Taken from Curia Regis

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why not take this opportunity to tell me a little something about yourself. Any old thing at all. Just so the next time I see your name I can say: "Ah, there's so and so...she/he wears mismatched socks." I'd love it if every single person who friended me would do this. Yes, even you people who I know really well. Then post this in your own journal.

P.S.: Trolls and wiseguys deleted on the spot.

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[pandoraculpa.livejournal.com]

Well, I can't speak for all venomous varieties, especially those not from this side of the world. But from what I know of snakes (and please bear in mind, I've studied far more about constrictors than I have venomous varieties) I wouldn't be comfortable with mambas, which will actually confront creatures they perceive as being in their territory. Their venom is also extremely deadly. Can't recall what its temperament is like, but the boomslang is another that is particularly nasty in terms of venom. For native varieties, I wouldn't be comfortable with rattlesnakes despite the fact that some people regularly do handle them. I've simply heard enough to indicate that they're more aggressive than I care to be around.

In contrast, I wouldn't be at all concerned about a coral snake- the deadliest North American variety. They have a very docile temperament, much like the milk snakes that they so closely resemble. Sea snakes are another species that wouldn't concern me, and their venom is among the deadliest in the world.

Really, there are some constrictor species that I'd be more concerned about lying in a tank with- reticulated pythons, for one. They've got nasty attitudes, even the young ones. Had one in a shop where I worked that tried like mad to take bites out of me; luckily he wasn't large enough to do any real damage.

I'm running off on a tangent; sorry about that. I do tend to go on about things like this. If you're curious about other venomous varieties, I'd be glad to give you a hand by poking about in my books. There are quite a number in Australia that are noteworthy, though I can't think of them at the moment- like I said, my knowledge is centered more around my continent. But yay, snakes!

Hmm. Now I'm going to want a snake icon...

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I can never have too much knowledge from an expert. Thank you very much. The boomslang has been given a terrifying write-up by Agatha Christie (who was something of a poisons expert) in Death in the Clouds, 1933, so I was not likely not to think of it.