10 scariest snakes that are known to lurk around backyards

A hiss or a rattle- during the summers you should be on the lookout for all such kinds of sounds. From the bushes or under the sink, snakes can slide up from any place due to the optimal temperature for foraging and mating. While some snakes might be harmless, others can attack and kill you in an instant. These are 10 snakes that are known to lurk around backyards.

Typically found in the southwestern backyards, western diamond-back rattlesnake is an extremely venomous and aggressive snake and its bite can deliver about 800mg of venom in the victim, leading to pain, swelling, renal damage and problems with blood coagulation.

These snakes are present in a wide amount in the eastern half of the United States. Bites from these snakes result in venom spreading in the victim and can lead to death in up to 10% of untreated victims.

The Prairie Rattlesnake is a venomous snake native to the western United States. The thermosensitive pits on their heads help them sense the temperatures and figure out where the prey is and upon nearness, they inject their venom through their fangs to weaken the prey and then eat them whole.

These desert-dwelling snakes are found in areas with less vegetation. Its venom packs a fatal neurotoxic that can affect your nervous system, leading to difficulty in breathing, muscle paralysis and even death if untreated. Their venom also has hematoxic components that can damage tissues and blood.

Mostly found in the desert regions of the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, they move obliquely through the surface and while they are venomous, their bite is not usually fatal to humans.

Found in Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Tennessee, the Pygmy Rattlesnake is a small snake whose venom is hemorrhagic and causes tissue damage.

Found in eastern North America, the venom of these snakes has a lethal dose of around 100 mg and their bites can lead to symptoms such as pain, tingling, throbbing, swelling, and nausea.

Also known as water moccasins, cottonmouth snakes are found across the southeastern US and are identified with the white colour inside their mouths. They typically display their mouth open as a warning before an attack and are the only venomous snakes in the US that also reside in water.

These snakes are recognisable from the bright bands on their scales. Commonly known as American cobra it has a neurotoxic venom that can affect the central nervous system and cause respiratory failure, paralysis and even death.

The largest reptile in the Yellowstone National Park, these snakes are non-venomous but can deliver painful bites. While rattling is a sign of their arrival, they are not rattlesnakes.