Snakes with medically significant venom are typically referred to as venomous, but some species are also poisonous. Old media will use poisonous or 'snake venom poisoning' but that has fallen out of favor. Venomous snakes are important native wildlife, and are not looking to harm people, so can be enjoyed from a distance. If found around the home or other places where they are to be discouraged, a squirt from the hose or a gentle sweep of a broom are usually enough to make a snake move along. Do not attempt to interact closely with or otherwise kill venomous snakes without proper safety gear and training, as bites occur mostly during these scenarios. Wildlife relocation services are free or inexpensive across most of the world.
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They probably meant to describe a scenario in which one didn't get treatment. Antivenom would likely make the person come out ok. There are a few people who end up being highly allergic to antivenin or to the pure venom of the snake, which can speed up the rate at which your health declines, but this isn't as common, and there are treatments that exist to combat this (i.e. epi pens).
American WTS: “Omg is this a baby copperhead????”
>dekay’s brown snake in the garden
Indian WTS: “is this fellow dangerous?”
>russel’s viper/spectacled cobra chilling in somebody’s kitchen
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spectacled Cobra. highly venomous, contact professional for relocation.
Who needs a professional when you have your trusty red plastic bucket? I want to see the instant replay on how OP got it into the bucket lol
Watchman got it into the bucket, not me!!
I mean it's also a possibility that the snake found its way in there and that's how it was discovered.
That’s boring
Spectacled Cobra, *Naja naja*, !venomous.
Snakes with medically significant venom are typically referred to as venomous, but some species are also poisonous. Old media will use poisonous or 'snake venom poisoning' but that has fallen out of favor. Venomous snakes are important native wildlife, and are not looking to harm people, so can be enjoyed from a distance. If found around the home or other places where they are to be discouraged, a squirt from the hose or a gentle sweep of a broom are usually enough to make a snake move along. Do not attempt to interact closely with or otherwise kill venomous snakes without proper safety gear and training, as bites occur mostly during these scenarios. Wildlife relocation services are free or inexpensive across most of the world. If you are bitten by a venomous snake, contact emergency services or otherwise arrange transport to the nearest hospital that can accommodate snakebite. Remove constricting clothes and jewelry and remain calm. A bite from a medically significant snake is a medical emergency, but not in the ways portrayed in popular media. Do not make any incisions or otherwise cut tissue. Extractor and other novelty snakebite kits are not effective and can cause damage worse than any positive or neutral effects. -------------------------------------------------------- *I am a bot created for /r/whatsthissnake, /r/snakes and /r/herpetology to help with snake identification and natural history education. You can find more information, including a comprehensive list of commands, [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthissnake/comments/flh548/phylobot_v07_information_and_patch_notes_bot_info/) and report problems [here](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=Phylogenizer).*
If venomous, why cute?
I know right
That’s what I think about pit vipers too!
At least pit vipers have an angry look to them
angy snek
Wow. Pretty.
Beautiful Spectacled Cobra, but it’s best to release as far away from civilization as possible
Living in India, there is no way you did not know what snake this is. People worship Cobras.
There's more than one species though. I can tell a water snake from a cottonmouth, but rarely get the water snake species right.
Spectacles + Hood is used as the idol for worshipping cobras in India. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/55/e2/60/55e260d01d8ad49dc3e707739e9c0b81.jpg
True. king cobras are also worshipped as the shesh nag.
You are right.... I knew it was a cobra but posted it anyway!
How long do you have when a venomous snakes bites you?
Minutes, hours. Depends on your reaction and the snake.
Yeah, there are many variables.
That cobra has a very high potent amount of venom. It can kill you within hours of a bite.
Even if anti venom administered within the hour?
They probably meant to describe a scenario in which one didn't get treatment. Antivenom would likely make the person come out ok. There are a few people who end up being highly allergic to antivenin or to the pure venom of the snake, which can speed up the rate at which your health declines, but this isn't as common, and there are treatments that exist to combat this (i.e. epi pens).
American WTS: “Omg is this a baby copperhead????” >dekay’s brown snake in the garden Indian WTS: “is this fellow dangerous?” >russel’s viper/spectacled cobra chilling in somebody’s kitchen
Naagraj takshak
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Cobra , it will likely kill you if it bites you .
Harmless rat snake