The Western Hemisphere is not only the origin of corn, potatoes, and tomatoes, but also squash and pumpkins. Carrots, probably purple at first, were from Afghanistan. Beans are thought to have been found in both the Western Hemisphere and the Mid-East. Onions have been cultivated in Asia for thousands of years.
The ring neck snake is mildly venomous, but don't worry, it uses the venom to kill frogs, worms, pill bugs, and lizards. The venom though is to mild and delivered in too low a dose to harm a human. Ringneck snakes secrete a foul smelling odor when frightened.
Genus Crotalus. Venomous Snakes - Throughout the world there are many snakes whose venomous bite can be fatal to humans. In the United States, however, there are only four: the coral snake, the copperhead, the cottonmouth water moccasin and the rattlesnake. Rattlesnake Description & Identification - There are 32 known species, which contain numerous subspecies with many color variations. They all share in common a distinctively triangular head and jointed rattles on their tail. Rattlesnakes, copperheads and cottonmouths are all pit vipers.