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In note <NEWTNews.13615.802578255.grenard@herpmed.com>, grenard@herpmed.com 
writes: 
>
>You dont have to look very far to find venomous snakes with venoms not
>harmful to humans.  Probably 90% of all colubrid genera have 
>Duvernoy's glands, a significant number have enlarged rear fangs and
>a great many have both.  Garter snakes, Ringnecks  and Dekay's snakes are 
>amongthose with venoms not usually harmful to man (the bite of the Wandering
>Garter is particularly nasty and has caused some problems);

I've been bitten by hundreds of local Garters over the years with no sign of 
reaction. A friend new to snakes got bit by a 2ft Red-sided garter when I was 
with her that resulted in a great deal of swelling, redness and pain. I wrote 
it off as an allergic reaction until one day I got bit by a small garter in 
South Florida. An almost identical reaction ensued - throbbing, swelling of 
the entire hand, redness and mild pain due to the swelling. I could only close 
my fingers 1/4 of the way. I was told by the Curator of Reptiles at the LA Zoo 
that he reacts similarly to the bite of the San Fran. Garter.

Joe-Monahan@uiowa.edu