Hope your comparision of the size was leaning on the hog side, as mine were over 4 feet and only a few years old. Grown are 6 feet and heavy girth.

I put on my post....in my opinion based on my personal findings. True research into these snakes is just now being really looked into. My friend was standing next to the guy that got bit, and yes it was shock, as is ALL envenomations. Whether hemo or neuro the venom works by attacking one or the other, either your body reacts or it doesnt. Like I said there was a case right here where a 12 year old girl got bit by a copperhead and had no reaction other then mild swelling, and a friend gets hit and is in the er room for 3 days. Hemotoxins are present in Brown Recluse bites, yet my friend can get bit and have no reaction, while others are having skin graphs done to replace all the damage.

Boomslangs.....enough said, there were people saying that they are not very HOT for years, now you have people running from them do to the venom they have.

I am not saying that the FWC are a snake to be looked at like a true viper, but dont put down the venom they have. I laugh at a bee sting while others can die from it.