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Venomous or non-venomous???
I found this snake in my yard. I don't believe it's venomous but I wanted a second opinion.
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Where do you live? It looks like a baby Texas rat snake to me, which are non venomous.
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Re: Venomous or non-venomous???
Louisiana
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Just a harmless rat snake... I'm 95% sure a Western Rat Snake, but don't count on me LOL.
There's this snake identification group on facebook with a lot of experts in herps- the right people always answer correctly.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/22137638452/
It's easier to just become familiar with the few venomous species in your area, and you can safely know that anything else is harmless. (Unless it's an escaped snake from a hot keeper, but that is rare...)
Last edited by redshepherd; 10-08-2015 at 08:20 PM.
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Re: Venomous or non-venomous???
Agree a baby rat snake, cute little guy.
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Absolutely non-venomous.
Very easy to google "Venomous snakes of Louisiana" and get a list with pictures by the way. Would be faster than waiting for answers on a forum.
Also, in the near future, never grab a snake if you don't know if it is venomous or not. Just let it be and it will go away. If there are kids/pets around that may get injured, call a professional so that they can remove the animal to be released in a safe environment.
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Re: Venomous or non-venomous???
Originally Posted by Najakeeper
Absolutely non-venomous.
Very easy to google "Venomous snakes of Louisiana" and get a list with pictures by the way. Would be faster than waiting for answers on a forum.
Also, in the near future, never grab a snake if you don't know if it is venomous or not. Just let it be and it will go away. If there are kids/pets around that may get injured, call a professional so that they can remove the animal to be released in a safe environment.
Non-venomous! I agree 100% with NajaKeeper
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Re: Venomous or non-venomous???
Originally Posted by najakeeper
absolutely non-venomous.
Very easy to google "venomous snakes of louisiana" and get a list with pictures by the way. Would be faster than waiting for answers on a forum.
Also, in the near future, never grab a snake if you don't know if it is venomous or not. Just let it be and it will go away. If there are kids/pets around that may get injured, call a professional so that they can remove the animal to be released in a safe environment.
this!!
SNAKES
1.0 Childrens Python
LIZARDS
0.1 B&W Tegu, 1.0 Bearded Dragon, 1.1 IJ Blue Tongue Skinks
FROGS
0.0.5 Dendrobates tinctorius 'Citronella'
DOGS
1.0 German Sherherd (Timber), 1.0 Wolf/Shepherd (Sabre), 1.0 Chihuahua (Taz), 0.1 Chihuahua (Penny), 0.1 Pitbull (Luna)
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Re: Venomous or non-venomous???
Originally Posted by Najakeeper
Also, in the near future, never grab a snake if you don't know if it is venomous or not. Just let it be and it will go away.
Agreed. You'd think this would be common sense but...
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Re: Venomous or non-venomous???
There are only 4 kinds of venomous wild snakes in the USA: rattlesnakes, copperheads, corn, and cotton mouth/water moccasins. Of course, this doesn't include the dummies that lose their Cobras, lol
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