How NOT to Identify a Venomous Snake

In my years of teaching people about reptiles, I’ve found that most people think they have a good handle on telling a “good snake” from a “bad snake.” However, when we actually look at photos of different snakes, it usually turns out that only one or two attendees really know their stuff. After a while, I noticed the main reason why some people repeatedly get IDs wrong. These are the folks that are stuck on using rules. Those that weren’t using these shortcuts were able to learn much faster. So, if you’ll give me fifteen minutes, I’d like to help you unlearn any rules you may have been taught. Oh, and by the way, there’s no such thing as a bad snake. <a href="https://medium.com/natural-world/how-not-to-id-a-venomous-snake-8c7de2d0ca2e">Website</a>