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Can't tell by those photos.

I would say that C is the Mamba. I think that A is a Boomslang, and I don't know what B is.

Good video. I'm a newish member of that group and I love it. I'm learning so much about the snakes of North America. Thanks for all you do.

All rhyme comments will be removed. Please stop the insanity.

Red touches yellow will kill a fella. Red touches black is safe for Jack...

I have never heard of a snake being "conditioned" to come towards humans in anticipation of food before. I am not denying that this is not possible, as I have captive snakes that tend to come towards me when it is feeding time, and the smell of a mouse is triggering a response. I tend to think that snakes are incapable of the cognitive ability to be conditioned solely by the sight of humans. I have kept a captive cottonmouth that once appeared to try to consume its' water bowl when that bowl came in contact with a mouse (not too bright!). I tend to think that Cottonmouths tend to appear to come towards boats, when that boat is reeking with the smell of fish as they are voracious feeders, and they are unaware of the presence of humans, or they flat out zone out the presence of human in response to the overwhelming smell of fish. Nevertheless, your explanation of cottonmouth behavior is an interesting idea.

Oof, sorry about the audio editing.

I got bitten by one

Mike, I suggest you slow down the text generation by about 25% and maybe add 1/2 second at the end of a “page.” I had to back up a lot. Thanks! Terciopelos are such beautiful snakes. I raised both eyebrows at the cannibalism! Thanks for the info.

I was in The Philippines 🇵🇭 in 2022 and Singapore 🇸🇬 on 2023. Coral snakes 🐍 in that area in the world 🌏 do not follow the American adage. ➕ venom. American coral snake 🐍 is deadliest 💀 than the Malaysian 🇲🇾 one.

ill never forget it. i couldnt have been more than 8 years old. i was walking past our garden and in the middle of the field beside it was a red yellow black snake. so scary because of the colors. i went for my bb gun and when i got back it was gone. my father couldnt beg me enough to pick squash or cucumbers after that.

Oh....yay....

Never knew, thanks.

Amazing Milk snake at the end ,,,, Great stuff ,,, Handshakes '

Is there validity to that "red on yellow kill a fellow"? (at least for coral snakes)

I'm not lkely to get up close to one in the wild to examine eyes.

i treat ALL snakes like they're venomous and don't mess with them!

When I was 7 or 8 our angora 😮😢cat that still adolescent 😮😢 kill a small coral snake 🐍 and was about to eat his kill , but sister took the snake and put it in the cotton tree , where it dried out , I often wonder it it still there 😢😮

You mentioned keeping things simple. Speaking of coral snakes, the saying of "red and yellow kill a fellow." If red and yellow bands touch, then it's venomous. This is something us old timers have heard all our lives. I actually don't know if that's true or not, but I do know it is simple. LOL

A couple of kids tried to play with a Coral Snake. One was bitten, and the other tried handling it, and he was bitten too. Each had ro get antivenom treatments totalling at $40,000 each! Is that enough to deter messing with venomous Snakes? Worked for me.

If I mispronounced “tamaulipan”, sorry!

I knew all but 1 snake, but I’m useless on turtles besides knowing “box” or “slider” “softshell.”

Thanks, Mike! I’m going to send people to your videos here for the different snakes when they’re trying to learn them. 👍🏻

Venomous, shape of head, looked like cottonmouth but I’m leaning on moccasin. Fat shorter body thick venom glands in the rear of the head

I did not know anywhere near as many as I hoped I did, enjoyed that! everyday's a school day!

Glad you posted the answers already. I'm only just seeing this, & enjoy learning to identify, but I only knew three out of these 10, which distresses me. I'm pushing the subscribe button now!

Would you consider doing a video on common myths about cottonmouths? I just encountered a large group of people who are convinced that they are super aggressive and will always chase you and no amount of sharing of information would convince them otherwise because I'm not a herpetologist. Thank you, this was a very helpful video

Is it a timber and a so pac?

Great Video! Thanks for using my rattlesnake pic!

1. Prairie Kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster) 2. Western Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum testaceus) 3. Desert Glossysnake (Arizona elegans eburnata) 4.Tiger Rattlesnake (Crotalus tigris) 5. California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae) 6. Pacific Gophersnake (Pituophis c. catenifer) 7. Western Lyresnake (Trimorphodon biscutatus) 8. Sharp-tailed Snake (Contia tenuis) 9. Western Milksnake (Lampropeltis gentilis) 10. Two-striped Gartersnake (Thamnophis hammondii)

My best guesses, I'm SE US local. Don;t see many snakes in your video where I am. 1 Fox 2 Coachwhip 3 Gopher 4 Tiger Rattlesnake 5 King 6 Gopher 7 Cat eye 8 Sharp Tail 9 Scarlet King/Milk Snake 10 Two Stripe

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I have found that in southern Missouri, that the hardest snake to differentiate at a glance is the cottonmouth and the Northern Diamond back water snake, particularly in muddy swampy water. The head and body shapes are similar in shape to the novice viewer, but the head shapes have subtle differences that must be studied and contrasted to make an accurate identification as you have accurately described. Their behaviors also have differences, (cottonmouths seem to have a distinctive swimming appearance), but they are both cranky and unpleasant to deal with.

Our copperheads in East TN are sexy with hourglass shapes on their skin. They love the rocky shorelines around our TVA lakes. They are very cool customers and try to avoid any confrontations with humans, thankfully.

We are accustomed to the copper heads that look like Hershey kisses on the sides ..

I have only seen one copperhead in the wild. Calvert Cliffts Park in Maryland. It was normal. If I had seen something like what you have showed us today, I would probably not be alive today. I think I will keep my distance from all snakes from now on. Thanks.

what IS an effective & safe snake repellent? moth balls?

At 6:08, how can you tell it isn't a water moccasin? Throw it in water and see if it can swim? 😃

Ive heard that some of the snakes in your video are known as cross breeds. The darker colored copperheads with spots and dark bands in the eye area could be copperhead/cottonmouth hybrids. Makes sense to me were habitats overlap or lack of habitat exist due to development. Folks tend to develope prime copperhead habitat for housing or development and this activity may push copperheads into marshier habitats were cottonmouths live and is less desirable for human development. 🤔 just a thought. As for the striped ones their interesting this video brings great insight to us all, because these snakes could be mistaken for a non-venoumous snakes and cause someone or child to be bitten. Great video 👍😃

I grew up in SE Louisiana. The copperheads in our area had the dark copper bands, but the lighter area was silver gray instead of a light copper color. Their coloration was indeed beautiful. I didn’t know copperheads came in any other color until I came across one in another part of the country. I thought THAT snake was an aberration until I saw pictures and found out that the silver gray was the aberration.

Copperheads are known to crossbreed with cotton mouth water moccasins.

This is frustrating. I live in Washington state. We have rattle snakes here in the desert, but not where I live. When I traven down south, I am not used to these snakes, and this makes it even harder to identify. It is SO EASY to miss them when walking around.

Is there a difference between aberrant snake and morph snake?

Beautiful 🐍

This video was very helpful. Thank you.

Here in Australia baby Eastern Brown snakes have a black collar or a black head. The Eastern Brown is the second most venomous snake on the planet, and even the babies have enough venom to kill an adult human.

Can i have the link to the pic of the copperhead at 5:55?

Of course, the patterns vary somewhat. These animals don't exactly have large migratory ranges.

Great info! They really are beautiful snakes.