Quote Originally Posted by Skiploder View Post
I've got a couple papers on my hard drive regarding studies done on Rufoxin - which is the neurotoxin in rhamphiophis venom..........the conclusions are far from earth-shattering, but they may interest you.

Fry does a nice job of ranking the different colubrids in terms of potential risk on a couple of his threads. The difference between rhamphiophis and thamnophis is that rufous snakes are a marginally better equipped to actually get some juice into you.

I don't have the link handy, but Fry's studies pretty much concluded that with the exception of pantherophis, elaphe, lampropeltis and pituophis - all colubrids are technically venomous.
If you could find me the papers or a link or something to read up on, I would greatly appreciate it. It took me about 6 months to locate a rufous, and I did a lot of re-search on them before I got my little guy, but the information if vague, not too much on it. I know they nicknamed the toxin from them rufoxin. I would like to know how potent the venom is and the re-actions and tests done, though it will not change me handling my little guy. All the reports i've read I couldn't find one single bite report of a rufous, and I handle him everyday without a longsleeve shirt & gloves.