How to spot a venomous snake? How to identify poisonous snakes

1.Distinguish by color: poisonous snake.

Generally, the color is brighter, while the color of non-venomous snakes is darker.

2.Judging by the shape of the head: the head of a venomous snake is small, generally triangular in shape.

Non-venomous snakes have relatively large heads and are generally oval or iron-shaped.

3.Distinguish from the state of the snake: venomous snakes usually remain aggressive, with their heads always held high; Non-venomous snakes are the opposite.

4.Distinguish from the shape of the snake: the head of the poisonous snake is large and the neck is thin, and the tail suddenly becomes thin and short; Non-venomous snakes taper from head to tail.

Most of the snake's physical features are very colorful, and the head features are not quite the same as those of a normal tongue. Because the wild is rarely seen, the activity is fast.

If you want to identify the way to identify poisonous snakes, there are actually many kinds, generally poisonous snake heads are triangular, and poisonous, and the patterns on the snake's body are relatively bright.

1. Wound shape: non-venomous snake bites show thin rows of tooth marks, double rows of tooth marks; There are two particularly thick and deep marks on the tip of the venomous snake bite, and the teeth are single.

2. Torso features: The torso of non-venomous snakes is thin and long, and the stripes on the body surface are not obvious; The torso of venomous snakes is short and thick, and the stripes on the body surface are generally bright.

3. Head characteristics: the head of non-venomous snakes is small, mostly oval; The poisonous snake has a large head and is mostly triangular in shape.

4. Tail characteristics: non-venomous snake tail length; Poisonous snakes have short tails.

5. Demeanor characteristics: non-venomous snakes are agile; Poisonous snakes move slowly and often form clumps.

6. There are non-venomous glands: non-venomous snakes and non-venom tubes; Venomous snake venom tube.

7. No poisonous teeth: no poisonous snakes and no poisonous fangs; Poisonous snakes have fangs.

Venomous snakes can be identified from their heads, tails, teeth.

The first is from the shape of the snake's head. The head of a snake can be triangular and round, of which the head with a triangular head is generally a venomous snake, while the round one is generally a non-venomous snake. Secondly, it is distinguished from the tail of the snake, which is generally short and blunt like the tail of a venomous snake, while the tail of a non-venomous snake is long, pointed, and very slender.

In addition, you can also look at the patterns on the snake's body, such as the more bright color is a poisonous snake, and the opposite is a non-venomous snake.

Finally, judging from the snake's teeth, venomous snakes will have two large teeth, thick and deep, hook-shaped, which looks scary. Non-venomous snakes, on the other hand, have very small, neat, and serrated teeth.

The habits of snakes

The habitat of snakes varies according to their habits. The snake is an ectothermic animal. When the body temperature is high, the metabolic rate is high and the activity is frequent; When body temperature is low, the metabolic rate is low and activity is weakened.

In the scorching heat of summer, they like to live in shade of trees, grass, streams and other shady places. From autumn to winter, it gradually enters the "hibernation" period.

Ordinary venomous snakes have begun to hibernate in burrows one after another without eating, drinking, molting or molting since late November, when they often gather in dozens or even hundreds of clusters in burrows or tree cavities located in high dry places for the winter. It wasn't until the spring of the following year that the flowers bloomed and woke up from their dormant state.

1.Venom glands: Poisonous snakes have venom glands, non-venomous snakes do not have venom glands.

The venom gland evolved from the salivary gland. Located on the sides of the head and behind the eyes, it is trapped in the jaw muscles and secretes venom. When a venomous snake bites, the muscles surrounding the venom glands contract, and the venom is injected into the body of the bitten target through the tube or groove of the venom tube and fang, causing poisoning, which non-venomous snakes do not have.

2.Venom tube: is the pipe that transports venom and is connected between the venom gland and the fang. Only venomous snakes have venom tubes.

3.Fangs: Vipers have fangs, which are located in front of or behind the non-fangs of the maxilla and are both longer and larger than the non-fangs.

How to tell if a snake is venomous.

Tabby swimming snakes. So, which non-venomous snakes are easily confused with venomous snakes?

Several kinds of non-venomous snakes that are often mistaken for poisonous snakes, because of their special appearance, bright spots, and vicious temperament, they are often regarded as poisonous snakes by some local people and panic, in fact, this snake is harmless to the human body when it bites. Such as tabby snake (also known as pheasant snake), red chain snake (also known as fire red chain) and so on.

The non-venomous snake Yellow Chain Snake (also known as the Yellow Red Chain), which is easy to be confused with venomous snakes in appearance or color spots, is often mistaken for a krait snake because of the black and yellow horizontal stripes on its back; The black-backed white-ringed snake is also easily mistaken for a silver-backed snake because of the black and white horizontal stripes on the snake's back; The neck edge snake (also known as the pseudo-pit viper) has a thick body and a short tail, a tan back, two rows of thick dark brown patches, and a slightly triangular head, which looks very much like a pit viper or pit viper; The green snake (also known as the green bamboo mark) is often confused with the bamboo leaf green because the whole body is green.

Therefore, judging whether a snake is poisonous or not can only be roughly judged by its appearance, and only with an in-depth understanding of snakes can we judge which kind of snake it is and whether it is poisonous or not by their appearance. Therefore, if you are bitten, it is best to take emergency measures immediately and go to the hospital immediately. It is also important to remember the appearance and characteristics of the snake so that doctors and experts can determine whether the snake is venomous through the description.

If you don't understand, don't have common sense to distinguish whether a snake is venomous, although some people say that you can distinguish it by the shape of the snake's head, but many highly venomous snakes have the head shape of a non-venomous snake, so the method of distinguishing by the shape of the snake's head is unscientific.