Poison?

[candyraver69]

Okay so yesterday (thank you so much Wayne) I got turned on to garter snakes and spent a little time trying to learn a little more about them. Up until yesterday I had never heard of garters being poisonous but stumbling through some threads I heard some terms and topics leading me to believe that some were.

I tried finding a little info and the best I managed to muster up so far is they indeed they are poisonous but harmless to humans, although I recall someone mentioning a particular kind was illegal to have without a permit and something to the effect of needing anti-venom. Forgive my stupidity but a lot of the terms and abbreviations used in that thread are beyond my comprehension level at this time.

So are certain garters poisonous to humans? If so which ones? (I really am not quite snake crazy enough to want a venomous one and want to avoid that type)