Originally Posted by SLP
that's a pretty good basic guide to identification, didn't get to read all the way through it but...another quick simple way to determine venomous vs. non-venomous is the pupils...most all of the native venomous species have vertical pupils while most all of the non-venoumous have circular pupils...of course this is not always a 100% sure fire way to make a determination of species as there are such snakes as python's and boa's that also have vertical pupils, but obviously they are not native to kentucky...but again with this...if you're able to make this call and clearly see the pupil's youre probably too close....and oh yea, if youre ever out at the louisville zoo around the herpaquarium and see one of the keepers roaming around, stop them and ask questions...theyre a really good group out there and would be more than willing to answer any questions or concerns..after all, thats what they get paid to do lol
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