tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443075087825368900.post7087321498114443581..comments2024-01-04T05:26:02.451-07:00Comments on Life is short, but snakes are long: DragonsnakesAndrew Dursohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720822623046554913noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443075087825368900.post-28897523185754073022017-05-03T08:35:16.685-06:002017-05-03T08:35:16.685-06:00Absolutely not. They are not very strong. Reptile ...Absolutely not. They are not very strong. Reptile teeth are not set into a socket like ours are, so they cannot really pierce very well, certainly nothing as hard as bone. Dragonsnakes don't really have fangs per se, but even snakes with really large fangs like Gaboon Vipers can't use them to pierce anything hard.Andrew Dursohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720822623046554913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443075087825368900.post-90860169118533348262017-05-03T05:06:51.452-06:002017-05-03T05:06:51.452-06:00I was personally wondering how strong these fangs ...I was personally wondering how strong these fangs are? Are they capable of piercing bone?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11575176212563846671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443075087825368900.post-77754989248350108132015-12-26T07:56:41.358-07:002015-12-26T07:56:41.358-07:00No, not in a way that is dangerous to humans.No, not in a way that is dangerous to humans.Andrew Dursohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720822623046554913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443075087825368900.post-9914510090094854782015-12-26T06:57:25.085-07:002015-12-26T06:57:25.085-07:00Is this snake venomous??Is this snake venomous??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17167945766792895012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443075087825368900.post-46093579435406536122013-09-13T11:43:31.380-06:002013-09-13T11:43:31.380-06:00Wow, there really is a resemblance. I wasn't f...Wow, there really is a resemblance. I wasn't familiar with <i>Nothopsis</i> before. It seems that this is one of numerous examples of uncanny convergent evolution found among snakes. An analysis by <a href="http://www.naherpetology.org/pdf_files/1467.pdf" rel="nofollow">Vidal et al. 2010</a> found that <i>Nothopsis</i> are closely related to <i>Leptodeira</i>, rather close to the base of the dipsadine family tree. Fodder for a future article!Andrew Dursohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720822623046554913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443075087825368900.post-21255934066513408822013-09-12T02:22:54.138-06:002013-09-12T02:22:54.138-06:00Wonder is anyone out there study the relation of t...Wonder is anyone out there study the relation of this snake with the Rough Cofee Snake (Nothopsis rugosus) from S. America, because morphology wise they looks quite similar, yet they were from different family.GC G@nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321712473474446353noreply@blogger.com