Quote Originally Posted by Deborah View Post
No all rear fanged snake bites lead to mild reaction case point the boomslang which was thought to be harmless until herptologist Karl Schmidt died the boomlang then became listed as one of africa's most venemous. To add to the story the bite was was and the venom was delivered only by one of the fang (and the animal was a juvenile)

So it's a poor delivery system for some rear fanged but not all.
As always, thank you for the education! I knew boomslangs were a venomous colubrid, but wasn't aware they are rear-fanged.
The boomslang is a beautiful animal, too. Those greens and blacks really pop. And those big ol' eyes are cool too.