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HerpMan unregistered |
posted 02-21-2003 12:07 PM
How Can you tell the differance between the venomous and non venomous snakes? Most people say that you can tell by the slanted eyes (like a cats) but that is not always true. Snakes like the black and green mamba have circled pupils and are very mush venomous! How can you really tell the differance? IP: Logged |
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Pauline Member  Posts: 134 |
posted 03-08-2003 05:55 PM
........ugh, after the bite on the way to the hospital and someone lets you know???!! LOL!! Have no idea, so I went and looked in a search engine. http://extension.usu.edu/publica/natrpubs/nvsnake.pdf Yup, they say for the most part, the slant eyes, and the pits in between the nostrils are the biggees, colors distinguish them as well, and knowing your areas' snakes. But no thanks, they give me the creeps. I like my safe furballs! LOL! God bless. [This message has been edited by Pauline (edited 03-09-2003).] IP: Logged |
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fluff/poof unregistered |
posted 04-15-2003 02:50 PM
Well..as long as I am not in the rain forest...I will go by eye shape. If I was in the jungle...I would just consider them ALL venomous!!! IP: Logged |
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Griffon unregistered |
posted 07-23-2003 11:17 PM
You tell by the shape of there head. IP: Logged |
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MaziosPzza Member Posts: 10 |
posted 08-17-2003 01:34 PM
thats right if its a diamond shaped head its probably poisonious. and you can also tell by the tail if it all of a sudden gets fat then its also poisonious. theres a rhyme talking about milk snakes and some other snake that looks like it....... it goes: red and yellow kill a fellow red and black venom lack IP: Logged |
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Rickigrl Member Posts: 20 |
posted 09-11-2003 10:14 PM
What they said. IP: Logged |
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cliff New Member  Posts: 6 |
posted 09-13-2003 09:21 AM
coral snake they look like milk red touchs black your in the clear red touches yellow well lets say DONT TOUCH... IP: Logged |
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TallGuyinTulsa Member Posts: 18 |
posted 10-22-2003 02:31 PM
That poem helps you distinguish between a california king snake (non-venomous) and a coral snake (highly venomous). There are all different kinds of snakes with different shaped heads, eyes, etc. Your best bet is to educate yourself on what kind of snakes live in your region (as someone suggested earlier). You can't just automatically assume that a snake isn't venomous because it does not have pits or an arrow-shaped head. Pit-vipers are not the only venomous snakes out there. If you're unsure what kind of snake it is- it's best to leave it alone. Don't take the chance that it might or might not be venomous. IP: Logged |
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nemesis658 Member Posts: 26 |
posted 01-03-2004 06:18 PM
i agree that you cant tell by the head . i have a black headed python that everyone knows isnt venomous but alot of people mistake them for tiger snakes. so it isnt always safe to tell purly on the head shape IP: Logged |
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