In fact, there is so much variety when it comes to snakes (species, subspecies, and even regional variations, and color morphs) that it makes positively identifying any given snake using color alone quite challenging most of the time…
Assuming that I snake is not dangerous based on color alone could prove to be a fatal mistake, and you’ll need more information about a given species to positively identified.
But how about something vividly colored like black and yellow snakes? Are black and yellow snakes venomous, and dangerous?
They can be. Some black and yellow snakes are non-venomous, and pose no risk to people. Others, such as certain sea snakes, are venomous and highly dangerous.
Once again, we cannot rely upon conventional wisdom, catchy rhymes or anything else to help us determine if a brightly colored black and yellow snake is it venomous and dangerous or totally harmless.
