are certain color snakes poisonous?

Question

are green, turquoise, and black with yellow snakes poisonous?

Answer 1

The saying is, "Red and yellow will kill a fellow. Red and Black, is ok jack."

Answer 2

There aren't any specific colors that are designated as indicators of a snake being venomous. If what you are refering to as the coral snake, indeed it is a colorful snake but one in which could be easily mistaken for any number of docile non-venomous snakes such as a mountain kingsnake, or milksnake for that matter. Most of the venemous snakes in the US: rattlesnakes, copperhead and the water moccasin are somewhat dull colored browns and earthtones to be more exact. However again, color is not an indicator of venom, plenty of non venemous snakes are brown and earthtone, consider the gopher snake which to an untrained eye looks pretty much the same as a diamondback rattlesnake, it even shakes it tail as well, minus the rattle. Anyhow you should get a field guide or do a search on venemous snakes of north america.

Answer 3

Color has nothing to do with whether a snake is venomous or not. There are many extremely colorful non-venomous snakes, and there are just as many very dull looking venomous snakes. The only way to be sure is to know what type of snake you are looking at.
If you're in the US, there are only 4 types of venomous snakes. Water Moccasin - dull, Copperhead - shades of brown, but very beautiful, coral snakes - bright, rattlesnakes - can go either way depending on the subspecies.

Answer 4

Snakes come in a wide variety of sizes, colors, character, never take anything concerning snakes for granted. In the U.S. we're kind of lucky, we only have a small number of venomous snakes, that are native to our country. I imagine a number of the real killers get here by indirect means. There is a big problem in Florida right now, a few species of deadly pythons have ended up in the Florida wetlands. These snakes are a deadlier breed than the pythons native to that area, these snakes are taking on crocodiles, and other prey(including humans)not normally seen as the snakes prey........LATER

Answer 5

The color of a snake has nothing to do with whether or not it is venomous. The Eastern Green Mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Eastern_Green_Mamba.jpg is a very venomous snake while the Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus Caninus) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Emerald_Tree_Boa_02.jpg is not venomous at all.

Answer 6

Color is NOT a reliable indicator of poison!

There are a few things you can look for, but it is smarter to just find out what is dangerous in your area and learn what they look like. Most of us only have a few species to be concerned with.

Answer 7

Red touch yellow kill a fellow, red touch black your alright jack. And the shape of the head is a sign I think if it has a bullet head its ok and diamond shaped heads are poisonous.

Answer 8

Red touching yellow, good for a fellow. Red touching black, step back jack. I think. Also, some strange colored animals in forests, like flourescent almost, or so they seem, are poisonous.

Answer 9

Africa and Asia.
Boomslang (green or brown), Bush Viper (colour varies from ground colours to pale green, olive or rusty brown).
Gaboon Viper (pink to brown).
Green Mamba, (bright green).Krait (bluish-black).
Americas
American Copperhead (chestnut colour).Coral Snake (black, red and yellow).Eyelash pit viper (bright yellow to redish-yellow).
Europe.
Common Adder (yellow and black).
Long-nosed adder (grey brown or reddish)
For a good source on snakes, please check out:-
http://www.kingsnake.com/toxinology/old/snakes/venomlist.html

Answer 10

Poisonous snakes come in all colors.....