Are Black Snakes With Orange Neck Rings Poisonous?
If you spot a jet black snake with vibrant orange banding around its neck, you may intuitively question if this striking serpent is venomous. With overlapping snake habitats and misleading misidentifications, an orange-ringed neck alone does not reliably indicate toxicity. In short, most black snake species with orange or yellow neck rings are nonvenomous. However,…