Eze2000:


Correction

Rattle snakes are indigenous to the Americas only.

Indigenous doesn't mean it's exclusive to the Americas. Yes, we have rattle snake in Sub-Saharan Africa

Which kind thread be this...please e don do. No more pictures.

Movingcoil:

Oga I no dey do show biz ooooo..... I only catch or kill the ones that threaten my existence or that of the pets that I have and depending on who is around me then cos too much catch catch release fit give you a very diabolical name cos where I stay most people here are not exposed so well to wildlife issues.
Like I was talking with some boy this morning as I went to buy something, from his stories of when he was bitten by a snake, it is obvious he either got a dry bite or the snake wasn't venomous but the mamba I feared that may be here always give a good overdose of its neurotoxin and the boy didn't get the rubbery or metallic taste.
I will keep asking to know what snakes inhabit here.
Pit viper is here.

its like you're a member of their kingdom... this one you're so interested in knowing which of your brethren is around..

Rough play

I troway hat for the OP and all those Snake specialists. And this is the first time, I am hearing of non-venomous snake.

Certain snakes have retractable fangs. You can see the fang by using your index finger to drag open the front upper lip while using your thumb to press down the base of the head....

well over 60 percent of the species of snakes in Nigeria are non to mildly venomous...but it is a fallacy to judge a snake's threat by it's eyes..cobras have round pupils...mambas do too..but vipers majorly have narrow slit pupils...and venomous snakes do have short fangs...cobras have short fangs, hence they kind of 'chew' in their bites to deliver the desired amount of venom in their prey..the curved teeths on the snake the op showed are not for injecting venoms..they are for holding on to prey to avoid escape...fishes also have backward curved dentition...that snake however, doesn't look like the common red banded cobra prevalent in Nigeria....

Movingcoil:
This snakes are just much here, I don't normally kill them just thAt this one crossed the line. I released these ones when I caught them.
I just noticed that I released a viper back in backyard.

A friend has killed this type on an orange tree before.

Very concealing because of its green colour.

donsteady:
Too many hungry folks in Nigeria. If I be girl and my boyfriend do this shit. Relationship is over

What if you were in the Nigerian Army and a body guard of Buratai who has a snake farm??

What if you were even posted to work in his farm??

Mckandre:
that was my 2cent take it or leave it, I guess u ve no heard of killer reflexes.

Yeah, that happened last year in a Snake Soup.kitchen in Thailand.
The decapitated head of a snake that was lying carelessly on the kitchen table, suddenly sprang to life, though this was attributed to reflex action, and bit into the arm of a Chef.
The Chef was dead before he arrived at the hospital.
Moral of the story: Always make sure the decapitated head of a dead snake is destroyed to avoid stories that touch the heart.

deadie:

Enyi, Iwu onye ebe ole? Nkata, Nkwoegwu, Afugiri, Umuagu, Umudiawa, Ofeme, Ekeoba, Umukabia?

I stay at umuawa cos am doing my masters at mouau, am from imo.

Dyt:



Pheewww

You are welcome

Crixina:
hold up! are you guys all saying there are snakes that are non venomous?

if they are, what do they do, just live and be slimy? the first thing i think when i hear snake is venomous, so if they are some non venomous ones, it's disappointing.

don't be its just nature ,the non venomous snakes are cool too they survive by constricting their prey i.e squeezing them till they either die or faint them swallowing em whole ,lots of peeps think only pythons anacondas and Boas feed this way but there are lots of other smaller species that employ this technique case in question the op's dead snake from the curved teeth you can see this is a non venomous snake so its a small constrictor the teeth are meant to hold down prey to allow the snake work its magic...

Mynd44:

Yes you killed a non vernomous snake. Those are not fangs

I just noticed it especially from the stories of snake bites I just heard but thAt snake is damn fast even when I cut it in the middle i.e. why I thought it was a mamba but got confused cos mambas have black inner mouth.
I feel it is just a normal rat snake that constricts its prey. I wont kill them again.

Movingcoil:

I stay at umuawa cos am doing my masters at mouau, am from imo.

Cool. I am from Ohuhu. But Umuawa is already far from MOUA. No accommodation in Umudike/Ibeku/Afara area?

Onegai:


Let me know when you do. I'll give my support and any ideas I get freely.

But what you can do is to identify the snakes present. In Nigeria we don't develop anti-snake venom. Ask at teaching hospitals and maybe think of contacting foreign bodies in South America (they have the most snakes and most development). Being them here, come to a lab (try in a university) and reverse-engineer the medicine. Produce and sell shots to villagers for N1000. Something affordable and try and get subsidies from WHO (they are in Nigeria).

Thanks for the insight ma. I'll have it in mind.

sarutobie:
well over 60 percent of the species of snakes in Nigeria are non to mildly venomous...but it is a fallacy to judge a snake's threat by it's eyes..cobras have round pupils...mambas do too..but vipers majorly have narrow slit pupils...and venomous snakes do have short fangs...cobras have short fangs, hence they kind of 'chew' in their bites to deliver the desired amount of venom in their prey..the curved teeth on the snake the op showed are not for injecting venoms..they are for holding on to prey to avoid escape...fishes also have backward curved dentition...that snake however, doesn't look like the common red banded cobra prevalent in Nigeria....

In as much as I agree with all you have written i will tell you that holding a snakes head like the op has done you would know of a snake is venomous or not cos the venoms fangs are not like the other dentition they stand out in length and are separated from the others most have the look of a switch blade so this snake is definitely a non venomous snake...

deadie:


Cool. I am from Ohuhu. But Umuawa is already far from MOUA. No accommodation in Umudike/Ibeku/Afara area?

My mum is from here and I love the serenity of the environment. I go to school only twice a week.

N to do mistake chop eba wih that hand remain...

Ohh boy which area be that weh oyou deh catch snake like esun sun

U na chairman EBORA united oooo

dauntless15:
Its a snake that would have dealt with you if it was alive, jeez arent you scared?

odeshi in action

Movingcoil:

I did lose my fear to animals a very long time ago...
Am more scared of what humans can do.

You are right.

Humans die more often from their fellow humans' hands than from any other animal, except ofcourse the mosquito.

If you live around a swampy area or close to a stream, river or pond, then it is probably a kind of water snake. I don't know its native name but they're not venomous and they also live on ground as well. They're normally many in their numbers at anywhere they live, especially during rain season. I'd once come across one and while I was looking for a big stick around the area, I came across another one which was even bigger. But if you're not living around a swampy area or close to a stream, river or pond, then you're probably dealing with a venomous snake.

Movingcoil:

My mum is from here and I love the serenity of the environment. I go to school only twice a week.

Ah ok. Good luck with your studies.

Crixina:
hold up! are you guys all saying there are snakes that are non venomous?

if they are, what do they do, just live and be slimy? the first thing i think when i hear snake is venomous, so if they are some non venomous ones, it's disappointing.

Snakes do not necessarily exist to kill people with their venom
They will not actively search you out just to bite you, unless you cross their path

If it is a male - spiritual husband, if it is female - spiritual wife.





Na my pastor talk so! Gbagaun!

gungab:




odeshi in action

i sight you bro

GogetterMD:

Animal rights activist for endangered species only.

isorite

Movingcoil:
It seems we do have this type of snakes here a lot , it is very common here at umuahia abia state. I've googled to search for its type but I saw it is not black mamba or Eastern Brown snake. I did kill and bury this cos I felt it came for my kitten. How venomous is it? Anybody knowledgeable should please help out.

Never directly handle the head of a snake even when dead.

The snake is called OGBA in Yoruba land and its very common but I don't know if it is venomous.

Looks similar to mamba but the mouth interior is not the same as Mamba.

These are mamba pictures. The fangs are small on Mamba but they are at the very front of the mouth. I cannot see the front of the inside mouth of the snake in OP photos to see if there are venom fangs.

Also don't be misled by the round eye theory for non venomous snakes. Mamba clearly has round eyes or pupils in these photos. The diamond or slitted eyes are particular to Vipers which are not the only type of venomuos snakes.
Green Mamba is a Tree snake and many tree snakes are non venomous while some vipers are tree dweeling snakes but not in the tree snake classification that Mamba belongs to.

African stiletto snake is another venomous and very painful snake with eyes that are hard to read because they are jet black and a very glossy shine to them.

Everything about that snake looks like a Mamba except the color and inside of the mouth is different. It may be a tree snake that is closley related to Mamba. I would behave like its a Mamba if i was around it because one caution in hand is better than two unidentified Mamba in hand.

GogetterMD:
Judging from a generalized classification, it's non-venomous cause of its rounded eyes, compared to the diamond shaped eyes of venomous species.
Again, it's just a rough guess.

U r right, no fangs too