How to handle #African rock python with a bloom instead of killing, if you find it in your homestead.

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@JonathanMBR Y'know, my country has 3 snakes species. The biggest of those 3 is at most 130cm. Only one of those 3 is poisonous (but generally not deadly for humans). And I've never seen them around.

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In India,

The biggest nonvenomous snakes are the reticulated python (adult goes 6 metre long and weigh 70Kg)

The longest and also the most poisonous venomous snake is the King Cobra (adult goes to 6 metres)
Though they are shy compared to other cobras and just likes to keep away from humans

@mur2501 I imagine it's probably the small ones that's tricky to deal with. So even though those 2 look big and imposing, the smaller ones are probably more dangerous to encounter? They can hide in so many more places!

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The big four
The snakes which cause most of the medically significant cases and deaths due to snake bites in India are
[Images in the order]
1. Common Krait
2. Russell's Viper
3. Indian Saw-Scaled Viper
4. Indian Cobra (Spectacled Cobra)

The reason being that all four easily make homes near human settlements and they are grumpy & aggressive. King Cobra also easily sneaks in human settlements but they rarely get aggressive.

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