Remember that story from last fall about the Chinese chef that died after being envenomated by the severed head of a cobra he was cooking? (Well, if not, here's a good summary.) Many dismissed the tale outright, thinking a snake couldn't possibly be lethal if it was no longer living. But a great photo taken this week by Lee Reeve shows just how dangerous venomous animals can be, even after death:
A drop of venom on the fang of a dead baby Crotalus atrox. Photo by Lee Reeve Lee found this wee western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) dead this morning. It was the runt of a recent litter, and had struggled in spite of months of assisted feeding, so Lee wasn't surprised the little guy didn't make it. But just because the small snake was dead didn't mean Lee could be carefree about handling it, as he explained in a ...
