[cameronperot]

Interesting read, I don't believe I've ever encountered a sea snake myself, but I have a general rule to avoid snakes. Growing up in Texas, I was used to looking out for the venomous ones we had out on the ranch, i.e., copperheads, water moccasins (aka cottonmouth), rattle snakes, and coral snakes. Luckily none of us have ever been bitten, but we have had dogs get bitten.

I recently found out that there was actually a lack of antivenom for coral snake bites in the US, but it appears that this has just recently changed [1].

When I first moved to Germany I asked some friends what sort of snakes I should watch out for in the forest; I got some funny looks and laughs from that.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_snake#Antivenom_shortage

[ksec]

>When I first moved to Germany I asked some friends what sort of snakes I should watch out for in the forest; I got some funny looks and laughs from that.

Why? Because there aren't any snakes in Germany ?

[Daniel_sk]

There are only few venomous snakes in Europe, the most common one is European viper (Vipera Berus, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipera_berus) - but it's not deadly unless you get an alergic reaction. So most people don't consider snakes in Europe as a threat or deadly danger.

[cameronperot]

Exactly this. I think I've come across maybe two or three snakes in almost five years here, all were non-venomous harmless looking little fellas, and I spend a lot of time in nature.