Posts: 12806
Threads: 158
Joined: February 13, 2010
Reputation:
111
RE: Snake people, get in here!
August 6, 2018 at 9:34 pm
(August 6, 2018 at 8:41 pm)The Gentleman Bastard Wrote: (August 6, 2018 at 5:09 pm)Shell B Wrote: Oh, certainly use caution when you live in one of the areas of the country that has lots of venomous snakes. Wear high boots and tuck your pants in when you're wandering around that area. Keep a picture of the thing in case it bites you. Antivenin will do the trick.
*If* I recall correctly, water moccasins will get all, "look at me" before they'll actually bite you, so you have time to back away if you have a chance to see it whip its head back and show its fangs. Very few snakes will actively try to bite you just for being near them. That's why you're usually looking good if you just watch out not to step on one.
Yep. Snakes, venomous or not, aren't much interested in biting anything other than prey unless sick, cornered or threatened. Even then, they typically display in some way or another before they strike. At least, any you're likely to find in North America.
Yeah, mambas and cobras are another story. Fuck that noise. They'll chase your ass.
Posts: 2069
Threads: 30
Joined: May 15, 2016
Reputation:
54
RE: Snake people, get in here!
August 6, 2018 at 10:35 pm
(August 6, 2018 at 1:53 pm)Aroura Wrote: IDK, the head shape seems like a dead giveaway too. No pun intended.
Harmless snakes tend to have narrower heads and no obvious "neck". This one looks like it has a wide head and a clear neck, that's a clear sign of venomous vs non.
In any case, better safe than sorry and animal control is your best bet!
Yep, we have rattlesnakes here in CA. My daughter (who also likes reptiles!!) and I have been to a nature center - they told us that venomous snakes have angular instead of narrow heads because that's where the venom is. I can't tell the shape of OP's snake's head from the photos, though.
Fun fact: I sorta like snakes too. We found one in the middle of a bike trail recently, I tried to pick it up and move it so it wouldn't get murdered by a passing bicyclist but it reared up at me when I got close. So we decided not to touch it.
-Teresa
.
Posts: 35336
Threads: 205
Joined: August 13, 2012
Reputation:
146
RE: Snake people, get in here!
August 6, 2018 at 11:59 pm
(This post was last modified: August 7, 2018 at 12:30 am by The Valkyrie.)
(August 6, 2018 at 10:35 pm)Tres Leches Wrote: (August 6, 2018 at 1:53 pm)Aroura Wrote: IDK, the head shape seems like a dead giveaway too. No pun intended.
Harmless snakes tend to have narrower heads and no obvious "neck". This one looks like it has a wide head and a clear neck, that's a clear sign of venomous vs non.
In any case, better safe than sorry and animal control is your best bet!
Yep, we have rattlesnakes here in CA. My daughter (who also likes reptiles!!) and I have been to a nature center - they told us that venomous snakes have angular instead of narrow heads because that's where the venom is. I can't tell the shape of OP's snake's head from the photos, though.
Fun fact: I sorta like snakes too. We found one in the middle of a bike trail recently, I tried to pick it up and move it so it wouldn't get murdered by a passing bicyclist but it reared up at me when I got close. So we decided not to touch it.
-Teresa
Yeah, drunk guy in Oz tried picking up a snake on the side of the road a few years ago.
I think he used up all the anti venom in the state and lost a couple of limbs.
Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:
"You did WHAT? With WHO? WHERE???"
Posts: 67287
Threads: 140
Joined: June 28, 2011
Reputation:
162
RE: Snake people, get in here!
August 7, 2018 at 5:49 am
(This post was last modified: August 7, 2018 at 5:51 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(August 6, 2018 at 9:34 pm)Shell B Wrote: Yeah, mambas and cobras are another story. Fuck that noise. They'll chase your ass.
Copperheads will do the same, but they're the least venomous of the venomous snakes here, so.
Cottonmouths do love a good display, like white flowers rising up from the hydrilla, lol.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
Posts: 9916
Threads: 21
Joined: September 8, 2015
Reputation:
79
RE: Snake people, get in here!
August 7, 2018 at 10:37 am
(August 6, 2018 at 11:59 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: (August 6, 2018 at 10:35 pm)Tres Leches Wrote: Yep, we have rattlesnakes here in CA. My daughter (who also likes reptiles!!) and I have been to a nature center - they told us that venomous snakes have angular instead of narrow heads because that's where the venom is. I can't tell the shape of OP's snake's head from the photos, though.
Fun fact: I sorta like snakes too. We found one in the middle of a bike trail recently, I tried to pick it up and move it so it wouldn't get murdered by a passing bicyclist but it reared up at me when I got close. So we decided not to touch it.
-Teresa
Yeah, drunk guy in Oz tried picking up a snake on the side of the road a few years ago.
I think he used up all the anti venom in the state and lost a couple of limbs.
Poison ropes are only to be moved with 11 foot poles.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
Posts: 19881
Threads: 324
Joined: July 31, 2016
Reputation:
34
RE: Snake people, get in here!
August 7, 2018 at 10:44 am
I had a cobra slide into the Holiday Inn pool with one once when our ship was visiting Pattaya Beach, Thailand. The tourists were flipping out. I just kept on eye on it and the pool guy dipped it out and threw it over a fence, into another hotel's swimming pool.
Posts: 8661
Threads: 118
Joined: May 7, 2011
Reputation:
57
RE: Snake people, get in here!
August 7, 2018 at 11:04 am
Please let us know how that went, poppeyespappy!
Posts: 28409
Threads: 524
Joined: June 16, 2015
Reputation:
90
RE: Snake people, get in here!
August 7, 2018 at 11:29 am
He'll be fine. I've been channeling St Patrick for him.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
Posts: 67287
Threads: 140
Joined: June 28, 2011
Reputation:
162
RE: Snake people, get in here!
August 7, 2018 at 12:31 pm
Hehehe, that's going to work for sure...but just in case, some tin shins wouldn't hurt.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
Posts: 12806
Threads: 158
Joined: February 13, 2010
Reputation:
111
RE: Snake people, get in here!
August 7, 2018 at 12:39 pm
(August 7, 2018 at 10:44 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: I had a cobra slide into the Holiday Inn pool with one once when our ship was visiting Pattaya Beach, Thailand. The tourists were flipping out. I just kept on eye on it and the pool guy dipped it out and threw it over a fence, into another hotel's swimming pool.
My guts would probably turn to pudding.
|
