On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 23:07:16 GMT, "Leon"
wrote:


We have many snakes that will kill you and so do the gents down under. You
can tell by looking at how the skin is "woven" at the bottom side of the
tail as to whether it is posionouds or not.

Poisonous snakes skin scales on the bottom side of the tail are in a Single
row and their eye pupils are eliptical.
Non poisonous snakes skin scakes on the bottom side of the tail are in a
Double row and the eye pupils are round.

Here are some that are found in Texas.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/expltx/jrnat/safesnake.htm

I don't know about the scales but the Coral snake's eyes are round.