• @Slow@lemmy.today
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      101 year ago

      I read that snakes are not very sensitive to their venom. It will probably just be a painful nuisance for her.

      • @smeg@feddit.uk
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        191 year ago

        The way it’s twisting I’d assume it’s a constrictor so probably not venomous. I’m no snakologist though.

            • atocci
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              91 year ago

              I would absolutely not assume this creature meant me any harm

            • @MrShankles@reddthat.com
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              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. It still kinda has that “angry brow” too, if I did happen to get close enough

              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 an “actual” 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

              Edit: Looking at pics of the spine-bellied sea snake (Hardwicke’s sea snake), that thing definitely seems deceiving! It really doesn’t fit my usual assumptions. I still wouldn’t mess with any swimming snake, unless I absolutely knew what it was… but still, that is different from what I’ve seen

            • @MrShankles@reddthat.com
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              41 year 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

              • lad
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                11 year ago

                Yeah, it just make me go “aww what a sweetie, just who wouldn’t want you to bite 'em dead, awww”

              • @prashanthvsdvn@lemmy.world
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                11 year 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
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                  11 year ago

                  They’re mildly venomous, but not enough to harm humans. And they really go out of their way to not bite when threatened.

    • @liztliss@lemmy.world
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      91 year ago

      Nah, these noodles mainly use strangulation to kill their prey, they just strike it first to get it in close- it just needs to detach itself from itself and it will be okay