CODE OF VIRGINIA HANDLING OR USING SNAKES SO AS TO ENDANGER HUMAN LIFE OR HEALTH (§ 18.2-313) It shall be unlawful for any person, or persons, to display, exhibit, handle or use any poisonous or dangerous snake or reptile in such a manner as to endanger the life or health of any person.Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. HISTORY: Code 1950, § 18.1-72; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.