This is where we disprove all of those (except for their biblical notorierty) 1. They aren't slimy at all. They're skin is %100 dry (unless they just went swimming) 2. Ever wonder why such stories make headlines? That's because they don't happen very often 3. More than 3/4s of all snake species are NON-venomous. See? There's an explanation to almost all of those.