How can you tell if a snake is poison?

Question:

At my job today a little boy about 8 got bit by a snake in the back of our build, which is like a shopping center! I told his mom to take him to hospital but she didn't. So how do you know if a snake is poison?

Answers:
In the US, there are four general types of poisonous snakes (Copperhead, Rattlesnake, Cottonmouth and Coral Snakes)

Other Answers:
Rattlesnakes are poisonous, and coral snakes. You can tell if a snake is a rattler because of the rattles on the tail, but many non-coral snakes look like coral snakes although they are harmless.

i consider them all poisonous until proven otherwise, lol

you can tell by it't back

simple, let it bight you, if you get sick or croak then you know the answer

I once heard that if you pick up a snake by the head and look at it from the top of its head. If you can see the eyes from the top of the head, it is not poisonous. If you can't see the eyes, it is poisonous. Not sure if that is true or not, though.

look at its mouth if it has a fand then its poisonus but if it has a teeth with the same size then its good try asking to the zoo

if it has a trangle face it is poison but if it is circle it is not!!!

if he dies it was poisonous

You really can't unless you are very educated on snakes..They all look dangerous..but there are only a few in the U.S. which are poisonous like the rattlesnake, coral snake,& cottonmouth. She should of took him as a precaution but chances are it was probably harmless..

if his leg started to feel like it was burning, it swelled up, and it would start turning colors! u would know if it was poisonus the minute he got bit!

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