poisonous? That depends on your location. Take the time to learn your snake species. Education is a wonderful tool in helping you keep safe around snakes. Just do an internet search for “snakes of [your area here], or for a good, general all-around knowledge of which snakes are dangerous.
Here are a few other tips from www.wildliferemoval. com:
• Leave snakes alone. Almost all cases of snake bites, a reported 99%, occur when people attempt to catch, pick up, or kill snakes. No snake will ever attack a human if unprovoked, and believe it or not, even stepping on venomous snakes like cottonmouths or rattlers rarely results in a strike. So just back away, leave the snake alone, and that’s the safest thing you can do.
• Perform snake prevention techniques on your home or property, to lower the number of snakes and lessen snake encounters.
• Wear snake boots and/or snake gaitors on your feet and legs when walking through snake country.
• Wear gloves. If you know for certain it’s a non-venomous snake, you should still wear gloves, construction gloves or leather work gloves, or even thick welder’s gloves, to protect you against bites when handling or holding snakes. Although many snakes can’t poison you, they can still cause injury, bacterial infection, and a lot of bleeding, due to the anticoagulant in snake saliva.
• Hire a professional snake removal expert. Experience matters a great deal when properly handling wildlife, and in the case of snakes, in properly identifying the snake species.
