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There are over 2,400 types of snakes in the world an only about 400 of them are venomous.

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How many types of venemous snakes are there in the world?

Approximately 400 of the known 2,400 species of snake are venomous.


Do snakes have poison from birth?

Venemous snakes are born with venom, and if you are bitten by one, even if it has just hatched, can be deadly depending on the species. Non-venemous snakes have no venom, and therefore are relatively harmless.


Are there any venemous snakes in Texas?

Yes. There are rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths, and coral snakes in Texas.


How many snakes in Britain?

There is quite a few species/breeds of snake in the UK, but the 'Adder' is the UK's only venemous snake.


Are black snakes with a yellow strip all the way down the body venemous?

nope.


Are kingsnakes venemous?

No king snakes are not but some are confused with the highly venomous and secretive coral snake.


Are Storeria snakes dangerous?

They are not venemous, but like all wild things they are best left alone.


Are there copperhead snakes in Ohio?

The timber rattlesnake and the eastern massasauga rattlesnake are both found in Wisconsin. Both snakes live in the southwestern part of the state.


What is the prefix for venemous?

The prefix for "venemous" is "veneno-".


What are 10 poisonous snakes?

There are many types of venemous snakes. Ten are: The Eastern Diamondback, the Death Adder, the Philippine Cobra, the Tiger Snake, the Black Mamba, the Taipan, the Blue Krait, the Eastern Brown Snake, the Indian Taipan, and Belcher's Sea Snake (the most venomous of them all).


What do the coolers yellow and Brown mean on a snake?

Depends on what type of snake it is. There's a saying... "brown touches black, you're okay, Jack... brown touches yellow, you're a dead fellow". However, this should NOT be considered concise in any way, as it only refers to coral snakes and copycats thereof, and it not a universal truth for all species of venemous and non-venemous snakes.


Is it true as Perseus rode Pegasus over a desert the blood of the venemous snakes from medusa's head dropped on the desrt and made the desert full of venemous snakes?

The story is actually the Medusa's blood, not that of the snakes, was poisonous. The rest is accurate, though. As Perseus flew over the deep desert of the Sahara, the drops of blood from Medusa brought forth the dangerous vipers known in the region. Incidentally, her blood is also credited with created the coral in the Red Sea.