another snake ID thread.

[Speed6]

that is one way to tell but i dont think its always the case (learned a long time ago in biology that when starting out learning something that is absolute the more you look into the more exceptions appear)

for instance with rear hinged fanged snakes (aka coral snake for georgia) doesnt take after "pit vipers"

red and yellow kill a fellow, red and black poisons lack

 

[chucklenut]

red and yellow kill a fellow, red and black poisons lack

for telling the difference between a coral and a kings snake yes this is true

coral snakes dont bite often as they have to "work" at it to inject venom. but when they do go to a hospital asap

 

[Laufen]

my last post hit before the page refreshed..Good to know on the pupils! So round pupils = good?

Not always.

 

[Laufen]

red and yellow kill a fellow, red and black poisons lack

lol, I always heard. Red on Black, friend of Jack, Red on Yellow, bite a fellow.

 

[Fatal_Bert]

Thanks guys. Didn't notice the round pupils till I zoomed in on the pic. He's only a foot and half long and mean as hell.

 

[chucklenut]

Thanks guys. Didn't notice the round pupils till I zoomed in on the pic. He's only a foot and half long and mean as hell.

even at non-venomous they will bite the ever loving **** out of you.

 

[titan2k10]

lol, I always heard. Red on Black, friend of Jack, Red on Yellow, bite a fellow.

This does not hold true for the rest of the world. Just a heads up guys!

 

[Hasselhoss]

for telling the difference between a coral and a kings snake yes this is true

coral snakes dont bite often as they have to "work" at it to inject venom. but when they do go to a hospital asap

Also, coral snakes have a black head and the copycat snakes don't.

 

[jaseast]

Along with the coral snakee, the Hog-nosed snake or Spreading Adder is another rear-fang snake that is venomous (mild venom) and has round pupils.

 

[Hasselhoss]

Along with the coral snakee, the Hog-nosed snake or Spreading Adder is another rear-fang snake that is venomous (mild venom) and has round pupils.

Most people do not even consider hog nosed snakes as "venomous". They do not have venom glands but their saliva itself is a mild sedative to small animals. They don't bite in defense either. They normally flatten out and hiss then play dead.