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Originally Posted by monty's dad

wow i had no idea... i handle garter snakes all the time in my backyard. should i stop doing that?

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Not unless you want to.

I keep Thrasops which technically have the same venom as dispholidus (boomslangs).

The difference is that the dentitition on the thrasops is different and therefore the delivery system is poopy. I've been tagged and had some localized swelling, itching, bruising and bleeding.

Garters have a decent little venom, but a crappy delivery system. Even if you let the little guy chew on you for a while, you wouldn't be in any danger.

great reading guys, thanx for all the info. for a sec i thought pitopheus(sp. big time) were in a dif. type than colubrids

The dangers of a forum and misinformation eh? Thanks for providing those great links Skiploder.