It is native to North America, Mexico and Central America, and it is NOT venomous. The Red-bellied black snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) is considerably larger, and can reach 1.5 to 2.5m in length. It is native to Eastern Australia and is venomous.
Emission of Light. An overview of light emission. Light can be produced by matter which is in an excited state and as it will be shown excitation can come from a variety of sources. The atoms and molecules that make up matter typically emit light at characteristic energies. The light emission can be spontaneous or stimulated.
Emission (bright line) One means by which a continuous spectrum can be produced is by thermal emission from a black body. This is particularly relevant in astronomy and is discussed in the next section. Astronomical spectra can be combination of absorption and emission lines on a continuous background spectrum.