Hmmm. . .I have a boa constrictor and he has slit pupils. And I'm pretty sure the ball pythons do too, but I can't find a picture online of one with light-colored eyes to confirm, lol. Corn snakes do have round pupils though.I found out something I didn't know about venomous snakes vs. non venomous snakes. Did you know...non venomous snakes have round pupils and a split cross type pattern of scales below the anus. Venomous snakes have a slit pupil and a linear scales below the anus.
I didn't believe this so I looked up pictures of a gopher snake and the pupils were round. Of course then I had to check out my girl. It took awhile to get her to put her head on the back of my hand, (she likes to wrap in my fingers), but her eyes are definitely slitted and she has the linear scales.
I guess this is true then. I never knew that.
Ah, OK, apparently that does apply to most native snakes in the US, but not all snakes in the world. That makes sense.
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Some snakes are technically venomous but not dangerous to humans. I don't remember what kind kashmir64 has but hognoses are common pet snakes that are venomous but no danger to humans (their fangs are too far back plus their venom is mild to mammals, but toxic to frogs and toads).So your girl is venomous? Did you have her de-venomed? What is her name?
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