[Rule-list] Small venemous snakes

[Devon]

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I found this: 
(I do like Marco's mini conda suggestion better than any of these.)

Which is the smallest venomous snake?

That is a question that is not so easy to answer. Technically, the 
smallest venomous snake would probably be the Crowned Black-headed snake 
(Tantilla planiceps).  It is a small rear-fanged snake found in the 
southwestern United States. Though not a dangerous snake, it does have a 
gland called a Duvernoys gland that secretes venom into the mouth where 
enlarged grooved teeth in the back of the snake's mouth "chew" it into 
the prey animal. This snake rarely exceeds ten inches in length, and it 
feeds on small earthworms, centipedes and other small insects.

Now, as far as the smallest dangerous or medically important venomous
snake that would depend on where in the world you look.  In North America
it would be the Sonoran Coral Snake, found in the south-western U.S. and 
Mexico. The Sawscaled viper of Africa and Asia is also rather small and 
would be the smallest on those continents.

Pigmy rattlesnake (Four sub-species; Sistrurus miliarius miliarius, 
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri, Sistrurus miliarius streckeri, Sistrurus 
ravus ), has a "typical" length very similar to the coral snake. Though, 
the pigmy rattler is not known for being a 'deadly' species, it is a 
viper and some serious bites have been documented.

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