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Old 09-14-2023, 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by jimjamuser View Post
Not sure about what the round eyes tell, but you can tell that it does NOT have poison FANGS because it does not have a triangular-shaped head, which is the usual way to determine a poisonous snake
The only poisonous American snake with round eyes is the coral snake. Vipers all have slit pupils, and its a surer way to tell them apart than the triangular head. Many snakes have heads larger than their bodies that are easy to mistake for "triangular".