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Can anyone identify this snake?
http://i.imgur.com/5cvjEFq.jpg (104k image) My daughter's cat brought it home as a gift and I'm wondering about it. For scale: that gray thing behind the snake is about 4" tall. Thanks -- Web based forums are like subscribing to 10 different newspapers and having to visit 10 different news stands to pickup each one. Email list-server groups and USENET are like having all of those newspapers delivered to your door every morning. |
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On 9/16/2014 8:25 AM, CRNG wrote:
Can anyone identify this snake? http://i.imgur.com/5cvjEFq.jpg (104k image) My daughter's cat brought it home as a gift and I'm wondering about it. For scale: that gray thing behind the snake is about 4" tall. Thanks Might try this: http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Snakes |
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On Tuesday, September 16, 2014 7:25:43 AM UTC-5, CRNG wrote:
Can anyone identify this snake? http://i.imgur.com/5cvjEFq.jpg (104k image) My daughter's cat brought it home as a gift and I'm wondering about it. For scale: that gray thing behind the snake is about 4" tall. Thanks -- Web based forums are like subscribing to 10 different newspapers and having to visit 10 different news stands to pickup each one. Email list-server groups and USENET are like having all of those newspapers delivered to your door every morning. My guess would be a baby corn snake...huge variety in Alabama (if that is where you are?) |
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On Tuesday, September 16, 2014 8:14:49 AM UTC-5, Frank wrote:
Might try this: http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Snakes ....very cool site! Thnx! |
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On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 07:25:43 -0500, CRNG
wrote: Can anyone identify this snake? http://i.imgur.com/5cvjEFq.jpg (104k image) My daughter's cat brought it home as a gift and I'm wondering about it. For scale: that gray thing behind the snake is about 4" tall. Thanks I don't know what type but I would say the snake is none-venomous; based on the shape of its head, and the pupils in the eyes. "There are four different types of venomous snakes (...triangular head and elliptical eyes like a cat's...) in the United States: cottonmouths, rattlesnakes, copperheads and coral snakes." Try searching snakes in your state or geographic region. Let us know, please. |
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Can anyone identify this snake? http://i.imgur.com/5cvjEFq.jpg (104k image) My daughter's cat brought it home as a gift and I'm wondering about it. For scale: that gray thing behind the snake is about 4" tall. Thanks Kinda depend upon where you live but I would call it a rat snake. Be nice to it, they are useful. -- dadiOH ____________________________ Winters getting colder? Tired of the rat race? Taxes out of hand? Maybe just ready for a change? Check it out... http://www.floridaloghouse.net |
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CRNG wrote: Can anyone identify this snake? http://i.imgur.com/5cvjEFq.jpg (104k image) My daughter's cat brought it home as a gift and I'm wondering about it. For scale: that gray thing behind the snake is about 4" tall. It's a baby and it's kinda cute. |
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On Tuesday, September 16, 2014 10:35:10 AM UTC-5, wrote:
It is not a rat snake. Looks like a hognose to me. They are pretty common around here. http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/Hog%20nosed%20snake.jpg The snout is too rounded for a hognose. |
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CRNG wrote:
Can anyone identify this snake? http://i.imgur.com/5cvjEFq.jpg (104k image) My daughter's cat brought it home as a gift and I'm wondering about it. For scale: that gray thing behind the snake is about 4" tall. Thanks If I saw it then it would be a dead snake! |
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On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 16:13:39 +0000 (UTC), "badgolferman"
wrote: CRNG wrote: Can anyone identify this snake? http://i.imgur.com/5cvjEFq.jpg (104k image) My daughter's cat brought it home as a gift and I'm wondering about it. For scale: that gray thing behind the snake is about 4" tall. Thanks If I saw it then it would be a dead snake! That is just plain silly. That snake is harmless! It is not a viper. |
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Oren wrote:
On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 16:13:39 +0000 (UTC), "badgolferman" wrote: CRNG wrote: Can anyone identify this snake? http://i.imgur.com/5cvjEFq.jpg (104k image) My daughter's cat brought it home as a gift and I'm wondering about it. For scale: that gray thing behind the snake is about 4" tall. Thanks If I saw it then it would be a dead snake! That is just plain silly. That snake is harmless! It is not a viper. I feel that way about spiders, but snakes give me the creeps! |
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On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 16:33:31 +0000 (UTC), "badgolferman"
wrote: Oren wrote: On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 16:13:39 +0000 (UTC), "badgolferman" wrote: CRNG wrote: Can anyone identify this snake? http://i.imgur.com/5cvjEFq.jpg (104k image) My daughter's cat brought it home as a gift and I'm wondering about it. For scale: that gray thing behind the snake is about 4" tall. Thanks If I saw it then it would be a dead snake! That is just plain silly. That snake is harmless! It is not a viper. I feel that way about spiders, but snakes give me the creeps! I understand about fear of snakes. I've been face to face with a cottonmouth, coiled, head raised, mouth open an ready to strike. He was lethargic from cold temps and did not strike - very close to my face. I shot him with a 30.06, into several parts. Another, did lay his head on my boot while fishing from a bank of a lake. I backed up and let him get away. I've seen a rattlesnake strike an in-law. So I do have fear, and a healthy respect for them. The snake above is harmless. Spiders don't bother me. |
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Oren wrote:
On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 16:33:31 +0000 (UTC), "badgolferman" wrote: Oren wrote: On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 16:13:39 +0000 (UTC), "badgolferman" wrote: CRNG wrote: Can anyone identify this snake? http://i.imgur.com/5cvjEFq.jpg (104k image) My daughter's cat brought it home as a gift and I'm wondering about it. For scale: that gray thing behind the snake is about 4" tall. Thanks If I saw it then it would be a dead snake! That is just plain silly. That snake is harmless! It is not a viper. I feel that way about spiders, but snakes give me the creeps! I understand about fear of snakes. I've been face to face with a cottonmouth, coiled, head raised, mouth open an ready to strike. He was lethargic from cold temps and did not strike - very close to my face. I shot him with a 30.06, into several parts. Another, did lay his head on my boot while fishing from a bank of a lake. I backed up and let him get away. I've seen a rattlesnake strike an in-law. So I do have fear, and a healthy respect for them. The snake above is harmless. Spiders don't bother me. Hi, Cold blooded and warm blooded don't like each other. Often snake bite is dry one. I am glad we live in a place where snake is not a big deal. Just silk snakes kids play with. |
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On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 11:14:36 -0600, Tony Hwang
wrote: Often snake bite is dry one. It might be but you never know. Younger venomous snakes will administer more venom than an older one. Older ones have a method/experience to regulate the venom dispensed in the bite. Older ones; for some reason, want to save-up for the next encounter. |
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On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 07:25:43 -0500, CRNG wrote: Can anyone identify this snake? http://i.imgur.com/5cvjEFq.jpg (104k image) My daughter's cat brought it home as a gift and I'm wondering about it. For scale: that gray thing behind the snake is about 4" tall. Thanks I don't know what type but I would say the snake is none-venomous; based on the shape of its head, and the pupils in the eyes. "There are four different types of venomous snakes (...triangular head and elliptical eyes like a cat's...) in the United States: cottonmouths, rattlesnakes, copperheads and coral snakes." You got 75%, Oren :) Coral snakes don't have triangular heads and their pupils are round...kissing cousins to cobras, toxin of both is neurotoxic rather than hemotoxic as in the three vipers you mentioned. They are shy snakes, like to hide indecaying organic matter like compost piles; when we had a mulch pile,we always kept an eye out when turning it. They are pretty too; unfortunately they look much like king snakes (unfortunate because the kings are mistaken for corals). -- dadiOH ____________________________ Winters getting colder? Tired of the rat race? Taxes out of hand? Maybe just ready for a change? Check it out... http://www.floridaloghouse.net |
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On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 07:25:43 -0500, CRNG wrote: Can anyone identify this snake? http://i.imgur.com/5cvjEFq.jpg (104k image) My daughter's cat brought it home as a gift and I'm wondering about it. For scale: that gray thing behind the snake is about 4" tall. Thanks It is not a rat snake. Looks like a hognose to me. They are pretty common around here. Not even close. -- dadiOH ____________________________ Winters getting colder? Tired of the rat race? Taxes out of hand? Maybe just ready for a change? Check it out... http://www.floridaloghouse.net |
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On 09/16/2014 1:21 PM, dadiOH wrote:
.... ... Coral snakes ...are pretty too; unfortunately they look much like king snakes (unfortunate because the kings are mistaken for corals). "Red and yellow, kill a fellow; red and black, friend of Jack" -- |
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On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 14:21:23 -0400, "dadiOH"
wrote: "There are four different types of venomous snakes (...triangular head and elliptical eyes like a cat's...) in the United States: cottonmouths, rattlesnakes, copperheads and coral snakes." You got 75%, Oren :) Coral snakes don't have triangular heads and their pupils are round...kissing cousins to cobras, toxin of both is neurotoxic rather than hemotoxic as in the three vipers you mentioned. You got me G Coral snakes don't strike. They have to chew through the skin, likely in tender places like between your fingers or thumb. Ordinarily, a person would notice that before the venom is finally delivered. And notice the rings on a coral snake. |
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On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 13:45:30 -0500, dpb wrote:
On 09/16/2014 1:21 PM, dadiOH wrote: ... ... Coral snakes ...are pretty too; unfortunately they look much like king snakes (unfortunate because the kings are mistaken for corals). "Red and yellow, kill a fellow; red and black, friend of Jack" Starting at the nose G A coral snake still has to chew through your tender skin, maybe between fingers. They do not strike. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Coral_009.jpg |
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On 9/16/2014 12:13 PM, badgolferman wrote:
CRNG wrote: Can anyone identify this snake? http://i.imgur.com/5cvjEFq.jpg (104k image) My daughter's cat brought it home as a gift and I'm wondering about it. For scale: that gray thing behind the snake is about 4" tall. Thanks If I saw it then it would be a dead snake! No poisonous snakes here in Delaware but wife is deathly afraid of them. If I can catch them, I remove them from the property. Funny, spiders give me the creeps and I kill any that I find in the house. They don't bother my wife. When I was a kid, I put a small garter snake in an empty bag of M&M's and gave them to another kid that hated snakes. He must have run a block. |
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Oren wrote:
On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 11:14:36 -0600, Tony Hwang wrote: Often snake bite is dry one. It might be but you never know. Younger venomous snakes will administer more venom than an older one. Older ones have a method/experience to regulate the venom dispensed in the bite. Older ones; for some reason, want to save-up for the next encounter. Hi, I ran fastest in my life when I was pre-teen(late '40 or early '50) Bunch of kids were beating the bush around looking for mushrooms and I had to do No.1 standing. I did not know until a snake jumped up hissing, I ran away at speed of lightning knowing that was poisonous bugger. Basically I don't like snakes, LOL! |
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On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 15:15:13 -0400, Frank
wrote: Funny, spiders give me the creeps and I kill any that I find in the house. They don't bother my wife. 1'll kill Black Widows in my garage and in any near my pool under the decking. Destroy the egg sacks. When I was a kid, I put a small garter snake in an empty bag of M&M's and gave them to another kid that hated snakes. He must have run a block. You would love one of my brothers. He put black snakes in old purses, close to the road. I was there one time. Some Negroid's stopped and picked up the purse. Thirty yards down the road, the car suddenly stopped, brake lights came on. All four doors opened widely -they ran in all directions and abandoned the Cadillac. Even if it was a black rubber snake :) |
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CRNG wrote in
: Can anyone identify this snake? http://i.imgur.com/5cvjEFq.jpg (104k image) My daughter's cat brought it home as a gift and I'm wondering about it. For scale: that gray thing behind the snake is about 4" tall. Eastern milk snake, I think. Might be corn snake or rat snake, but I think milk snake is more likely. |
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On Tue, 16 Sep 2014, BenDarrenBach wrote:
CRNG wrote: http://i.imgur.com/5cvjEFq.jpg My guess would be a baby corn snake...huge variety in Alabama (if that is where you are?) Yes, the OP is in Alabama. I checked the headers. Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom). |
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On 9/16/2014 4:52 PM, Oren wrote:
On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 15:15:13 -0400, Frank wrote: Funny, spiders give me the creeps and I kill any that I find in the house. They don't bother my wife. 1'll kill Black Widows in my garage and in any near my pool under the decking. Destroy the egg sacks. When I was a kid, I put a small garter snake in an empty bag of M&M's and gave them to another kid that hated snakes. He must have run a block. You would love one of my brothers. He put black snakes in old purses, close to the road. I was there one time. Some Negroid's stopped and picked up the purse. Thirty yards down the road, the car suddenly stopped, brake lights came on. All four doors opened widely -they ran in all directions and abandoned the Cadillac. Even if it was a black rubber snake :) That would be a riot. Of course, I'd be afraid they might crash and get killed. Now I'm reminded of a medical student I worked with one summer. He asked if I wanted to see a picture of his body, which I didn't, but he brought out a photo of him and three other medical students with their cadaver. They were lighting a cigarette in its mouth. You can imagine what their girl friends might find in their purses. |
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On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 19:42:07 -0400, Don Wiss
wrote in On Tue, 16 Sep 2014, BenDarrenBach wrote: CRNG wrote: http://i.imgur.com/5cvjEFq.jpg My guess would be a baby corn snake...huge variety in Alabama (if that is where you are?) Yes, the OP is in Alabama. I checked the headers. Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom). Sorry, I should have posted location. Yes, I am in Alabama, but my daughter lives near Tampa Bay, which is where the snake was found. -- Web based forums are like subscribing to 10 different newspapers and having to visit 10 different news stands to pickup each one. Email list-server groups and USENET are like having all of those newspapers delivered to your door every morning. |
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On Wed, 17 Sep 2014 01:50:39 -0500, CRNG
wrote: Sorry, I should have posted location. Yes, I am in Alabama, but my daughter lives near Tampa Bay, which is where the snake was found. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-snakes/identification/snake-id-q21/ "Your snake could be a juvenile Eastern Racer, Coluber constrictor. There are three kinds that live in Florida. Click 'Yes' to find out more about them." ?? How long was the snake? |
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On Wed, 17 Sep 2014 07:16:54 -0700, Oren wrote in
On Wed, 17 Sep 2014 01:50:39 -0500, CRNG wrote: Sorry, I should have posted location. Yes, I am in Alabama, but my daughter lives near Tampa Bay, which is where the snake was found. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-snakes/identification/snake-id-q21/ "Your snake could be a juvenile Eastern Racer, Coluber constrictor. There are three kinds that live in Florida. Click 'Yes' to find out more about them." ?? How long was the snake? It was about 12" long. From browsing the above link (good on, thanks!), I'm guessing an Eastern Racer. -- Web based forums are like subscribing to 10 different newspapers and having to visit 10 different news stands to pickup each one. Email list-server groups and USENET are like having all of those newspapers delivered to your door every morning. |
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On Wednesday, September 17, 2014 12:05:31 PM UTC-5, CRNG wrote:
On Wed, 17 Sep 2014 07:16:54 -0700, Oren wrote in On Wed, 17 Sep 2014 01:50:39 -0500, CRNG wrote: Sorry, I should have posted location. Yes, I am in Alabama, but my daughter lives near Tampa Bay, which is where the snake was found. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-snakes/identification/snake-id-q21/ "Your snake could be a juvenile Eastern Racer, Coluber constrictor. There are three kinds that live in Florida. Click 'Yes' to find out more about them." ?? How long was the snake? It was about 12" long. From browsing the above link (good on, thanks!), I'm guessing an Eastern Racer. -- Web based forums are like subscribing to 10 different newspapers and having to visit 10 different news stands to pickup each one. Email list-server groups and USENET are like having all of those newspapers delivered to your door every morning. Very likely! http://www.herpjournal.com/2008/04_2...4_28_08_14.jpg |
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On Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:05:31 -0500, CRNG
wrote: On Wed, 17 Sep 2014 07:16:54 -0700, Oren wrote in On Wed, 17 Sep 2014 01:50:39 -0500, CRNG wrote: Sorry, I should have posted location. Yes, I am in Alabama, but my daughter lives near Tampa Bay, which is where the snake was found. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-snakes/identification/snake-id-q21/ "Your snake could be a juvenile Eastern Racer, Coluber constrictor. There are three kinds that live in Florida. Click 'Yes' to find out more about them." ?? How long was the snake? It was about 12" long. From browsing the above link (good on, thanks!), I'm guessing an Eastern Racer. I'd say it is; given it is a juvenile. The patterns match very well. |
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On Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:05:31 -0500, CRNG wrote:
On Wed, 17 Sep 2014 07:16:54 -0700, Oren wrote in http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-snakes/identification/snake-id-q21/ It was about 12" long. From browsing the above link (good on, thanks!), I'm guessing an Eastern Racer. Or more specifically a juvenile Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer. As pictured he http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/2012/08/...acer-juvenile/ Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom). |
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On Wed, 17 Sep 2014 16:36:12 -0400, Don Wiss
wrote: On Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:05:31 -0500, CRNG wrote: On Wed, 17 Sep 2014 07:16:54 -0700, Oren wrote in http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-snakes/identification/snake-id-q21/ It was about 12" long. From browsing the above link (good on, thanks!), I'm guessing an Eastern Racer. Or more specifically a juvenile Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer. As pictured he http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/2012/08/...acer-juvenile/ Outstanding. Excellent photos. I grew up in Florida - know your dangerous ones. Now we finally see the belly of the racer Rodents must hate them. Children are safe. |
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On Wed, 17 Sep 2014 16:36:12 -0400, Don Wiss
wrote in On Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:05:31 -0500, CRNG wrote: On Wed, 17 Sep 2014 07:16:54 -0700, Oren wrote in http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-snakes/identification/snake-id-q21/ It was about 12" long. From browsing the above link (good on, thanks!), I'm guessing an Eastern Racer. Or more specifically a juvenile Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer. As pictured he http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/2012/08/...acer-juvenile/ Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom). Yes, that sure looks like a good match Don. Thanks. -- Web based forums are like subscribing to 10 different newspapers and having to visit 10 different news stands to pickup each one. Email list-server groups and USENET are like having all of those newspapers delivered to your door every morning. |
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On Wednesday, September 17, 2014 7:24:16 PM UTC-4, wrote:
Hey I am going for the title as "most likely" ONLY usenet user to admit when he was wrong. Fixed that for you. |
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On Thu, 18 Sep 2014 07:40:33 -0700 (PDT), TimR
wrote: On Wednesday, September 17, 2014 7:24:16 PM UTC-4, wrote: Hey I am going for the title as "most likely" ONLY usenet user to admit when he was wrong. Fixed that for you. Hey. Last time I was wrong I was mistaken. I'll admit my mistakes and do so publicly. |
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