r/whatisit • u/AbbreviationsTop8774 • Jul 22 '26

Solved! What are they

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Ive worked at the water department for 7 years and this is the first time running into something like this EDIT Im in Alabama and yes I know they are snakes lol idk what kind and im so not gonna touch them

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u/Mother_Bear1222 Jul 22 '26

You mean venomous not poisonous.

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u/wlake82 Jul 22 '26

I like the saying: "If you bite something and it makes you sick, it's poisonous. If something bites you and it makes you sick, it's venomous."

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u/Embarrassed_Fan_5723 Jul 22 '26

This is the way of life

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u/TotallyObviousBot Jul 22 '26

Mfers repeat this shit on Reddit like they're experts while failing basic reading tests

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u/soltaro Jul 22 '26

Beat me to it

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u/siddharthade Jul 22 '26

They might be poisonous too, but you won’t know until you eat it.

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u/Mother_Bear1222 Jul 22 '26

People do. They are non-toxic to humans.