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Originally Posted by Topspinmo
He was aggressive cause you were afraid of him. He was bluffing with no bullets ( fangs or poison) to fire at you. I had to run one out of my garage he thought he was the boss till it put my boot in his face. He ran for the hills. I don’t kill them not because the eat the lizards but small rodents. I like the anoles cause the eat insects around house. Even had one inside House that I couldn’t catch for month. I would wake up and he would be steering at me from end table.
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Rattlesnakes and water mocassins have fangs. Therefore, they have LARGE triangular heads. Not sure about coral snakes, which are rarer. Black snakes and other non-poisonous varieties are easily identified by small heads. They will, however, try hard to bluff like they are poisonous. A turtle can bite you like a snake, also. But, they are not as feared because they are slower. I have cornered a 4ft black snake in my golf car garage as I tried to "herd" it out - it was difficult because they are fast. Don't ever reach for them because like a snapping turtle, they WILL bite - and they are fast. I had only 1 experience with a water mocassin in about 45 years in Florida. I was fishing at a lake and standing in about 2 and 1/2 ft of water. A 3 ft one swam toward my leg. It got within about 8 inches of my leg, then decided that it was too big to eat (I guess) and continued swimming. I kept fishing. Incidentally, you are basically safer when a black snake is around. Somehow? they are tougher than rattlesnakes and keep them away. So, be nice to your low paid security guard - the black snake!