Q: Do cat ever get bitten by snakes?

Answer: All the available evidence indicates that cats, unlike dogs, rarely suffer from snake bites. In most countries there are one or more poisonous snakes. In Great Britain there is only one, common adder (Viper berus); in North America there are several belonging to two sub-families, the pit vipers and the brightly coloured coral snakes. It is useful to be able to distinguish between the bites of poisonous and non-poisonous snakes. With poisonous snakes the venom causes a severe swelling in the center of which are two small punctured wounds where the fangs have penetrated the skin; with non-poisonous snakes the bite appear as a U-shape or semi lunar row of tiny punctures with minimal swelling and pain.