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Snake Myths
Common Snake Myths
All of the statements listed below are false.
1. Snakes always travel in pairs. This is false. Exceptions to the rule: during breeding season (usually April-June) you may see males and females together.
2. Coral snakes have rear fangs. Coral snakes actually have front, fixed and grooved fangs which provide a primitive delivery of venom (compared to the pit viper).
3. Coral snakes can only bite small, thin areas. Coral snakes can bite anything its mouth can grip. Its mouth is larger than it appears.
4. Coral snakes have to chew to inject their venom. Coral snakes bite and hold on to inject their venom.
5. Cottonmouths cannot bite underwater. How do you think they catch water prey, such as fish?
6. Snakes always chase you when they are scared. If a snake comes quickly in your direction, it is most likely because it is confused. Its goal is to get away from you.
7. Most venomous snakes can jump at least 2 feet. Remember - snakes don't have legs! They can't jump.
8. Rattlesnakes can hear their rattle. It's difficult to hear when you don't have ears.
9. Snakes won't cross a hemp rope. Snakes don't care about ropes. They will cross anything they can get over.
10. Snakes spit. Not the ones in Texas. The clumps of foam-looking spittle found on blackberry bushes and vines in Texas are often thought to be "snake spit," but the fact is, this foam is produced by Spittle Bugs.
11. Venomous snakes have triangular heads. So do a great number of the NON-venomous. Most snakes have a triangular looking head. This is not a good way to determine between venomous and non-venomous.
12. It's definitely a rattlesnake... I heard it! Most snakes (both venomous and non-venomous) rattle their tails when startled and when hitting leaves, brush or anything its touching can resemble the sound of a rattlesnake.
Last edited by lethargiic : 12-13-2005 at 03:29 PM.
Reason: for legal reasons.. this was taken from: http://www.texassnakes.net/myths.html
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11-12-2005, 02:30 AM
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I don't know about #7... I've had a burmese jump off the bed before and bite my brother right in the neck. I witnessed it and although he wasn't 4 feet high, he was definitely all the way off the surface of the bed when he bit my brother.
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11-12-2005, 02:36 AM
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I to have seen snakes...not necessarily "jump" but hurl themselves in an intentional direction as part of a deffensive manuever.
is this another internet list??
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11-12-2005, 03:06 AM
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i suppose technicly the rattle snake could "hear" its rattle through vibrations
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11-12-2005, 06:53 PM
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"Snakes don't spit" Some Cobra's do? - Dunno about the ones in Texas though.
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11-17-2005, 08:00 AM
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you know i went over to a friends place tonight and some guys were talking about coral snakes...and they mentioned that they could only bite in between your fingers and on your ears and junk....haha it made me laugh and i had to shut them down
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11-17-2005, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by TekWarren
I to have seen snakes...not necessarily "jump" but hurl themselves in an intentional direction as part of a deffensive manuever.
is this another internet list??
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I saw a one foot blood python come straight up, at least a foot, out of a sterlite tub, luckily I caught him. Agreed though, its unusual.
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11-17-2005, 02:54 PM
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Now that would be something to see! It must have been the "Neo" of the reptilian matrix :P
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11-17-2005, 02:55 PM
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Now that would be something to see! It must have been the "Neo" of the reptilian matrix :P
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Scared the heck out of my wife, pretty much ensured that I'll never be able to get a blood, at least not without a fight 
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I to have seen snakes...not necessarily "jump" but hurl themselves in an intentional direction as part of a deffensive manuever.
is this another internet list??
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I have actually saw of a species of snake the "jump" or more of a glide on animal planet. so i guess some can jump
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12-05-2005, 02:53 AM
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dont they just lunge? and the momentum looks like they are jumping
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Here is one allot of non herp people get wrong and a few so called herp people to. LOL
All snakes have poison. "WRONG"
There is no snakes that has poison. Some snakes do have venom but not poison.
Take care
Tom
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whenever i tell people that i have a boa constrictor...THE first thing they ask is does it have fangs?is it poisonous?
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12-13-2005, 02:21 PM
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