Clonge
6 Answers
Ducky
Call me a pessimist but that was an extremely long article written to prove how wonderful those Dobermans are. The parents were way too trusting by putting an abused Doberman with their child, after having just brought this animal into their home a few days previous. I think that's plain crazy! I hope "their luck" continues.
| 6 years ago. Rating: 6 | |
terryfossil 1
Not quite as deadly as they are making out Clonge,,and the Mulga or King Brown does not belong to the Brown Family of snakes,it really belongs to the Black family..given the choice between the King Brown or the Taipans,i would happily take the King Brown bite..you have about 4 hours to get treatment for a king Brown..if you do not go running around like a chook with it's head cut off...now an Inland Taipan,that's a whole lot of different story..>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<.. Venom / Bite
They are considered to be Australia’s most widespread venomous snake species. Although they have been responsible for human deaths, their bite isn't usually fatal to humans. This is due to the fact that their venom although highly toxic is less potent than the venom of taipan snakes, tiger snakes, or the common brown snake.
The LD50 value in mice is "only" around 2.38 mg/kg subcutaneous. But in order to compensate for lower venom toxicity, they inject large amounts of it by hanging on and chew on the victim when they bite.
?They have 2 grooved fangs in the front of its mouth from which the venom flows.
It's believed to be the species that causes the most number of venomous snake bites in Australia.
By comparison on average milking, a tiger snake produces around 10 to 40 mg of venom while a king brown snake may inject up to 150 mg of venom in a single bite. They have the largest recorded venom output of any snake species.
If threatened or harassed, the king brown snake usually flattens its neck, spreading it into a hooded shape, nest it raises its body into an S shape and if necessary it will strike very rapidly. Normally venomous snakes will only attack or bite humans if disturbed or threatened, but King brown snakes have bitten people who were asleep at the time of the bite.
?Their venom is mostly haemotoxic breaking down blood cells and damaging muscles, and only mildly neurotoxic occasionally causing ptosis, drooping of the upper eyelids.
A King Brown snake bite causes hemorrhaging, muscle weakness, vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, lightheadedness and headaches, mild paralysis. and kidney damage or even renal failure.
Despite their common name they do in fact belong to the black snake genus Pseudechis, therefore should antivenom be required Black snake antivenin is used to treat their bites. In case of a suspected bite from a King brown urgent medical attention is required.
| 6 years ago. Rating: 4 | |
nomdeplume
jhharlan
Tear jerker. I suppose now you want us to go grab a sheltered dog. And a Doberman no less. Sorry but my three cats rule the roost. And I’ve believed every mad dog story, dobs aren’t high on my give a chance list.....
| 6 years ago. Rating: 3 | |
Benthere
mycatsmom
a doberman ran across the street and bit my brother in the calf unprovoked when he was in the 9th grade. I think that dog was abused, b/c I know the man abused his son who was a classmate of mine. The boy eventually went to a school for emotionally disturbed youths. And he died when he was a young adult.
| 6 years ago. Rating: 2 | |
