As the weather gets warmer, snakes will begin to appear. In Louisiana, there are seven venomous snake species. What they are and how to identify them.

We may be more likely to see snakes this time of year, as the weather warms. Use this information to make encounters less scary.

The longest of the three snakes analyzed for the study was ... Their darker heads feature wide, blunt snouts and "reddish yellow" eyes with black pupils. However, some photos in the study show ...

Venomous snakes have been said to have oblong pupils that look like a slit in the ... Juvenile copperhead. Note the yellow-tipped tail. Jodie Owen Courtesy of the NC Wildlife Resources Commission.

and they have rounded pupils. Coral snakes are often colored with red, yellow and black bands, according to Louisiana Sportsman. Harlequin coral snakes are characterized by very dark red ...