Dwyer's snake

Gifkracht

Beten

Het gif komt naar buiten via de giftanden of tanden als het bijt.

Wat doet zijn gif als het bijt of steekt?

Dwyer's snake has hollow fangs at the front of the upper jaw. These fangs connect through ducts to venom glands near the eyes. Herpetologists at the Queensland Museum describe its venom as weakly venomous.1

Hoe gevaarlijk is het voor mensen?

The Queensland Museum does not list Dwyer's snake among the eight snake species in the Brisbane area considered capable of inflicting potentially fatal bites. One man in Western Sydney reported that a bite did not hurt at all, and only a small infection developed a couple of days later.1

Wat doet het als het bang is?

When threatened, it prefers to coil into a tight ball, which protects its head and other vulnerable parts of its body from larger predators.1