Wednesday, November 19, 2014

black mamba

     The black mamba is one of the worlds most deadly snake's and it's name comes from its mouths black and blue color it's skin is more brown to a olive grey than black. The black mamba can reach sizes up to 14 feet long and in meters that is (4.5) on land they can move at a speed of 12.5 mph witch makes it more than 2 times faster than the average human runner. the black mamba's caridotoxin can kill in a matter of 20 minutes depending on the amount of the cardiotoxin is put in your body it can also take up to 6 to 8 hours but it 100% fatal it is vary rare for a person that has a bite by the mamba to survive. The black mamba lives in Africa and is one of the worlds largest toxic snakes.
black mamba with mouthopen 
 
black mamba fangs 
black mamba skeleton 

Monday, November 17, 2014

Eastern diamondback Rattle snake

Photo: An eastern diamondback rattlesnake                                                                                 

        The eastern diamondback rattle snake is about
equal for fatal attacks the are differ from each other by 
there homes the eastern diamond back can be found in 
the wet lands and the barrier island's and the Florida 
keys they can also be fond in eastern lousiana. they will 
attack if you are a treat to them or  a nest they are protecting. There habitats are wood piles gopher tortoise burrows and in florida the can be found in your house near your water heater and anything that will keep the warm during the winter or night. They can strike up to 2/3 of there body length and a 6 foot eastern diamondback can strike up to 4 feet. If you hear some sort of rattling not that far away walk away from the sound and call 911. Most of them are afraid of humans and some of them are not and the one that are not will not rattle there tail. A bite from one is filled with a hemotoxin that will attack your red blood cells and will cause tissue damage if not treated it will cause a  but it is rare to die from a bite it mostly depends on how of the hemotoxin is put into your body 
fangs of a eastern diamond back