Identifying Non Venomous Snakes - Summit Environmental Solutions

[@76netg]

"He's trying to Squeeze me" Cracked me up. Thanks for the info

[@marcospgricon]

Thank you man, I seen one of those black snakes two weeks ago but I didn’t know it wasn’t dangerous.

[@Mr.C.365]

King Cobras have round pupils!

[@michaelschmidt3334]

Haha so true one of the deadliest

[@sarahg9895]

Black mambas have round pupils as well. And a straight head. But very helpful video for this area. Thanks.

[@snipezpro9554]

Sarah Rife king cobra's also

[@juliahennesey6727]

“We like these snakes” continues to hold it by the neck....

[@Giuseppescamarone]

Otherwise it would bite him

[@PinkPixelProductions]

Slits in the eye does not mean they’re venomous, it just means they come out at night time Slit pupils: They come out at night time Round pupils: They come out at day time

[@Tsevries]

It depends on where you're from. Copperheads and rattlesnakes are the only snakes to potentially worry about in Connecticut, and they are the only ones with slit pupils. But, it's not a world-wide universal by any means.

[@davidbrantley3702]

@@Tsevries Yes, not to be confused with the urkzsa only found on Mars.

[@kodiakcub1762]

The eye rule isn't always accurate. Some venomous snakes have round eyes and some non-venomous have slitted eyes. Better of using the scales on the tail.

[@dwightyost1606]

In north America the only venomous snakes with round eyes in the copper head. Fun fack allot of "safe non venomous " like the hog nose is actually rear fanged but wouldn't be any more painful to a bee sting and would have to " chew" to get you

[@cranstonsnord4334]

@@dwightyost1606 Copperheads have vertical slits for pupils, not rounded ones. I take wildlife photos in my spare time and have many photos of them. Some water snakes resemble copperheads, are non-venomous, and have round pupils. Maybe you have one of them mixed up with a copperhead. Where we live in NC, the only venomous snake here with round pupils is the coral snake.

[@dwightyost1606]

@cranstonsnord4334 your right my mistake and it was the water snake

[@dennisswaim8210]

My favorite native to North Carolina snake. So helpful and good natured. Love em. Not happy when they go after the birds.

[@dino3442]

You don’t want to hold that rat snake by it’s neck you can calm it down and bare handle it if it bite no problem also at some points when you held it at the neck it was fully capable of turning around and bite but it was calm enough not to

[@Pasture_Performance]

I found a skin under my. stove.. found the scales go from single to double... so should be like a. rat snake or a blur racer?? I'm in North Louisiana

[@dennisswaim8210]

King Snakes are super cool as well.

[@GreenRoomPythons]

I realize this is an old video but just to be clear for anyone stumbling across this. Everything he says about IDing venomous snakes is wrong. These are myths that could get very dangerous for people who believe them. The presence of venom glands has nothing to do with pupil shape or scale configuration. The only way to tell a venomous snake is to identify the species in the region you're in. There is no tell-tail sign that venomous or non-venomous snakes share. As an added bonus: please don't pin a snakes head if you don't know what you're doing. Snakes have very fragile skulls and spines which often break when someone like this is trying to pin them down.

[@summitenvironmentalsolutions]

Hi Green Room, Thanks for your comment. The technician in the video has over 30 years of experience dealing with wildlife, pests and, specifically, snakes so they absolutely know what they are doing. Appreciate you're comment, all the same. Have a good day.

[@GreenRoomPythons]

@@summitenvironmentalsolutions Hey Summit, I appreciate your response. I'm sure he's very experienced and my guess is the information he gave is true for your region. The danger here is that KZbin views are worldwide. There are many highly venomous snakes with paired subcaudle scales including the Mamba the Boomslang and the Puff Adder. You can also pick any venomous snake that is diurnal (they hunt during the day) and you'll see round pupils because pupil shape has to do with their vision - It has nothing to do with the presence of venom glands. There is lots of misinformation all over the internet about snakes and I normally don't worry too much about it and try to just give correct information on my channel. I do speak up though when I see these specific myths promoted because it could be very dangerous for the person encountering a venomous snake or it could be dangerous for the animal when somebody kills a harmless snake that they believe to be venomous. Again these rules might be true in your specific region. If I made the statement on my channel that all venomous snakes have rattles that would be true in my region. I live in California and the only venomous snake (that's dangerous to humans) in this area is a rattlesnake. I would hate for someone on the East Coast to believe that rule and then go pick up a copperhead.

[@eBay11B]

I loved the video. Made my day. Thanks!

[@oladimejijamiudeen9445]

love your video, very reasonable and comprehensible,, I've wanted to identify a snake, probably I should be keeping it, but I cant share the picture here, from Nigeria

[@gaingamgangmei7887]

There is an exception like black mamba have pupil eyes too watch out!! best is to ask the snake if you’re venom or not

[@rdgreptiles9131]

Info is not correct!I have a ball python and he has so called “Venomous eyes “ but really round eyes means the are awake in the day and slit eyes mean they are nocturnal.

[@Lapakimane]

True. Don’t rely on eyes!!

[@Afrocanuk]

If you're concerned about rats, chickens will do a better job of getting rid of them.

[@barbarafrazier7908]

What would u recommend for a first time snake owner?

[@septembergem]

Black Mambas have round pupils and are one of the deadliest in the world.

[@fuckyourface4314]

Thank you so very much

[@AlbanianHerper]

The way you handle that poor snake is so wrong,grabbing by the head it's not necessary at all since it's a very calm specie

[@a.ntss___]

Albanian Herper Well, it still may bite, and usually when you hold a snake, you hold it by the neck, but very gently. As you can see he is very gentle with them.

[@barringtonbloomfield2876]

It can still bite that's why

[@AlbanianHerper]

@@barringtonbloomfield2876 No if you are gentle,and even if you get bit it's not a big deal.I get bit all the time,after a while they feel safe if you hold them gently and they stop biting

[@terrylee3232]

Yeah he's not holding it right

[@ArranVid]

@@a.ntss___ No he isn't, he presses way too hard.

[@jeliarra]

Tell the Cobra he isn't venomous because his pupils are round. There are several venomous snakes with round pupils, if any are here in NC, no clue, but that was some misinformation. Pretty sure the water snakes all have round pupils, but too lazy to check lol.

[@borisbily9466]

he doesnt seem very happy being shown like that :)

[@Aldototote15]

Wtf they don’t even know they are being shown stfu

[@Cut3g0r3f4n]

can they eat normal cooked meat? Or just raw meat? Because I don’t have a rodent infestation 😭

[@tyresehopsin4858]

Ummmm ur wrong about the pupil part The green mamba has a round pupil 😊just adding but i love ur vids mahn Im a snake catcher in south africa ☺

[@snapo1750]

Round pupils (at least in Thailand) are 100% NO indication if a snake is venemous...

[@dennisswaim8210]

That's the Black Rat Snake.

[@Lola-lh5kl]

Your so great!!!

[@reachinguptohim4292]

Why you flopping poor snekky around like that?? Just hold him nice for Pete's sake!

[@PinkPixelProductions]

If he doesn’t hold the snake by the neck, it might potentially bite at him. So he is holding it properly for safety precautions.

[@ArranVid]

@@PinkPixelProductions No he is holding it way too tightly. I bet I can hold the snake in a better way without making it bite me.

[@husseinalraisii]

Inland taipan has round pupils, I’m commenting from heaven.

[@ivanadeguzman1466]

😭

[@xusmico187]

wrong. coral snakes have ROUND pupil

[@Vetmoazzam]

Cobra has also round pupil

[@MrTwigged]

You are hilarious!

[@Coltondavis-14n]

Just because it has round pupils doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s venomous because the most venomous snake on the planet the inlandtypan

[@Coltondavis-14n]

The snake I just named it has circular pupils

[@michaelschmidt3334]

Why you holding a non venomous snake like that?

[@Tsevries]

That being said, that looks like an eastern rat snake, which are (usually) fairly handleable, so holding the neck is often unnecessary and stress-inducing -- it might actually be the entire reason the snake will bite. Even if it did bite, it would probably be considerably less stressful to the human than the neck hold.

[@michaelschmidt3334]

@@Tsevries true man hope the newbies don't listen to him

[@travelwilder]

Doesn't matter. If you spot a snake, Forkin run.

[@imwaytogoodlookingtobeyour1188]

My reticulated python has eyes like cats...

[@algomez8563]

So basically be kind of an herpetologist? Better not take any chances.

[@amanshah3476]

Genius dont hang the snake all by its head/neck

[@PinkPixelProductions]

If he doesn’t hold the snake by the neck, it might potentially bite at him. So he is holding it properly for safety precautions.

[@lonewolfsim6837]

There was one in the basement

[@Miximith]

Thanks I am going out to the desert so I need to know

[@mrxblobfishyt8044]

You can't 100% tell that it is non venomous by a pupil and same as the shape of the head

[@davidbrantley3702]

Good god dude. If I was that sneak on your into I would had threw up.

[@Jody-nf2bz]

Not true, the cobra has round pupils!

[@TitoMitto]

Cool snake

[@placidojr.menaje4067]

Please do not strangle the snake!

[@TheDanielDreamer]

King cobras have round pupils

[@hejm8421]

Sir please hold him/her properly.

[@PinkPixelProductions]

If he doesn’t hold the snake by the neck, it might potentially bite at him. So he is holding it properly for safety precautions.

[@jasonsimmons6684]

Just ask em for their papers

[@milindparkarparkar876]

oho

[@geneduclos4003]

Very poor way to handled a snake.

[@unspeakabletalent-tricksho8282]

sup

[@r10kt23]

But king cobra has round eyes

[@10xrajesh]

r10kt king cobra is an exception...we have some non venomous snakes have vertical pupil juz to scare others.... there is always some exception in nature

[@ArranVid]

Why are you pressing your hand so hard on the non-venomous snake? Lol...release the grip a bit dude.

[@natanieljames6998]

I’m worried how he handle the rat snake😳😳😳

[@graybruer5410]

Cute guy long snake

[@bourbonator4788]

Not thrilled with the way he holds the snake. Can cause real damage to the snake. The round pupils info is sketchy at best.

[@nbaroatksteelx3774]

Please do not handle snakes like this man is showing! Snakes are fragile, and you can injure them by grasping them at the neck and/or tail. If you want to pick up a snake, support the body and hold it gently around the middle or back third. If you are gentle, most snakes will eventually calm down, especially if you simply let them climb on your hands like they’re branches.

[@rusty1121]

I read this and immediately went on a snake rampage for you. Thanks for the inspiration

[@ArranVid]

Awww snakes are cute.