JK Rowling

[Kinra]

More that I thought of after my last post:

Nagini has to be older than Harry to be a horcrux. This is a fact (all the horcruxes but Harry had to be done before Voldie went after the Potters), since I doubt Voldie would use a baby snake less than a year old (not impressive enough).

The snake in book 1 was specifically said to have been BRED in the zoo and raised in captivity. Aka, Voldemort likely never got his mitts on it.

Also, I believe in the books that Nagini was mentioned as being venomous.

Boas aren't venomous.

*Headdesk* Rowling, just take back what you said right now before the reptile community embarrasses you.

Also, yosh for eidetic memory!

In the world of fiction anything can happen. I do remember remarking to my friends after the last movie that retics aren't venomous.

I don't think I ever would have made the connection that the snakes were supposed to be the same and honestly I doubt they are, but if they were supposed to be it wouldn't be the first plot hole in the series.