Venomous or non-venomous???

[ZiggiGirl]

I found this snake in my yard. I don't believe it's venomous but I wanted a second opinion.


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[Daigga]

Where do you live? It looks like a baby Texas rat snake to me, which are non venomous.

[ZiggiGirl]

Louisiana


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[redshepherd]

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...)

[Smitty33]

Agree a baby rat snake, cute little guy.

[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.

[tacticalveterinarian]

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

[jclaiborne]

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!!

[Ballpythoncrazy]

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...

[pbyeerts]

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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