so if bitten, how much damage could a mangrove snake do?

I'll keep you posted on that one I'm sure since I'm just handling it like a normal snake it will get me eventually. From what I have heard no damage just some irritati on so I'm not overly concerned about a bite and fortunate enough to have a good immune system not allergic to anything.

I'll try to avoid getting bit as it 's not fun either way but if it happens you guys will be the first to know. LOL

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Well hopefully you wont get bitten so and i love it's colours, the irridescance riding off the top scales, got a lovely snake there mate, are they hard to come by?

They are easy to find but most are fresh im-ports this guy has been in captivity for 5 months. CB are hard to find actually not sure I have ever seen a CB mangrove

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I'm lucky enough to have a pair of CB mangroves! Very laid back, in fact more docile than one of my corns! And yes, they are genuine CB animals, as they were hatchlings when I bought them from a reputable dealer. Stunning species!

That's awesome Ian I have set up with a breeder but they have had no luck yet hopefully soon.

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With regards to the venom, I've never found any concrete evidence that a particularly nasty envenomation has ever occurred with this species. There used to be rumours that several deaths had occurred, but I think it was agreed that these were probably from Bungarus sp. (Kraits) which can bear more than a passing resemblance to B. dendrophila to the average layman.

A few people report feeling no symptoms from small Mangroves, a few others report more severe swelling and aching.

A bite should be avoided, Boiga dendrophila have large mouths, a wide gape and can become nasty pretty quickly, especially in the evenings. My advice would be not to freehandle the snake and use light gloves and a long-sleeved shirt... just because there is no medical history doesn't mean that one can't give you a good zap.

Certainly "severe swelling" comes under the "agonisingly painful" category (just see my Thrasops jacksoni post on the mainstream snakes forum...) and you wouldn't be thanking your snake for showing you what it can do...

Although any danger is probably minimal, it can't hurt to always be wary and not underestimate your snake.

I couldn't help tormenting the snake to get him to strike and pose

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great pics mate, impressive

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A hidden mang is a happy mang!

I got board decided to post a few pictures of the viv I moved the white lipped vipers into smaller cages this was to big for them and he can make good use of it. I lost the adapter for the lights I typcally run in this cage so installed a screw in UVB blub for the time being and yes he's climbing on it fortunately I turned the lights back on and anly run it during the day also it does not get hot enough to burn. Anyways here the pictures of his cage I might throw a few of the white lipped vipers condos tomorrow.

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