re: slit vs round pupils - This is only mostly true, and then only in North America. Most venomous snakes here have vertical slits for pupils. However, the coral snake (very venomous) does not.
In the USA t’s easier to just learn to identify the four kinds of venomous snakes: rattlesnakes (easy), coral snakes (even easier) copperhead (pretty easy) and water moccasin (hardest, but still pretty easy.)
To start with, all except the coral snake (which is gaudily colored red, black, and yellow) have bodies that are quite thick for their length, and triangular heads.
There are variations within a group - for instance, there are several kinds of rattlesnakes, but you can easily tell they are all rattlesnakes.
ronebofh almost 14 years ago
I’m not so worried about poisonous snakes. It’s the venemous ones that are scary.
ZorkArg almost 14 years ago
I don’t know, ladyfingers - I’ve known some round eyes that were pretty poisonous…
rw1h almost 14 years ago
I wonder who did Medusa’s snakes…….
tamron almost 14 years ago
Is she wearing some sort of special glasses that keep her from turning to stone?
freeholder1 almost 14 years ago
MacDusa takes a bite out of hair dressing.
freeholder1 almost 14 years ago
“Stone soul picnic. Come on down to a Stone soul picnic..”
Miss you, Miss Laura.
garycarroll almost 14 years ago
re: slit vs round pupils - This is only mostly true, and then only in North America. Most venomous snakes here have vertical slits for pupils. However, the coral snake (very venomous) does not. In the USA t’s easier to just learn to identify the four kinds of venomous snakes: rattlesnakes (easy), coral snakes (even easier) copperhead (pretty easy) and water moccasin (hardest, but still pretty easy.) To start with, all except the coral snake (which is gaudily colored red, black, and yellow) have bodies that are quite thick for their length, and triangular heads. There are variations within a group - for instance, there are several kinds of rattlesnakes, but you can easily tell they are all rattlesnakes.