re: Snakes on Bonnet Carre Spilway Trail

look for a triangular head.


If the head is shaped like a triangle it's poisonous. Cotton Mouth(Moccasin), Rattlesnake and Copperhead. Coral snakes are very rare and have pretty color rings, straight head, small and have a small mouth and have to bite you in a place like the web between your finger and thumb.
There's another pretty ringed snake that is non-poisonous. Remember red and yellow kill a fellow-the colors on the head of the coral. I've never seen a coral but often see the other 3.