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Old November 18th 13, 02:23 AM posted to rec.skiing.alpine
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Dave Stallard wrote:
On Monday, November 11, 2013 11:17:09 PM UTC-5, comadrejo wrote:
Eastern/Timber Rattlesnakes are probably much deadlier than Golden
Lancehead Vipers, ditto with Mojave Rattlesnakes which are a
hundred or so miles south of Mammoth Mountain with has both a
neurtoxin venom and hemotoxin venom, compare to most vipers that
only have hemotoxin venoms.


FWIW, wikipedia does say that "lanceheads are responsible for more
human morbidity and deaths than any other group of snakes in either
North or South America". I suppose when people think of the
"deadliest" snake, they think of the one that kills the most people,
but you're right this is a function of more things than just the
venom - it's the delivery mechanism; the overlapping population
densities of snakes, people, and medical workers; and more.

Dave


& the mosquito is the top dog of all killers!
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