Comments on: Snake Bites Man on Plane, Forces Emergency Landing

By: Dave Jones

Dave Jones — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:01:17 +0000

Your article does not mention if the guy was arrested for smuggling .
Smuggling is one of the biggest causes of reptile and amphibian decline the world over and many, many species will become extinct in the wild as a result .
Many bites from venomous snakes are ‘dry’ bites where no venom is injected into the antagonist . This is probably why the wound was not serious .
Also – small point , Egyptian Cobras are not the largest Cobras on the African continent . That title goes to the Forest Cobra ( Naja molanoleuca ) .

By: Robert Garrett

Robert Garrett — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:33:49 +0000

Just so you’re aware, something is “poisonous” when you eat it and it makes you sick. But when a snake bites you and injects its venom, the snake is “venomous,” not “poisonous.” The snake only becomes poisonous if you eat it, and you get sick.

By: Maurice

Maurice — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 08:54:03 +0000

Snakes on the plane? Wasn’t there a movie on this subject a while back?

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 06:29:47 +0000

In reply to Sameh. Thanks for the tip. We'll post on it. Sameh, we try and stay on top of things, but sometimes we falter. Don't be too hard on us!

By: Sameh

Sameh — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 18:51:53 +0000

Seriously? So on the same week that Jordan became the first Arab country to introduce a feed-in tarrif for solar and wind from any private home or business, a very good one at that, and a scheme and you decide to publish a story about a guy sneaking in a cobra. This site has really gone down hill in the last few months. http://jordantimes.com/article/regulatory-commission-sets-electricity-buy-back-rates