HOW TO IDENTIFY VENOMOUS SNAKES VS NON-VENOMOUS SNAKES

In this Herping Tips 2019 video we discuss the many different ways on how to identify venomous snakes from non venomous snakes. With warm weather approaching snakes are going to be more commonly found out and about.
HEAD - The head of a venomous snake is triangular in shape. Now non venomous snakes can pull of this same look when cornered and on the defense. Non venomous snakes will puff themselves up to look larger than life and flatten out their bodies and head. In doing this the jaw bones in the head cause it to take on a triangular shape. mimicking the head of a venomous snake.
EYES - The eyes of a venomous snake are vertical...almost like a cat's eye. While the eyes of a non venomous snake are circular in shape. Now this isn't always the case because when a venomous snake is in low light conditions the eyes will go from a vertical shape to a circular shape.
TAIL - The ventral scales on a venomous snake are a single row of scales going from the anus to the tip of the tail. On a non venomous snake they are 2 separate rows of scales.

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[GreenRoomPythons]

I love the idea for this video but there is some misinformation here, which could be dangerous. Pupil shape has more to do with nocturnal vs diurnal snakes - the eyes have nothing to do with venom glands. Their pupil shape is all about giving them the best vision based on when they're awake and moving about. Scale shape on the tail will have nothing to do with venom glands either - different snakes all over the world have different belly scalation, which has more to do with how their muscles are attached and move. The other wives-tail (which was addressed accurately here) is head shape. It's true that some venomous snakes have a triangular head shape because of enlarged venom glands, but some don't, and some non-venomous snakes do... The only way to accurately tell if a snake is venomous is to know the species well enough to identify it. There are no reliable visual cues that are found in all venomous snakes and not in non-venomous... If you're out looking for snakes, the best thing to do is to know the rules in your area. I'm in California and a good rule here is, "if it's not a rattlesnake, it's non-venomous". That rule works well, but only in my little section of the world :-)

[xxxyyy]

A couple of days ago, I found a snake in my garage. We are having problems with mice in there. The problem is that we have to walk through the garage to get to the laundry room, so I couldn’t just leave it. I called someone and they wanted $350 to remove the snake. My wife said it was too much. So I tried to shoo it out of our garage with a broom. It made the snake angry and it kept trying to bite the broom. Finally we got it into the yard where it tried to crawl into the neighbor’s RV. My neighbor probably wouldn’t appreciate it, so I grabbed it by the tail and gently but firmly pulled it out. Once I was holding the snake I put it in a plastic container and closed the lid. Then we drove to a nature area and let it loose in the tall grass. I still don’t know if it was venomous but I think it probably wasn’t. The snake was black with white patterns. We live in Austin, Texas.

[ricoprandana]

your video is very good sir, I like your videos, Don't bother about what people say wrong about you🙏

[stoutpeter]

Philippine cobra doesn't have vertical eye slits but it's venomous, so I'm wondering how many other exceptions there are

[Direwolf]

Great video, learned some really great info! Love snakes, and more information is so appreciated. Thank you for this .

[NorthernGate]

Thanks. Snakes can teach us about people. Some people appear venemous but they are not and vice versa.

[BensChannel-rnge]

@4:53 I think you men't viperidae instead of colubrids. Colubrids are rat snakes, racers, garter snakes ect.

[DrawwithAzhar]

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[shinra]

now I know what is non-venomuos snake and venomous snake good vid😃❤

[T.MG]

I always heard ...” Red touches yellow good for fellow, red touches black good for jack”. It’s in a book I read as I child if anyone knows the name please lmk!!!!

[smetlogik]

Good video! I've got one coming out one of these days on venomous snakes. You'll be finding some of those venomous snakes soon out there in TN~

[Skyeimagephotography]

Anyway to tell if I found a kitten eating a snake in my front yard? It's head was gone I can only see it's body. It was only about 14-18 inches so it was a baby. I just want to make sure there isn't a momma around. I live in town not in the country and my 2 and 4 year old play in the front yard.

[MrCrooy]

It was educational so thanks for that! The saying I always heard was “ red and black venom lack red and yellow can kill a fellow

[gaingamgangmei]

Are you lecturing me or playing kick after weed smoke 💨

[DanielHernandez-unoc]

Actually you have different information about snakes so it’s not bad to learn from another person, do your thing man 🤘🏼 this is what I searched for as a first timer

[jimjoyce]

There are lots of snakes who will shake their tail into something to make it sound like a rattlesnake

[BC-kxzb]

I've seen coral snakes where red touches yellow or doesn't even have the distinctive colors. Best thing to remember is if you don't know what it is or unsure about, just leave it alone.

[Jacob-jqll]

Thank you so much! I’m on a search for a corn snake because they make good pets and have a low budget

[stevey]

Isn't it too risky to get closer to the snake to check out the eye balls?

[adityarajbasistha]

inorganic chemistry vs snake identification
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