Snake ID

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chunksofpoooo said:
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too many misconceptions about snakes, most of them arent dangerous at all.
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Come to think of it, years agao, there were many more snakes around.

It's an "event" to see one it seems these days... :(


Of course that could be one of Disneys doings -- just so tourists don't get frightened..
 
A, is this your boy?
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/fl-guide/Thamnophissnitae.htm
seems like it, its in your area. Note* most juvenile snakes have much brighter colors than adults, and things like stripes sometimes dont fully develop until adulthood

and to greeneyedlady
http://www.stetson.edu/~pmay/quiz/images/Quiz3A.jpg

thats a juvi southern water snake, it reaches up most of the east coast and into the country

not poisonous, but agressive, maintains that coloration throughout life; which is the only reason i bring it up (not trying to descredit og). I just dont think a juvenile rat snake could get that big
 
125gJoe said:
Nice pic!

It appears to be a one and one half, to two foot dead snake.
Could make good fertilizer for a hedge bed.. :D
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You know what is funny, I didn't have time to run back in the house for my dig camera before I had to leave for work so I took the picture with my phone and emailed it to my addy :dance not too shabby for a phone pic :D

And I think you are probably the most correct Joe definately a dead snake :D
 
I'm certainly no expert, it could be a number of snakes. The gray rat snake will retain that coloration for it's entire life--I'm not sure when a black rat snake loses it's juvenile coloration.

Recently, a rancher reported that he had a juvenile rattlesnake he wanted picked up. Claimed it was very aggressive, striking at him, and mean. When the game warden brought it in for identification, it was clearly just a western grass snake, looks nothing like a rattler, and only about 6 inches long. We asked what the rancher was doing when it was being so aggressive...He was smacking at it with a shovel. Really? News flash--just about EVERYTHING is going to be a bit aggressive when you're trying to beat it with a shovel...Sheesh.

I feel bad for snakes. Likes spiders and bats, they are misunderstood and more likely to be killed than just left alone. I know people get startled, but most snakes really are not a threat.
 
OrionGirl said:
I feel bad for snakes. Likes spiders and bats, they are misunderstood and more likely to be killed than just left alone. I know people get startled, but most snakes really are not a threat.
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I think the problem with snakes is that everyone knows there are some that are deadly, but most people have no idea how to tell different species apart. So they kill them all just to be safe. Same idea with spiders except that they're also tiny and can play tricks on your mind (do you feel that one crawling up the back of your neck?). I'm not sure what the deal with bats is; they're just flying rats....oh...maybe that's it.....
 
greeneyedlady said:
.... ...so I took the picture with my phone and emailed it to my addy :dance not too shabby for a phone pic :D

And I think you are probably the most correct Joe definately a dead snake :D
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What cam phone it that? I'm waiting some more until there are some improvements, but it's a nice cam phone pic.

Oh yeah, the red spots kinda gave away the condition of the snake... :D
 
125gJoe said:
What cam phone it that? I'm waiting some more until there are some improvements, but it's a nice cam phone pic.

Oh yeah, the red spots kinda gave away the condition of the snake... :D
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I just took this picture (of a soon-to-be-dismantled tank in poor condition) with my brand new Sprint/Audiovox PM-8920. I didn't have the phone stabilized and was rather close to the subject, so it's not focused as well as it could be. Click on 'Enlarge Picture' to get the full resolution. It's not spectacular, but the resolution is high enough that it can be scaled down into a decent looking image.
 
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