0
A common term used by GIs in the field was, "watch out for those two step vipers." Although not familar with the serpent, the understanding was, once it bit you, you could only take two more steps before you dropped (from the poison).
Other than that, unfortunately for those that got shook up by the sudden gunfire, most GIs shot snakes on sight when moving thru the swamps and jungles.
What else can I help you with?
How Snakes are considered?
Snakes are reptiles.
Which are more related snakes and frogs or snakes and crocodiles?
Snakes and crocodiles because snakes and crocodiles are both reptiles but a frog is an amphibian.
What type of snakes are there?
There are over 3,000 species of snakes, belonging to families such as pythons, boas, vipers, cobras, and colubrids. They vary in size, color, habitat, and behavior, ranging from the tiny thread snake to the massive anaconda.
Do snakes eat squirrels?
Yes, some snakes do eat squirrels. Larger snakes such as pythons and king snakes are known to prey on squirrels when given the opportunity. Snakes are carnivores and will consume a variety of small mammals if they can catch them.
How many non-venomous snakes are there?
There are over 3,000 species of non-venomous snakes, which include popular pet snakes like corn snakes, ball pythons, and king snakes. These snakes hunt and kill their prey through constriction or by swallowing them whole.
Is it healthy for humans to eat snakes?
Yeah. They eat snakes sometimes in Vietnam and other countries too.
Poisenous snakes are primarily found where in the world?
Australia , Vietnam , Africa , Asia
What type of snakes are found in Vietnam?
there are Indian cobras and asian cobra and water snakes there is also posionies spiders
5 animals you would find in Vietnam?
Vietnam used to have tigers, elephants, and bears, plus the usual snakes, etc. The war (explosions & gunfire) chased (and killed) them off, until only the snakes, feral hogs (escaped domestic pigs), an assorted other smaller animals remained in country.
Were fire ants a problem in the Vietnam war?
Yes, fire ants were a problem for troops during the Vietnam War. Other dangers in the jungle areas of Vietnam included ticks, mosquitoes that carried malaria, and at least 30 different kinds of venomous snakes.
Do rattlesnakes live in Vietnam?
The snakes that GI's walked into looked more like water moccasins. Usually we shot them on sight; although the gun shot wasn't often appreciated by the officer/sergeant in charge of the patrol.
What problems did soldiers face in Vietnam war?
infections, snakes, disease, traps, humiliation, ambushes, Viet Kong, and AK-47s.
Which snake was referred to as the two stepper during the Vietnam war?
Both the asp and the bamboo viper were categorized as the "two stepper" snake. Although feared by U.S. troops, very few documented casualties of the Vietnam War can be attributed to a bite from these snakes.
How often did Vietnam soldiers encounter venomous snakes?
So, this takes a bit of common sense guessing provided you know a little background--there are 37 different venomous snakes found in Viet Nam. When you think about how snakes live and how most army platoons were essentially walking through the wilderness, chances are very high that they encountered venomous snakes fairly often. As one GI explains, "The Army didn't tell us how to tell "good" snakes from "bad" snakes..." ( (ichiban1.org/html/stories/story_38.htm) According to the Straight Dope, only aobut 25-50 actual snake bites were reported annually during the war, but that doesn't mean that they weren't encountering snakes on a daily basis.
What snakes are water snakes?
Snakes of the subfamily Natricinae are usually regarded as water snakes.
What snakes are herbivorous?
No snakes are herbivores.
What males snakes are called?
male snakes..
