Just pay attention to their behavior and keep your distance, - #105077434 added by soerd at How to tell them apart

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(11/01/2013)[-]

Just pay attention to their behavior and keep your distance, most of the time they'll just try to run away anyways. If a snake forms a sort of "S" shape it is preparing to strike and your best bet is to assume it is venomous and just back away slowly, or even run, snakes don't have a predatory urge to chase like bears or wolves etc.