Fangs are very short and are believed - under normal conditions - not to be able to penetrate human skin. But there is a verified case where a boy had been bitten in the webbing between his fingers by a 25 cm snake of this species. The boy got envenomated. ***Immediate Pain, swelling for 3 days, & pain lasting 5 days*** were the reported bite symptoms. Even though envenomation is unlikely it is not impossible and it might cause severe symptoms. Fatalities have not been reported, though.