• Donjuanme@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Not a reptile enthusiast, but knowledgeable enough to know a few things about them.

    A well fed snake, hell most snakes (not all, some constrictors you don’t want to fuck with) won’t see a human as food, and won’t attack unless provoked. Don’t sneak up on a snake, don’t step on a snake, don’t harass a snake and it won’t give 2 fucks about your presence.

    A venomous snake usually (there’s always an exception) has a “neck”, if you can see where it’s head ends and it’s body begins it’s more likely venomous than it’s danger noodle looking counterpart.

    • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      There are a lot of exceptions. Most of them, as it happens.

      Vipers have that “neck” and a wider head than their bodies. Elapids typically don’t, and can be extremely venomous. In fact, the most deadly venomous snakes in the world are elapids including cobras, taipans, and black mambas.

      Tl;dr: Rarely wise to step on snek.

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      3 days ago

      that rule has so many exceptions that it’s better to assume they are all dangerous