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Did you get a chance to see my post above? Yes, that one is similar because it shares a common genus of Nerodia!
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Look what I found in my pond today!
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Ahh, well, then disregard my last post, lol... I even looked at that snake picture you posted and it looked to me like his markings were too well-defined to be that snake, but the pattern does look right. Good thing I'm not a snake identifier for a living.. hehe.
Snakes are C R E E P Y!
There is only one snake that I like and it's a DEAD one.
There is only one snake that I like and it's a DEAD one.
Originally Posted by ddcats
Snakes are C R E E P Y!
There is only one snake that I like and it's a DEAD one.
Me too!Originally Posted by ddcats
Snakes are C R E E P Y!
There is only one snake that I like and it's a DEAD one.
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I'm not good at identifying snakes either, but I have a friend who does know his snakes!
Umm gross!!
Its not a copperhead is it?? If so kill it!!!
Those things are baaad news!! Those are common around the ponds/creeks/rivers here.
Its not a copperhead is it?? If so kill it!!!
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It's not a copperhead.Originally Posted by catloverin_ks
Umm gross!!
Its not a copperhead is it?? If so kill it!!!Those things are baaad news!! Those are common around the ponds/creeks/rivers here.
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It's a blotched water snake. I'm not a snake person either but I have a friend who is and if you go back a few posts I have a website posted of what it is. I was hoping for a frog, not a snake.Originally Posted by catloverin_ks
Looks like one......
http://www.kostich.com/copperhead_snake.htm
Im not a *snake* person,lol.....
Well it looks very big to me from the picture. YIKES.. I hate snakes..
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We have Copperheads here and .........OMG!!!! I swerve to hit the **** things when I see them in/on/or by the road.
I had a small Rat Snake by our well house last Summer, I thought it was a Copperhead.So, I killed the darn thing.Any snake around here, I will kill.
Shawn saw the Daddy/Mommy IN the well house and wouldn't let me kill it.I went back and looked for it, but it vanished.Good thing, or it would be dead too.
I had a small Rat Snake by our well house last Summer, I thought it was a Copperhead.So, I killed the darn thing.Any snake around here, I will kill.
Shawn saw the Daddy/Mommy IN the well house and wouldn't let me kill it.I went back and looked for it, but it vanished.Good thing, or it would be dead too.
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Most definitely not a copperhead. Easiest way to tell, most venomous North American (and else where) snakes have slit pupils, that and noticeable venom glads in the case of vipers - rattlesnakes. Non venomous have round pupils.
Cute water snake, they tend to bluff but really aren't that bad temperament wise. I had to get a large banded water snake out of a yard several years ago, the poor thing was confused by DH's (then bf) father's lawnmower. The vibrations had it spooked and it didn't know where to go.
It never tried to bite but it did try to poo on me, what they're known best for doing when scared.
Cute water snake, they tend to bluff but really aren't that bad temperament wise. I had to get a large banded water snake out of a yard several years ago, the poor thing was confused by DH's (then bf) father's lawnmower. The vibrations had it spooked and it didn't know where to go.
It never tried to bite but it did try to poo on me, what they're known best for doing when scared.
I'm no expert, but it looks like a plain brown water snake to me
If thats the case, then you probably won't see any frogs.
Oh, brown water snakes aren't venomous, but they are kind of cantankerous. It might nip if you try to pick it up.
But then again, I don't think I'd try to pick it up until I'm really sure what kind it is
Oh, brown water snakes aren't venomous, but they are kind of cantankerous. It might nip if you try to pick it up.
But then again, I don't think I'd try to pick it up until I'm really sure what kind it is
that is awesome. and snakes eat frogs so the frog would have to be really fast and/or too big for the snake to eat...now/yet. if i had a pond my boyfriend would be seriously happy.
ewwww!! Remind me to never come visit YOU!
Looks like a Plainbelly Water Snake, ya think?
http://www.zo.utexas.edu/research/tx...hrogaster.html
Looks like a Plainbelly Water Snake, ya think?
http://www.zo.utexas.edu/research/tx...hrogaster.html
