>>3859226snakes can only really strike at a bout a range of one third of their body size. So long as you're not getting right up in their face then you're fine. You can determine if its dangerous or not from a comfortable distance, and most snakes aren't going to strike unless you're right up in its face. Pic related, I shot this photograph literally only about a foot away from this venomous cottonmouth. Dude didn't even move an inch. Just don't be a dumbass and you won't get bit lol, snakes really aren't so dangerous. They aren't like crocodiles or some shit that actually will go out of its way to kill your ass