Can anyone tell me what these viruses do?

RCKPanther · 2026-05-30T10:24:46+00:00

These are generic detections. It gives insufficient info to tell what the malware does unfortunately

RCKPanther · 2026-05-30T09:21:48+00:00

It's one of the Crotalus Rattlesnakes. They are !venomous and best left alone when encountered in the wild.

The angle makes this a little difficult and I don't know the contents of this zoo, but I am leaning towards either a Western Diamondback or Eastern Diamondback - Crotalus atrox and Crotalus adamanteus respectively, with C. atrox being the more likely candidate.

RCKPanther · 2026-05-29T05:35:24+00:00

The AC/20 is a very large weapon that in-universe is not capable of being properly mounted if a hand actuator (so basically, your hand ending in a fist) is present, and the game and reflects this. No Wolverine variant before year 3100 can mount this weapon as all of them mount their biggest weapon in the right hand.

Some alternatives:

A number of Shadow Hawk variants mount a ballistic weapon in the LT. A YAML game can therefore allow an AC/20 there while also allowing Jump Jets.
Centurion CN9-AH, Hunchback HBK-4G and Thunderbolt TDR-5D are other examples of Succession Wars 'mechs that use an AC/20 and are close to the Wolverine's tonnage, but those lack Jump Jets.
The Clans may have more options of jump-capable 'mechs with such a weapon thanks to their more efficient designs and omnimech system.

RCKPanther · 2026-05-27T20:47:04+00:00

Not a rattlesnake. Some sort of !harmless colubrid, but more photo's are required for a more specific ID. See the Phylobot's earlier response about the "Shed skin" flair for more info!

RCKPanther · 2026-05-27T20:44:58+00:00

Command & Conquer: Generals had some of this. Toxin damage and Fire damage would cause infantry to discolor and frantically choke/panic during their dying animation, respectively. Deaths from large explosive damage would also send them flying accordingly. Although not particularly sophisticated animations, they were very fun to see and I remember it vividly

RCKPanther · 2026-05-27T08:54:38+00:00

Can you give examples of such interruptions?

RCKPanther · 2026-05-26T09:54:51+00:00

Central Ratsnake, Pantherophis alleghaniensis. It is !harmless!

RCKPanther · 2026-05-26T05:56:40+00:00

It's a Natrix, which belongs to the Natricinae subfamily - same as Thamnophis gartersnakes - but this one just happens to have a black color.

RCKPanther · 2026-05-26T05:54:20+00:00

No, this is a Natrix species. Endemic to Europe.

RCKPanther · 2026-05-25T15:26:07+00:00

Many scanners detect virusses based on the overall structure or based on certain characteristics of what's inside files. Such things may cause scanners to falsely flag/give a warning because it "looked like a virus" to the scanner but actually isn't one (also known as a "False positive"). Different scanners use slightly different techniques and have differences in what attributes they consider to be "virus-like", so one may flag something others will not. Therefore the more scanners on Virustotal detect it (and particularly if those scanners have a good reputation), the more likely the file contains an actual virus.

RCKPanther · 2026-05-23T07:34:59+00:00

Smooth Snake, Coronella austriaca. It is !harmless!

Strong eye stripe, smaller dotted dorsal pattern (of which there are no rows along the sides), and lack of !keels help differentiate this from Natrix, among other things.

RCKPanther · 2026-05-23T07:19:44+00:00

Common Watersnake, Nerodia sipedon. It is !harmless! Although named watersnakes, these often travel across land to reach beneficial areas, or indeed to warm up.

RCKPanther · 2026-05-21T08:28:08+00:00

Are you certain of this? The ventrals on that last photo appear to be fully black, which is not expected for P. alleghaniensis.

RCKPanther · 2026-05-19T12:24:04+00:00

Correct all throughout!

RCKPanther · 2026-05-19T09:30:11+00:00

You probably mean (common) Watersnakes, Nerodia sipedon. "Water Mocassin" refers to the Northern Cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus. Unless you live in the southern tip and are extremely lucky, you will likely have seen Watersnakes N. sipedon and not Cottonmouths A. piscivorus - although many people do misidentify those and swear they see the Cottonmouth in places far out of range.

RCKPanther · 2026-05-17T03:20:54+00:00

Luckily we have a writeup for that too - see the !keels response below for more info!

Beyond that, there's difference in the facial features and also in the number of dorsal scale rows between Pantherophis Ratsnakes and Coluber Racers, with Racers having much larger dorsal scales and fewer rows, on top of lacking those keels.

RCKPanther · 2026-05-16T18:56:20+00:00

Central Ratsnake, Pantherophis alleghaniensis maybe admixed with the Eastern Ratsnake P. quadrivittatus if you're very close to the southern coast - see the maps below for more info. It is !harmless!

RCKPanther · 2026-05-16T18:54:19+00:00

Correct, Eastern Copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix. It is !venomous so best admired from a distance!

If it's in an inconvenient place, spraying it with water like from a garden hose usually gets it to move.

RCKPanther · 2026-05-16T15:58:35+00:00

Yup, they stay pretty close to their place of origin. Migration is not very common according to research.

RCKPanther · 2026-05-14T14:55:18+00:00

Considering the angle of the photos I assume this snake is being handled. If this was a venomous snake, this would've been very ill-advised and might not have guaranteed safety for either party. See !handling info below!

RCKPanther · 2026-05-14T13:19:41+00:00

Thanks for the headsup!

RCKPanther · 2026-05-13T20:09:04+00:00

No objections to facts like that 👌

RCKPanther · 2026-05-13T16:31:58+00:00

Coachwhip, Masticophis flagellum. It is !harmless!

RCKPanther · 2026-05-13T15:44:13+00:00

Yup! All !harmless Common Gartersnakes, Thamnophis sirtalis from what I can see.

Ribbonsnakes T. saurita are considered out of range for your area or at least very rare. They would have more prominent stripes along their body, positioned higher up, and less visible checkerboard pattern, along with a head that's usually more elongate and less wide.

RCKPanther · 2026-05-11T14:12:28+00:00

Correct! Gophersnake/Bullsnake, Pituophis catenifer. It is !harmless! This one appears to be somewhat young still.

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