Which venomous snake is able to dilate its neck into a hood?
Spotted mulga snake Spotted mulga snake The spotted mulga snake ("Pseudechis butleri" ) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Western Australia. It is a member of the genus "Pseudechis", dangerously venomous snakes that can intimidate an opponent by raising the head and presenting a hood. This cobra-like threat display is supported by the ability to produce a very large amount of venom. Common names for "P. butleri" include Butler's black snake, Butler's snake, and spotted mulga snake. "P. butleri" is similar to "P. australis", the larger common mulga snake, which also occurs in its
Venomous snake to subcutis (SC), vein (IV), muscle (IM or IC), and peritoneum (IP). The former (SC) is most applicable to actual bites as only vipers with large fangs, such as large "Bitis", "Bothrops", "Crotalus", or "Daboia" specimens, would be able to deliver a bite that is truly intramuscular, and snakebites rarely cause IV envenomation. Testing using dry venom mixed with 0.1% bovine serum albumin in saline, gives more consistent results than just saline alone. Belcher's sea snake ("Hydrophis belcheri" ), which many times is mistakenly called the hook-nosed sea snake ("Enhydrina schistosa"), has been erroneously popularized as the most venomous snake