Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are approximately 600 species of venomous snakes on Earth, and to the untrained eye, most of their strikes appear similar -- a flash of movement as the snake lunges forward.

Snakes are slithering around this time of year, and so are myths surrounding their behavior. In North Carolina, the creatures start becoming more active in the spring. So, we figured now would be a good time to find out whether common beliefs about snakes are true.