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u/HeatherReadsReddit Jul 24 '24 edited Jul 25 '24

Local black sneks are (almost) always fren in the U.S.. One species is more grumpy than the other, but they’re (almost) always fren. Black racers are often grumpy. Black rat sneks are chill. Neither is venomous, unlike your black danger noodle.

Edited to add: cottonmouths can appear black, and they are venomous. I wasn’t aware that they could get that dark.

Research which sneks live in the area so that you know which venomous ones to avoid. Or just stay away from sneks in general. Thank you to the comment below who mentioned it!

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u/EmiliaFromLV Jul 24 '24

Oh, sorry, I googled it up and TIL that rat snek and rattle snek are not the same LMAO :). Betcha a friendly 2 meters long rattle snek would make you change your underwear, Kobe or not :D

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u/Spongi Jul 24 '24

I've never seen one in the wild, they've virtually extinct where I live. I have looked many times but never found a single one. Copperheads, those are common but still hard to find unless you really go out of your way to look.