If it bites you and you die, it's venomous. If you bite it and you die, it's poisonous. There are 6 dangerous snakes in Mississippi. What we know.

New World species are mostly found in tropical ... Here are two of the most well-known species in the United States: Eastern ...

CORAL snake venom is one of the most toxic venoms of American snakes 1. Reports of coral snake bites in humans 2,3 suggest the venom acts as a neurotoxin causing paralysis of the respiratory muscles.

Outdoor Alabama lists six venomous snakes that inhabit the state: the copperhead, cottonmouth, timber rattlesnake, pygmy rattlesnake, eastern diamondback rattlesnake and eastern coral snake.