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<blockquote data-quote="n423" data-source="post: 2474228" data-attributes="member: 7037"><p>Five features that help identify poisonous snakes :</p><p> </p><p>Presence of rattles on the tail positively identifies a snake as poisonous.</p><p></p><p>Secondly, head shape can help identify poisonous snakes. Poisonous snakes in North American</p><p>tend to have diamond or triangular shaped heads. Harmless snakes have</p><p>narrow heads.</p><p></p><p>Thirdly, vertical eye pupils “cat’s eyes” are a strong sign a snake might be poisonous.</p><p></p><p>Fourth, the best identifying character is the facial pit. This is a depression on the side of the face joint below a line between the</p><p>eyes and the nostrils. The venomous snakes of Oklahoma have facial pits.</p><p></p><p>Fifth, if you have a dead snake a poisonous snake can be identified by</p><p>examining the scales under the tail. The tail of a snake is the portion of the</p><p>snake that extends beyond the vent (anus). Poisonous snakes have a single row</p><p>of scales immediately beyond the vent, while non-poisonous snakes usually</p><p>have two rows of scales beyond the vent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="n423, post: 2474228, member: 7037"] Five features that help identify poisonous snakes : Presence of rattles on the tail positively identifies a snake as poisonous. Secondly, head shape can help identify poisonous snakes. Poisonous snakes in North American tend to have diamond or triangular shaped heads. Harmless snakes have narrow heads. Thirdly, vertical eye pupils “cat’s eyes” are a strong sign a snake might be poisonous. Fourth, the best identifying character is the facial pit. This is a depression on the side of the face joint below a line between the eyes and the nostrils. The venomous snakes of Oklahoma have facial pits. Fifth, if you have a dead snake a poisonous snake can be identified by examining the scales under the tail. The tail of a snake is the portion of the snake that extends beyond the vent (anus). Poisonous snakes have a single row of scales immediately beyond the vent, while non-poisonous snakes usually have two rows of scales beyond the vent. [/QUOTE]
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