Snake owners!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by CoolioTiffany

I just heard that Boomslangs are venomous, not colubrids? That show Austin Stevens (he takes pics of a Boomslang and stuff) I saw a Boomslang, and it's also considered to be an elapid (round pupils, fangs stand out, venomous). Elapids aren't colubrids. If I remember I think Austin said Boomslangs are elapids. If they are, and they have venom that kills, then I don't think it would be a colubrid. There are colubrids that are rear fang venomous, but they don't really use venom.. they have toxic saliva used to subdue prey that's effective on that food item and depending if the person they bite is badly allergic or not it can cause some swelling. I think I heard Garters being rear fanged, as well as the Hognose.

---

I believe that the Boiga, Boomslang, and Twig Snake are all Colubrids, not Elapids, and they are all venomous, rear fanged snakes that do use their venom. Either way.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by CoolioTiffany

Yes, but it's not really venom, it's in their saliva. Their saliva causes some swelling, or a lot, depending on how allergic the person is to the saliva. I wouldn't necessarly say they are venomous, just because they don't exactly use venom to kill and their saliva does not really kill people. (I'm talking about the venom in the viperidae and elapidae that can cause death in a person)

---

A brown tree snake is a venomous colubrid that lives in australia and guam and its venom is strong enough to kill children up to 10 years old without medical treatment.

I've got 4 corns and 4 balls, so I'm on the fence. But I gotta believe overall that in captivity Colubrids are more ubiquitous than balls.

Hey Cobweb - I love the black-headed python too! I've looked for them but they don't seem to be very common.