Snakes

When people sometimes see snakes in or around their homes, they usually worry about whether the snakes are dangerous. Knowledge about snakes will help you understand how to handle situations when snakes are encountered. For your safety in managing snake problems around your home, it is important to be able to identify snakes as venomous (poisonous) or nonvenomous (nonpoisonous) types.

For more information, please read these publications:

• Mississippi Snake Identification Interactive Search Tool
• Reducing Snake Problems around the House
• Safety Precautions With Snakes
• Snakes Alive: How to Identify Snakes publication