In the majority, snakes are not poisonous and if you are bitten by one, the largest threat to you is actually infection of the wound and exposure to bacteria that that is prominent in just about every snake's mouth.
If you are bitten by a non poisonous snake, even if the bite seems small, if blood is drawn, treat it as a serious wound because it can develop into something very serious without even having venom be present.
Although this article covers poisonous snakes in Kansas but the description of the various, major venomous snakes is a reliable guide for most of the south and Midwest.
You should, however, check with your state's Fish and Wildlife organization to see what, if any poisonous snakes exist in your state or region.
On the next page, we cover the most common venomous snakes for the region cited above.
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So… If snakes are poisonous what’s in their fangs that has the ability to kill you?
They’ve been called poisonous my entire life. They call snakes like Green Mambas and sea serpents venomous becuz their venom is so much more toxic than a pit viper
Forgot the one that lives in the Whitehouse
Venom injected. Poison injested. Snakes are venomous.
Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t the general rule of thumb “pointy tail not poisonous, blunt tail poisonous”?
Sure can the first 1 is dead second dead 3 and also dead
All food to me.
1: Copper head
2: Water Moccasin
3: Pigmy Rattle snake
4: Diamond Back Rattle snake
Sure could:
1. Dead Snakes!!!
My guess is cotton mouth Eastern Diamondback western diamondback water moccasin. Not In That Order
Michael Plush
I now believe that the snake we found was a cottonmouth.
Nice! Thanks for the tag.
I see politician for #1 ,2,3,4
All I see is dinner, I treat every snake like it’s poison.
copperhead,cottonmouth,eastern rattler,diamond back rattler
water moccasin & cotton mouth are the same snake.
Copperhead, cottonmouth, prairie,atrox
Walking in the wild or nit, believing me or not, these, snakes have been Killen in the down town if Greenville S.C. and around cities all over the states. If someone is,grading land, then it will run these,snakes out right into heavy populated areas.
Walmart in Easley S.C. has a timber rattlesnake in their stick room several summers back. So just keep eyes,opened just in case, especially during dry hot summers when they’re looking for food and water. .
Wow…will make sure to have something around to kill them with but, where I’m at, no more construction is going up. Hasn’t for years. I’m sure more out where it’s booming new construction had a better chance in running into these snakes. Thanks for info.
Forgot a venomous North American snake . Coral snake .
Kim Grisham
Poisonous? Give me a break. I can’t read an article that proves ignorance in the very first sentence.
Coral ,unknown, rattle&rattle of some sort
Tracy Lyon
Not rope
s**t rope
Aaron Burns
I LIVE IN ALASKA ZERO SNAKES
copper head, cotton mouth, pigmy and eastern diamondback rattlesnakes.
The Nope, the Hell No, the$#%&!@*no, and the$#%&!@*No.
My mother had a almost biblical fear of snakes. I have never understood that. I see them as just another part of nature. Skunks, Racoons, Feral Cats and Dogs are way more dangerous.
wiggles on the ground – dies!!!
These snakes are Obama and his administration
Lol
Nope just wack them all
All have triangular head, and swim with body on top of the water
They don’t have no snakes at all of any kind in Alaska ?
I can …See one kill one.
There are only two types of snakes, poisonous and dead.
Yep
Hell they aint dangerous, i catchem all the time
Simply put stay away from all snakes.
With what caliber?
The last one is a western diamond back
My shotgun can
Once they kill a dog ya love. Kill em all .
Dead ones if I see them
DEMs.. lol
They should be chopped off into numerous pieces or burnt alive and should be served to eagles as they kill for no reasons ..ok.
What’s to identify they are all snakes
copperhead, water moccasin, rattlesnake, rattlesnake.