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Over 600 species of snakes are venomous.

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What does a snakes do?

well snakes are creations by god and are slithering creatures, there are 3 groups of snakes, venomous, nonvenomous, and constrictors. venomous snakes are snakes that are deadly so you do not want to get near them, how you can tell the snake is venomous you can look at it head shape, if its a triangle its a venomous or a constrictor. it will have a round head if its a nonvenomous. constrictors are snakes that will squeeze and choke you then eat you. lucky for us they are mostly inAfrica. if you were to FUD a snake its most likely to be nonvenomous. P.S. if you live in the south west in America and you hear a rattle? RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! P.S.S. cause that's a rattlesnake (very deadly). BE,VERY CAREFUL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Is a pine snake poisonous?

No, pine snakes are not poisonous. They are non-venomous constrictor snakes that are not harmful to humans. However, they may bite if they feel threatened or cornered.


Which snakes don't have teeth?

All snakes that do not use venom to kill prey do not have fangs. In other words all nonvenomous snakes lack fangs, but have smaller teeth used for holding on to prey. This is not to say that all venomous snakes have fangs either. Some species such as the coral snake, found in the eastern united states has extremely toxic venom, but lacks fangs.


Do all poisions snakes have fangs?

Not all snakes are poisonous. Some are constrictors which means that they bite their prey and wrap themselves around their food to suffocate the prey. Examples of constrictors are Ball Pythons and Anacondas. Poisonous snakes do have poison in their fangs though.


Can a snake poison another snake?

Yes. The venom of venomous snakes is often lethal to that of other. The exception is that many snakes are resistant to their own species' venom. Snakes that are adapted to eating other snakes may also have some venom resistance.

Related Questions

Are californian king snakes poisonous?

NO. King snakes are nonvenomous.


How many fangs do California king snakes have?

None king snakes done have fangs nonvenomous snakes have re-curved little razor sharp teeth


Can nonvenomous snakes cause swelling if bitten?

yeah


Which are the safe snakes?

corn snakes are the most common species of snakes kept as pets. they are nonvenomous too.


Are king snakes poinsonous?

No. King snakes are nonvenomous, but they will still bite in self defense.


Do only venomous snakes give birth?

No. Many nonvenomous snakes, such as boas, give birth to live young. Conversely, a number of venomous snakes lay eggs.


Are northern red bellied snakes harmful?

no, they can strike but they are nonvenomous


Do non venomous snakes have venom?

No. Nonvenomous means that an animal does not have venom.


Is a king snake posionous?

No. King snakes are nonvenomous but they may still bite.


What is the difference between venomous or nonvenomous snakes?

Yes, most species of snakes can interbreed with other species but the result is usually a sterile hybrid.


Are most snakes poisonous or nonpoisonus?

There are more non-venomous species. Of the approximately 2,600 known species of snake, only about 600 of those species are venomous. Only a small percentage of the venomous species have toxins powerful enough to kill humans.


Which type of snake typically has oval shaped head?

It is sometimes said that this is a characteristic of nonvenomous snakes. However, some venomous snakes have these characteristics as well.