Additionally, some venomous snakes can be identified based on head shape, pupils, fangs, rattles, neck size, tail scales, as well as color and pattern. Timber rattlesnakes, also called "canebrake ...

Here’s how to identify them. Look at the head shape. As a rule of thumb, most venomous snakes have a triangular or diamond-shaped head, and nonvenomous snakes have a tapered head. Don’t put ...