Cheap Beginner centipede??Pedes king of arachnids?

[biomedical]

No one is arguing that they're as dangerous as venomous snakes, but your statement isn't true for all venomous snakes. The most venomous true spiders and scorpions are still more lethal than the least venomous colubrids. Commonly kept species such as Boiga dendrophila and Hydrodynastes gigas do not have any documented deaths. Though there are highly venomous colubrids like the boomslang, I suppose most people think of vipers and elapids when they think of venomous snakes. For that, your statement is true. The copperhead is an example of a viper with relatively weak venom, but has still produced a good number of fatalities, which is comparable to the fatalities produced by deadly true spiders and scorpions. Often times, higher numbers in the case of the latter are a result of them coming in frequent contact with humans. However, the mortality rate of an untreated black mamba bite is nearly 100%. There is no known venomous arthropod with a mortality rate that high. Even bites from species like Atrax robustus and Phoneutria nigriventer have an untreated rate of something like 5% or lower.

It's not so much a matter of toxicity as it is about quantity when comparing venomous arthropods with venomous snakes. Snakes are bigger, have larger venom glands, and therefore inject a hell of a lot more venom into their bites.

Now if you're just comparing inverts, please realize that this includes more than just arthropods. The box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) is more venomous than any snake. Many mollusks such as cone snails and the blue-ringed octopus are very much comparable.

Agree. The earth tiger tarantula here, for example, is said to possess, drop by drop, more toxic venom than the Chinese cobra (Naja atra) while the latter one is still considered much more dangerous due to its larger size with more quantities of venom delivered and higher striking range. This is a complicated matter with a myriad of factors needed to be considered instead of just toxicity. While some venomous snakes (like the black mamba, king cobra, coastal taipan, eastern brown) are regarded highly dangerous, due to their large size, venom delivery and temperament, during an one-on-one encounter, they don't come across humans as close as the Big Four snakes. Moreover, I think the lancehead, especially B.asper, is a very dangerous species which is very nervous and sensitive with bad temperament, fast striking speed and large size. Although the venom isn't very lethal, it induces bleeding, swelling, tissue necrosis and severe complications.

 

[freedumbdclxvi]

We're all agreed - venomous snakes do not make good beginner centipedes.

 

[Greenjewls]

King cobra = king of arachnids!