@fauxmantis Mann Im a wildlife biology student who's taken an ornithology course with a heavy emphasis on self ID and memorization and I still use merlin simply because its fun and cool
@beetleboil Also also "hunting for sport" is just the opposite of "hunting for commercial purposes" so if you support sustenance hunting, you support sport hunting
triangular head shape is only helpful really when dealing with vipers. however, if u saw an elapid this identifier would fall flat (same as the slit pupil!)
im on my hands and knees for the safety of you and the snakes you encounter please be familiar with your locals PLEASE
the most venomous snakes on the planet have rounded pupils INCLUDING the taipan and australian brown snake.
familiarizing yourself with ID is your best bet to identify snakes, these fun graphics or cute sayings only apply to very few species
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