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giggles84
Joined: 30 Jun 2007 Location: Loch Ness where the Monster lives, Inverness, Scotland UK planet Earth (according 2 google earth)
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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have heard the worst snake in terms of poison is on a island just of Doha Qutar. another amazing fact i found about snakes was though australia has the most in term of number of snakes and types, it only had 2 deaths related to snake bites in the last 15 years compared to 347 a year in india. the first 1 or 2 are key to getting treatment, so make sure u r near a hospital when u get bitten! |
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jesuslizrd
Joined: 19 Apr 2008
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Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:53 am Post subject: Re: Identifying Poisonous Snakes in Korea |
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You know, this is probably common knowledge here, but there's a deadly snake called the Tokso Sumulsa or something or another. It can kill you.
Anyway, I went jogging the other day and almost stepped on a snake. I asked my co-worker, and he said the poisonous snakes' heads here are diamond shaped. Anyone else know how to identify them?
This one was black and red, with a viper-like head. |
Jesuslizrd: The best thing to do is let it bight you, or a small child to see if it's deadly, Errrrr. Actually, I think you are lucky to see any wildlife in Korea as I think most animals have been killed though I always see dear and cats. |
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yoja
Joined: 30 May 2008
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Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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hugekebab
Joined: 05 Jan 2008
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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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Venomous snakes in South Korea
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* Gloydius blomhoffi
* Gloydius saxatilis
* Gloydius ussuriensis
* Hydrophis cyanocinctus
* Hydrophis ornatus
* Mesobuthus martensii
* Pelamis platurus
* Rhabdophis tigrinus
* Vipera berus |
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5600
Joined: 07 Apr 2008 Location: At an undisclosed FEMA camp.
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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I've visited every national park here and climb Dobongsan several times a week all throughout the year, for the last 4 years. I have only seen 2 live snakes, and they were about a foot long, tiny, brown and no threat at all. Maybe I'm lucky. I am more worried about the crazy green spiders that build their webs across the trail. Getting bit by one of those would have to suck. Also the centipede thing, black with red legs will make you look twice.
www.hikingkorea.com |
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McGenghis
Joined: 14 Oct 2008 Location: Gangneung
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:09 am Post subject: |
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I found a snake once, and I picked him up and posted him on my facebook. I mean, he was a fine snake and I was a fool Canadian who thought all snakes north of say Cambodia were essentially harmless. Anyway, I showed the picture to a Korean teacher and he said "that snake is poisonous". The snake was so cool and collected throughout the whole ordeal, too. I would have named him 'Pill Face' but then I wouldn't have been able to take his picture. |
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gavinhudson
Joined: 15 Mar 2009
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bananahammock
Joined: 26 Feb 2009
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Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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I haaate snakes. I hope I don't see any when I come over. I like to go nature hiking and whatnot so hopefully they aren't around the mountains near Seoul. |
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kiaratokorea
Joined: 13 Jun 2009
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:18 am Post subject: |
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huh interesting myth |
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gelynch52
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:48 pm Post subject: Read this from US military site |
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http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=50521
There are a couple varieties of poisonous snakes in Korea although I never saw one in 7 years. By the way, it is people like the guy who made fun of the use of the word poisonous instead of venomous who give English teachers & Americans a bad name. It is not necessary to pay so much attention to semantics of simple words when talking about such things as snakes. Remember that communication is the key & correctness often just irritates people.
The puffer fish is poisonous to eat but is not venomous. I
know of no poisonous (to eat) snakes but we all know what is being talked about. |
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ATlasIAm
Joined: 27 Oct 2008 Location: Sincheon
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Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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gelynch52
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:16 am Post subject: Venomous snake information |
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skgirl
Joined: 19 Nov 2009
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Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 4:38 pm Post subject: snakes |
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yup, best to stay away from all of them! |
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lostinincheon
Joined: 04 Mar 2007
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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Don't mind me, just trying to get to 25 posts so I can PM |
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lostinincheon
Joined: 04 Mar 2007
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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and again |
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