officialdaddyegbert:a-giant-spider:i dunno about you guys but if i’m not sure if a snake is venomous

officialdaddyegbert:a-giant-spider:i dunno about you guys but if i’m not sure if a snake is venomous or not i don’t think my first step would be to grab & examine its ass A much quicker and safer (though not foolproof) way to figure this out is to look at the shape of the snake’s head. If the head is fairly smooth and thin, it’s more likely that the snake is nonvenomous. However, if the head is “diamond shaped” or the cheeks seem to puff out, that could be due to venom glands - the snake may be venomous.Another way, if you are close enough, is to look at the snake’s eyes. As a general rule, round pupils mean the snake is harmless, and vertical/”cat eye” pupils indicate that the snake is venomous.Of course, the best way to avoid being bitten by a venomous snake is to avoid approaching snakes in the wild altogether. If you see a snake in the wild, leave it alone - snakes do NOT go after people, and as long as you leave it alone it will probably leave you soon. Do not kill the snake; most snake bites are inflicted upon people who are attempting to kill a snake in an ignorant attempt to protect themselves! Killing the snake involves approaching it, which, as we’ve gone over, should be avoided - so just leave it be. Additionally (if you live in the United States), it’s more likely than not that any snake you come across is not venomous (this doesn’t mean you should approach it anyway; venomous or not, snake bites HURT!). If you still don’t want the snake around your house or your family or pets, please don’t try to take care of it yourself because that can often end in disaster. Call animal control or a reptile rescue to come trap and remove the snake safely. (: -- source link
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