triangle snake head poisonous?

Question

i had an argument with my dad on the topic of snakes i say that poisonous snakes have triangular shaped heads my dad says they have round heads like red racer (i.e. coachwhip)
. at this contradictory he said that i should research it so here i am asking you guys. tell me of your knowledge of what you think as to who is right and state a resource found on internet please and thank you.

Answer 1

from what I heard they do but I am not for sure on it

Answer 2

Triangle Head Snake

Answer 3

Snake Head Shapes

Answer 4

Venemous snakes come from many different families, and thus, they have different body shapes and types and different head shapes as well.

It is true that members of the Viper Family, Viperidae, have triangular shaped heads. These include rattlesnakes, adders, the fer-de-lance, bushmaster, asian vipers, and more.

However, snakes of the Family Elapidae, such as cobras, mambas, Australian brown snakes, the Taipan, Tiger Snake, Sea Snakes, the American coral snake, do not have trianglar shaped heads.

Other snakes that are venomous, include members of the Family Colubridae. These are less venomous, but still possess venom, such as the Hog Nosed snake (genus Heterodon), and even the lowly garter snake, (genus Thamnophis). The head shape bears no relation to whether or not the snake is venomous.

Answer 5

no, this isnt really true. yes, some triangular-headed snakes are venomous, but not all of them. some "round headed" snakes are non-venomous, but some are venomous, as well.

Here are to lists.

Poisonous snakes are:

cobras- are famous, they are huge and are found in the Phillipines, Asia and primarily Africa. The King Cobra is the world's longest poisonous snake, the record being 18 feet long! They make a nest for their young and stay in it until their eggs are hatched. They seldom attack unprovoked. They are deadly foes, however.



rattlesnakes- usually 2 to 5 feet long. There are many different kinds of rattlesnakes. Dark brown to black, the Mojave are olive green, all have oval, square or diamond shaped blotches on their backs and all have a rattle.


coral snake-black with red and bright thin yellow stripes. that old saying is true, "red on yellow kill a fellow" the coral snake gets confused with the nonpoisonous scarlet and scarlet king snake but on the scarlet snakes, the red and yellow NEVER touch!


copperhead- 22 to 36 inches long, light brown alternating with dark brown, almost pinkish tint, They have a pit between their nostrils and the eyes. Found in Florida, Texas, Nebraska, Massachusetts, and other low wet areas, often confused with young cottonmouths which are also poisonous.


cotton mouth (water moccasin)-20-48 inches. Adults are dark, almost black, young are brown with reddish brown bands, they have pits between the nostrils and the eyes. They live around water. Found in Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Illinois, Florida and Montana. They get their name, cottonmouth, because when threatened, they open their mouth and a whitish interior can be seen.


sea snakes-Found in the Australian reef, in the Pacific and Indian ocean. They are air breathers, different from eels because they have no gills, breath air and have scales. They have flat tails especially for swimming. Live in shallow water. They are highly venomous and bite is fatal, causing respiratory paralysis.


Nonpoisonous snakes include:

bull snake
milk snake
garter snake
water snake
racers
king snake
rat snake
pythons and boas
hognose
pine
gopher
flathead
mud snake
corn snake

These snake have a variety of different-shaped heads, so you both are correct.

oh yeah; tell your dad that racers are non-venomous.

Answer 6

There's no one answer to this question. It depends on where you live etc. Vipers have triangular heads & are venomous, but pythons also have a triangular head & vertical pupils and are non-venomous. Coral snakes, highly venomous, have a round head, as do mambas, boomslangs and many others, so you see, you can't really make a generalization like that.

Answer 7

Vipers definately have triangular shaped heads. If you are really interested do some research online. You can find a wealth of information...

Answer 8

Poisonous snakes have a "pit" near their eyes that marks them, whether triangular head or round. Some have cat-eyes but not always, and others have rattles.

www.pestproducts.com/poisonous snakes has some information on identifying them.

Answer 9

Heaps of different poisonous snakes around.

some have triangle -ish heads...i tink ur refering to vipers...and some had round heads...or whateva heads. would u say cobras have a triangle head? wat about mambas...of the brown snake...get a book...but yeah...poisonous snakes come in different head shapes, lengths n sizes.

Answer 10

Yes, they have tiangular shaped heads. Several species "mimic" in coloring. The only way to know for sure is to get up close. However, if the head is triangular - you're too close !!! I work with them.