Mambers are crawling everywhere in ma villa,u should see one trying to escape from u in the swamp,it such a site.

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.

I have one question?

Before you killed it did you observe its movement?

Was it moving sideways? If yes, then what you are holding is a Carpet Viper.

Its quite venomous although not sufficiently lethal to kill a man except of course you suffer the most unlikely mishap of getting bit by 3 vipers.

It will however make you very uncomfortable should this little critter bite you.

Mynd44:

Did you see the eyes and lack of fangs? Non vernomous

It is venomous. Just not lethal enough to kill a man. Dont be fooled by the eyes. That is not a determining at all

Guy..dt thng is a mamba, it's a very venomous snake, pls dnt toil around it, it's venom can kill an adult human in less than 30 minute...Google it

u mean u release snakes? kai! dey will comeback to bite u o. dey don't show gratitude at all

gbosaa:





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??

When Na only one bulliet push Buratashi down? I go pull the trigger with out thinking twice all die Na die. Something most kill a man

drewxx88:
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...

you can't tell for sure from the angle the op took his picture. you said fangs look like switchblades, and you are right...and if that is true, then like a switchblade, the fangs will be curved backwards and resting on the roof of the snake's mouth...only projecting outward when it wants to inject venom...

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.

its a black mamba...

Wtf!
NEVER touch snakes severed head.
It could still bite with double venom within an hour after it's head got chopped off.

MRBrownJ:


rattle snakes and mambas in Nigeria?! WTF!!!!! and here i was foolishly thinking that the Nigerian bushland was "free" from these deadly reptiles.

Now you know.
Dem plenty for here.

Jok3r:



its a black mamba...

but black mamba have their inside mouth black but this one is not black

Movingcoil:
ohuhu in umuahia

wtf! Now i know why yeeboes run away from the red mud east.

GogetterMD:

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

I know that man. But those bastards are not in west africa at all.

Ravenna:

wtf!
Now i know why yeeboes run away from the red mud east.

You seriously need to stop smoking whatever you are smoking. The climate isn't helping your helpless condition.
I feel your pains.
I really regret killing that snake than replying you.

prinzetobi:
Please drop your number

Are u a native doctor? y do you need his number?

prinzetobi:
Please drop your number

Are u s native doctor? y do you need his number?

Why do you people love to disrupt natural ecological order? Why did you kill this snake, when you are the one invading his habitat of hundreds if not thousands of years.

It is the same disruptive behavior which contributes to herdsmen/farmer conflicts.

@OP Shame on you for killing that snake.

Movingcoil:

You seriously need to stop smoking whatever you are smoking. The climate isn't helping your helpless condition.
I feel your pains.
I really regret killing that snake than replying you.

You dey craze?!
You no dey look face?!!
I go crush you o?!!!
Btwn, i'm high on weed and jedi.

sarutobie:

you can't tell for sure from the angle the op took his picture. you said fangs look like switchblades, and you are right...and if that is true, then like a switchblade, the fangs will be curved backwards and resting on the roof of the snake's mouth...only projecting outward when it wants to inject venom...

You be lala brother?
Why u sabi snake like dis?!

Mckandre:
snakes re still deadly even when dead,a bone from a dead one is highly toxic and poisonous,a little prick into the skin can send u to an early grave.I will advice u mate, mind how ure playing with that things head.

.guy is it true that even when the snake is dead, the venom is still active?

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.

Bros abeg nor vex o. I just wan ask u one question and I will be glad if u answer me. Where do you live? Which state, which city or town?

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.

Bros abeg nor vex o. I just wan ask u one very important question and I will be glad if u answer me. Where do you live? Which state, which city or town?

who wrote this article below, very funny?

1. It's not a mamba, mamba are either green or black..and they are both very very bad news. The black mamba's inner mouth is black hence the name..mamba are typically very very long..this snake is not green and is not a black mamba.
2. It is not a rattle snake or a viper. Chances are you cant find a rattle snake in Nigeria. It's like saying you can find a tiger in Nigeria. Even vipers arent so much in these parts. Vipers are not so long, thick in the middle and have a big, ugly head, usu thats a very easy way to identify them, same for rattle snakes except the rattle snake has a signature tail that vibrates and gives a rattling sound as a warning..hence the name rattle snake.
3. Seeing as the man closely observed the head, it's most likely not a venomous snake. Even when the fangs are retractdd, you would still see it with close observation as the op has done.
4. I think it's just a non-venomous snake that preys on small animals, rodents, lizards, insects and such.

It's extremely ignorant for anyone to suggest that the eye shape of snakes can be used to predict if venomous or not.
Lots of venomous snakes are in Nigeria, from Gaboon vipers, puff adders, west african green mamba, green bush viper, tree cobra, spitting cobras.

A common problem is a lot of Nigerians especially in the North/Middle belt die because of almost no known anti-venom laboratory here in Nigeria. Unless you're very knowledgeable, stay the fucck away from snakes.

Besides, most snakes tuck their fangs in until ready to bite and infuse venom, So it is retractable.

Ravenna:
You be lala brother? Why u sabi snake like dis?!

I am just fascinated by nature..

Ravenna:
You be lala brother? Why u sabi snake like dis?!

I am just fascinated by nature..

sarutobie:
I am just fascinated by nature..

I'm sure you'd regard the designer of nature as "Excellent"!

Ravenna:

You dey craze?!
You no dey look face?!!
I go crush you o?!!!
Btwn, i'm high on weed and jedi.

I knew na.

Stelvin101:


Bros abeg nor vex o. I just wan ask u one question and I will be glad if u answer me. Where do you live? Which state, which city or town?

abia
Umuahia

I forgot to call repogirl to come and see my snake topic.

Movingcoil:

I knew na.

Yeah, it's sallah and you knew i'm high on weed and jedi but you never knew i'm also a crusher.