Do blacksnakes bite

Answer 1

Most snakes will bite in self-defense, including milk snakes, but that does not necessarily make them dangerous. Milk snakes are not rattlesnakes, though they do rattle their tails, and are not poisonous. A milk snake's bite it an irritation at most.

Answer 2

Black snake... I just love it. Most likely (depending on where you live, your "black snake" is usually one of three, black rat snakes, black racers, and eastern indigos. Regardless, wherever you are, and whatever kind of "black snake" it is, it is NOT going to chase down your children and attack them for no reason (barring you living in Africa and it being a mamba). If it WERE to bite, it would be because one of your kids either stepped on it (in which case, all three of the most common "black snakes" will bite, and I would be highly suprised if a bite did not occur) or tried to catch it, if it's a black racer, if they can manage to catch it, it WILL bite, if it's a black ratsnake it might bite, if it's an indigo, as long as they didn't pick it up and squeeze it too hard it would be highly unlikely for it to bite (one of the things that put this species on the endangered species list was the pet trade... a lot of wild caught indigos would eat nothing but other snakes when taken into captivity and would starve due to lack of proper care and diet, nowdays it's destruction of habitat, but back to the subject.). Indigos are a federally endangered species, so if you're in Florida or southern Georgia where they live, it is illegal to touch or harrass them in any way.

None of these three snakes are venomous however. If one of your kids were to grab it and get bitten, a thorough inspection should be madeto make sure no teeth have broken off in the skin, wash the area with antibacterial soap and a quick douse with rubbing alcohol should do the trick.

Black racer: http://www.snakesandfrogs.com/scra/snake...

Black ratsnake: http://www.amazilia.net/images/Herps/Sna...

Eastern Indigo: http://www.charlottecountyfl.com/Environ...

However, if this is your snake: http://www.rfadventures.com/images/Anima... it is NOT a black snake, it's a cottonmouth (water moccasin), old cottonmouths start to get very dark, almost black, but notice the pattern on the face, also there will always be a bit of banding visible on a moccasin as well... a bite from one of these will require a trip to the nearest hospital... call ahead so that they know you're coming and can have antivenin ready in case it is needed.

Answer 3

The Eastern Ribbon snake does indeed bite, but only if significantly provoked. My 7 year old son was handling one he found in the yard and it reached back around and bit him twice in the hand. We suspect, based on the girth of the snake, that it was pregnant (this was in early July'09) and that may have caused the aggression (along with the potentially rough handling).

Answer 4

Yes, blacksnakes are non-venomous and rarely bite humans. Their primary defense mechanism is to flee when feeling threatened. If provoked or cornered, they may bite as a last resort, but their bites are generally not harmful to humans.

Answer 5

No. Grass snakes are not venomous. See Related Links.

Answer 6

All snakes bite! It's a matter of whether of not they are poisonous that you should be afraid of.

Answer 7

If they are cornered then yes

Answer 8

no