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How do you determine if a snake is venomous or non-venomous in Pennsylvania? There are three main characteristics to look for when determining if a snake is venomous or non-venomous in Pennsylvania: 1. Venomous snakes have small necks, and non-venomous snakes' heads and necks tend to be the same width. 2. Venomous snakes have elliptical pupils, and non-venomous snakes have completely round pupils. 3. Venomous snakes have a rattle or single scales on the tail, and non-venomous snakes have split s

South American coral snake, a beautiful venomous snake from the the Peruvian Amazon!! I posted one we found at night a week ago, this one was brought to us by my local friend Emerson! “Red touch black friend of jack”?? Definitely not the case here!! That rhyme is commonly used to tell the venomous coral snake from harmless mimics in the US, but it does NOT apply to coral snakes south of the border!! (Or even in the US as aberrant patterns occur) Another common, but incorrect, “rule” is that cora