[BertWheeler]

That snake was scary.

It had mad it’s way onto a playground and who knew who the snake may eventually have hurt. Or even killed! How can you tell which snakes are poisonous and which ones aren’t? I can’t.

Why did the snake coil up when I started throwing rocks at it? If not to strike at me?

My heart was pounding a million miles an hour while I was tossing big stones at that snake!

[RoadGumby]

Snakes aren’t scarey. The numbers of venous versus non venomous are low. It was probably not. A little education would go a long way!

Why did it coil up when you started throwing rocks?!? Seriesly? Why did a HUGE 100-200 pound person start throwing rocks at a small 1 pound animal, if not to display irrational fear?

[ShadowAce]

How can you tell which snakes are poisonous and which ones aren’t?

Shape of it's head. If it's a triangle then it's poisonous--if it's an oval, it's not poisonous.

Why did the snake coil up when I started throwing rocks at it? If not to strike at me?

It was being attacked by you. It was attempting some form of defense. Coiling is not usually done for offense.

My heart was pounding a million miles an hour while I was tossing big stones at that snake!

While this is not evidence of a dangerous snake, it is evidence that you don't know anything about them. Just stay away from them and leave them alone.

[FreedomOfExpression]

You are going to extinct the snake population, you've killed a whole two snakes! How dare you try to protect your children?!

You do need to educate yourself about what snakes are dangerous, but geez, some people here sound like animal rights wackos.

[Alice in Wonderland]

Two snakes that met their maker on my property this year:

The Rat Snake was about 5 feet long, found him in the chicken coop. He was non-poisonous but had killed a chick and had to go. He tried to escape thru the chicken wire but was decapitated when we (my grandson and I) pulled the tail in the opposite direction.

The Pygmy Rattler was entering my gate as I was leaving to meet the school bus a week or so ago. He was about 18 inches long and was poisonous. He was cut in half with a shovel.

That's not a hose on the chair. It's Black Racer that likes to hang around the house. He's a friendly little guy.

My neighbor just shot a Coral Snake he found outside his front door. That is a very nasty fellow . . the snake, not the neighbor.