have any place to store it otherwise I would. Believe it or not he used to keep a ball python in that. :eek

lol I don't know if I could fit it through the door either but I have plenty of storage space anyways. If you don't take it, I sure will

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Originally Posted by Pork Chops N' Corn Bread

I was reading in a herp book I got from the library that there was a report of a mangrove snake biting a man on the shoulder and he immediately passed out and dropped down

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Interesting, he must have had a severe reaction to the venom. I found this on one of my arachnid forums I visit.

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Sulawesi Mangrove Snake (Boiga dendrophila gemmicincta)

I figured this was the best place to post this since we don't have a bite report forum strictly for reptiles.....I was munched on by an adult female Sulawesi Mangrove (a rear-fanged colubrid from Indonesia for those who are not familiar with the species) about 2 years ago. The snake in question was very defensive (among the highest of any snake I've dealt with) and always commanded great respect when working with her.....I had to use a 4' hook to keep her out of my face when doing cage maintenance lol.

Anyways, the bite occured when I was packing her up for relocation. In order to avoid the whole repeated strike thing while trying to bag her up, I pinned her head and grasped her firmly behind the head with my left hand and attempted to place her into a snake bag. Of course, she was NOT happy about me touching her at all, and she managed to squirm out of my grasp (the elasticity of her skin and jaw bones was astonishing, even among snakes) and plant a massive "revenge bite" onto all four of my available fingers....she held on for roughly 15 seconds or so, and got many good chews into me...I finally coaxed her off of my hand (which was bleeding profusely at this point) and placed her into the snake bag (which was also covered in blood by now).

The effects of the venom were quite intriguing (theres no doubt in my mind I was envenomated). Shortly after the bite, I experienced heavy throbbing and aching in the bite area and in my entire left hand....10 minutes after the bite my hand began to swell noticeably....15 minutes after the bite, I began to feel a "pins and needles" sensation that ran the length of my hand and up into my forearm....20 minutes into the experience, I was experiencing heavy swelling, bleeding and numbness in part of my hand/forearm. 45 minutes after the bite, the symptoms started to diminish....an hour after the bite the swelling and numbness has subsided for the most part. For a couple of weeks after the bite, I experienced abnormal aching in the bite area (and many teeth were of course ledged in my fingers lol).

All in all, this was not an experience I'd like to repeat. Thankfully the delivery system of Boiga (and most rear-fanged colubrids) is poor and I was only injected with a small amount of venom. I'm sure that more venom would cause a signifigantly more serious reaction. In closing, here is a nice picture of the little beast that ruined my day lol (looking her usual friendly self, haha):

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I'm actually planning an experiment for if/when I do get one to test the toxicity of the venom. I'll have a huge write up if all goes as planned.

lol I don't think I could deliberately let it bite me.

Not bite me lol
Be sure to pm me the info on the cage guy when you get it if you could.