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The claim

Forsten’s Cat Snake හෙවත් නාග මාපිලා/ලේ මාපිලා අතිශයින් විෂ සහිත හෝ මාරාන්තික සර්ප විශේෂයක් නොවෙයි!

Rating

Misleading

Reviewed by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The review identifies the snake in the video as Forsten’s Cat Snake, or Boiga forsteni, and says its bite is generally associated with mild effects such as pain and swelling at the bite site. It concludes that the claim that the snake is highly venomous and can kill within 20 minutes is false; it describes the snake as mildly venomous. [S1][S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 17, 2026