non-venomous
No poison fangs
Non-venomous describes animals that don't produce or inject venom.
The term appears most often with snakes, distinguishing harmless species from dangerous ones: a non-venomous garter snake.
Non-venomous snakes may still bite, but the bite carries no toxic payload.
Snake killing by compression
Snake killing by compression
- ectothermOrganism heated externally
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
- coilWound circular arrangement
oviparous · squamate · herpetology · serpent · shedding · carnivore · predator · thermoregulation
Causing no injury
- docileEasily controlled or taught
- petDomesticated household companion
- handleableAble to be dealt with
- beginner-friendlyEasy for newcomers
non-toxic · child-safe · educational · zoo · sanctuary · rehabilitation
constrictor
Snake killing by compression
- boaSqueeze-killer or neckwear
- pythonNonvenomous squeezing snake
- kingsnakeSerpent that preys on serpents
bullsnake · hognose · anaconda · coachwhip · egg-eater · racer
constrictor
Snake killing by compression
coil · oviparous · squamate · herpetology · serpent · shedding · carnivore · predator · thermoregulation
harmless
Causing no injury
- docileEasily controlled or taught
- petDomesticated household companion
- handleableAble to be dealt with
beginner-friendly · non-toxic · child-safe · educational · zoo · sanctuary · rehabilitation
turtle
Shell-encased reptile
anole · iguana · chameleon · monitor · terrapin · tuatara · slowworm · blue-tongue · tegu · basilisk
- reptile traitsscaly, cold-blooded, slithering, forked tongue, shedding skin
non-venomousvenomous
Producing injected toxins
poisonous · cobra · viper · rattlesnake · mamba
non-venomouscobra
Hooded venomous serpent
rattlesnake · black mamba · taipan · dangerous · deadly