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Old 03-08-2006, 03:02 PM
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Re: Adder venom

I've just read that it can take several days for a venomous snake to replenish it's supplies if it discharged the lot on a kill. Less, if in defence.
Also the time they are most likely to bite is apparently after a meal, when it is swollen with food and exposed.
So if you see a fat adder....leave it be!
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