Was told by a naive friend false water cobras ar non venomous i have since found out through 2secs on the internet they are, did he just get confused are there any non-venomoue cobras?

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False water cobras have a mild venom, you can keep one without a license and they do little harm if you get tagged so its easy to see why people think they are not venomous.

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ahhh that may explain it

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Plus the fact that false water cobras aren't cobras at all

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thats why they are called false cobra's i supposse

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ok get your facts straight before giving out advice, false water cobras have the same level of toxicity as a timber rattlesnake, it is the venom delivery system which is poor, but i assure you if a false water cobra gave you a good chew you would definately see the effects

Its rear-fanged so its unlikely going to get a good enough chew to do rwal damage!!

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A friend of mine got bitten recently by an 07 bred falsie, so not a particularly big one. His arm swelled, and it basically knocked him out - don't get me wrong he didn't collapse and pass out or anything - he just sat down to watch tv and fell asleep for 6 hours or so ... which is definately unusual for him. The falsie held on for 30 seconds at the absolute most!

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I always thought that the venom on the timbers wasn't that strong, drop for drop, compared to other front fanged snakes. It is the amount that is normally delivered with rattlers that is the the real danger as they are not shy about sharing.
That isn't to say that you can ignore it, as Glidergirl says even a tiny bite from a baby falsie can have definite effects. No venom should be discounted at all, falsies have had lots of documented bites with fairly strong effects as well as loads with hardly any effects. One big problem with a falsie is that they are strong and can really clamp on.

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There is one bad ercord for a falsie bite and it was compared to a Timber, however the guy who got bitten had been bitten about 15 times before and this makes the bite a whole lot worse...
Ben

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