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025 mg/kg subcutaneous in mice, making it the most potent venom of any snake in the world. Here's something that might surprise you: one bite's worth of venom is enough to kill 100 fully grown men.

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Was this 33-foot monster anaconda the longest on record? Click here to discover the largest anaconda ever found.

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First published in 1992, “An Introduction to Snakes of the Region of North Carolina and Virginia," has been revised with ...