There is a wide variety of snakes in most areas around the world. The way these snakes should be handled depends mostly on the variety as well as the individual snake’s temperament towards being touched. Some snakes will be fine with being handled while others will attack immediately. Others will take time before they allow you to safely handle them.

One of the best ways to determine if it is safe to handle a snake is by knowing which category they fall into. There are three of these categories, which are;

• Rear-fanged are typically mildly venomous
• Front-fanged snakes are typically incredibly venomous
• Harmless are non-venomous snakes