Have you ever seen the hognose??
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MrShankles@reddthat.com 11 months agoIt’s head tells me it’s not venomous. Venomous snakes look angry
prashanthvsdvn@lemmy.world 11 months ago
MrShankles@reddthat.com 11 months ago
They still have a bit of an “angry brow” and they are technically venomous… but I’ll be damned if they ain’t cute. One of the few snakes that make me feel compelled to snuggle them
prashanthvsdvn@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Isn’t the reason they do the bluffing by flaring the hood like cobra and the entire roll up throw tongue out pretend to die if you call out the bluff is because they are not venomous
MrShankles@reddthat.com 11 months ago
They’re mildly venomous, but not enough to harm humans. And they really go out of their way to not bite when threatened.
sukhmel@programming.dev 11 months ago
nxdefiant@startrek.website 11 months ago
oh hai, It’s me, the most venomous snake in the world
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atocci@kbin.social 11 months ago
I would absolutely not assume this creature meant me any harm
MrShankles@reddthat.com 11 months ago
The first one, I would be wary because of the colors. I’d rather run from a corn snake than be bitten by a copperhead. When I see color like that, I’m taking a step back regardless, before I even have time to look at it’s face/head
The second one… also gonna be wary of any swimming snake. Could be mostly harmless, or it could be a cotton mouth; but I’m not gonna check it out closely enough, before backing up
But I see your point either way. You can’t rely on just one factor for identification. The snake in OP’s video isn’t a threat to me, so it’s easier to observe.
I guess what I’m kinda saying, is that it helps to know a quick distinction between venomous/non-venomous. It might not be perfect for identification, but it helps the knee-jerk fear of thinking “the only good snake is a dead snake”. It at least helped me reduce my own fear, when I moved to a place where venomous snakes are much more probable.
It doesn’t keep me from reacting, but it definitely helps me from over-reacting