rooster59 Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 A new type of venomous snake found in Nan province Brown spotted pit viper, a kind of venomous snake, has been found in the northern province of Nan, according to a report to the Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute under the Thai Red Cross Society. With a scientific name of protobothrops mucrosquamatus, it is high on the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s list of poisonous snakes in the Protobothrops spp group, usually indigenous to Taiwan and China. The snake was the first to have been found in Thailand. When a man a man went into a forest in Nan province to forage for wild food, he was bitten by it. The man beat the snake to death and brought the carcass with him to Nan Hospital. Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/new-type-venomous-snake-found-nan-province/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-10-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuaBS Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 That's kind of weird : "However, the man showed no unusual symptoms. It was believed the snake had not discharged its venom into the wound. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats4ever Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Snakes don't always envenomate bitees. He is lucky. Not sure if one of those snake lovers who collect snakes bought it into the country or not? If any snake importers read this, please desist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realenglish1 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 This portion of the story on Thai visa gives us little Does not tell us if the man was ok or not Hey Mr. Editor Do a better job Tell a complete storyu Beginning Middle End Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alation Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Be careful be very very careful when cooking the snake is always best to discard the head and cook to medium well, at least old mate found a nice meal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandor Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 1 hour ago, realenglish1 said: This portion of the story on Thai visa gives us little Does not tell us if the man was ok or not Hey Mr. Editor Do a better job Tell a complete storyu Beginning Middle End ..i agree..the snake is dead...and ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regyai Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Dopey reporting There are no poisonous snakes only venomous ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alien365 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 20 minutes ago, Regyai said: Dopey reporting There are no poisonous snakes only venomous ones The main point I got from the article is that there is another snake to watch out for. If nit-picking you could say snakes are also poisonous if the snake is eaten, venom ingested, but I'm sure you knew that already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 What is the difference between poison and venom? If you drink venom, will it kill you? Poisons are substances that are toxic (cause harm) if swallowed or inhaled. Venoms are generally not toxic if swallowed, and must be injected under the skin (by snakes, spiders, etc.) into the tissues that are normally protected by skin in order to be toxic. However, we do NOT recommend drinking venom! http://ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu/venomous_snake_faqs.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgarbo Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 11 hours ago, BuaBS said: That's kind of weird : "However, the man showed no unusual symptoms. It was believed the snake had not discharged its venom into the wound. " Snakes do have control of venom injection. Looks like it was beaten to death. Pit vipers are usually short and fat. One more for the museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deerhunter Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 9 hours ago, realenglish1 said: This portion of the story on Thai visa gives us little Does not tell us if the man was ok or not Hey Mr. Editor Do a better job Tell a complete storyu Beginning Middle End To quote Stan Freeberg in "Wipe the blood off my toga: This is a story that ends in the middle for the benefit of those who came at the middle." Typical Thai journalism actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 The snake was the first to have been found in Thailand. And after the man beat it to death..... probably the last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboctok Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 On 15/10/2017 at 4:54 PM, Regyai said: Dopey reporting There are no poisonous snakes only venomous ones What about the analysis? Curl the snake up, put in a ruler, and take an upside-down photo. Geng maak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyFriend You Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 On 10/15/2017 at 10:55 AM, Cats4ever said: Snakes don't always envenomate bitees. He is lucky. Not sure if one of those snake lovers who collect snakes bought it into the country or not? If any snake importers read this, please desist. Correct, some bites are defensive only to scare the attacker away, sakes usually try to conserve their venom for killing something they can eat............a North American Copperhead will strike many times to scare you away before actually sinking fangs in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airbagwill Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 On 10/15/2017 at 5:22 PM, alien365 said: The main point I got from the article is that there is another snake to watch out for. If nit-picking you could say snakes are also poisonous if the snake is eaten, venom ingested, but I'm sure you knew that already. I think that is a misinterpretation. There has been only one example found and there is nothing in the OP to suggest there are any more of that species or an increase in the number of venomous snakes in the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catoni Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 On 2017-10-14 at 9:40 PM, BuaBS said: That's kind of weird : "However, the man showed no unusual symptoms. It was believed the snake had not discharged its venom into the wound. " Not weird at all.. Venomous snakes do not always use their venom and will often inflict what is called a "dry" bite. Some venomous snakes will use a dry bite more often than others. Some venomous snakes only inject venom 20% of the time....inflicting a dry bite most of the time.... while some others, like Taipans.. use a dry bite only about 20% of the time...injecting venom 80% of the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Resembles the Malay Pit Viper , maybe its a variation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airbagwill Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 5 hours ago, gunderhill said: Resembles the Malay Pit Viper , maybe its a variation? According to the OP, It's not a new snake, it's in a new location. Escaped pet or zoo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 3 hours ago, Airbagwill said: According to the OP, It's not a new snake, it's in a new location. Escaped pet or zoo? Indian I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airbagwill Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 3 hours ago, gunderhill said: Indian I believe. "usually indigenous to Taiwan and China"... what thread OP are you reading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 27 minutes ago, Airbagwill said: "usually indigenous to Taiwan and China"... what thread OP are you reading? Brown Spotted Pit Viper Brown Spotted Pit Viper species is endemic to Asia, Found in northeastern Indian state of Assam,Mizoram and Sikkim. This pointed scaled pit viper also called as habu is an amazing snake found in the cool jungle regions of North East India. Found from northeastern India (Assam) and Bangladesh, to Myanmar, China (Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong and Sichuan), as well as in Taiwan. The type locality given is "Naga Hills" (India).[2] This snake is introduced to Okinawa, Japan. All over Asia it seems, no surprise it turns up in Thailand, still resembles the Malay pit Viper quite closely seems like China was the origin India is its farthest extent so "correct " you are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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