I am contacted by many people each year asking for help to identify snakes they find in their yard. Many are just curious as to what animals call their yard home, or what they saw while camping. I would be lying if I didn't mention that most just really want to know if they are in danger and often adopt the approach of "shovel first, questions later". Is it "poisonous" or venomous is more often than not top of the list of questions they ask. My hope is that this will address some of those...