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Posted: 10/26/2014 11:37:48 PM EDT
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Is that the OP's carpet and if it is why does he have unknown snakes crawling on it?
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Posted: 10/26/2014 11:38:35 PM EDT
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Water snakes have round pupils. Trust me this snake did not!!! I got a little too close for comfort just getting the pic and he-she was extremely pissed at that point. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Tail tapering helps in distinguishing gender, but does not lend itself to determing species or genus. The last two pics do appear to be Akistrodon, the original pic appears to be Nerodia. Water snakes have round pupils. Trust me this snake did not!!! I got a little too close for comfort just getting the pic and he-she was extremely pissed at that point. I'm aware of that. I've been studying snakes for close to 40 yrs and maintain a large venomous collection in my home. I spend as much of my free time as possible in the field looking for and photographiing them. Fair enough, you were there and I was not. Just sayin, FROM THE PIC, it appears to be a water snake. I can make out enough of the head shape and body pattern to make that call. |
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Posted: 10/26/2014 11:41:22 PM EDT
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I'm aware of that. I've been studying snakes for close to 40 yrs and maintain a large venomous collection in my home. I spend as much of my free time as possible in the field looking for and photographiing them. Fair enough, you were there and I was not. Just sayin, FROM THE PIC, it appears to be a water snake. I can make out enough of the head shape and body pattern to make that call. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Tail tapering helps in distinguishing gender, but does not lend itself to determing species or genus. The last two pics do appear to be Akistrodon, the original pic appears to be Nerodia. Water snakes have round pupils. Trust me this snake did not!!! I got a little too close for comfort just getting the pic and he-she was extremely pissed at that point. I'm aware of that. I've been studying snakes for close to 40 yrs and maintain a large venomous collection in my home. I spend as much of my free time as possible in the field looking for and photographiing them. Fair enough, you were there and I was not. Just sayin, FROM THE PIC, it appears to be a water snake. I can make out enough of the head shape and body pattern to make that call. Yep we have thousands of water snakes also everywhere around here!!!! Don't like em but not afraid of them either. This was not one of them. Water snakes do not smell like a cottonmouth either. Since this was in a state park campground I just chased it off with a stick. No harm done as bad as I would like to kill all cottonmouths!!!! |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 12:00:18 AM EDT
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Trouser snake
That snake is definitely not a pit viper, the head is waaaaay too narrow, not sure what it is, but its non poisonous. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 4:39:34 PM EDT
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That snake is definitely not a pit viper, the head is waaaaay too narrow, not sure what it is, but its non poisonous. Pssstttt.....it's a water snake. 
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Posted: 10/27/2014 9:49:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Cottonmouth about 3.5-4 ft long at Reelfoot Lake. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: One that is a lot nicer than the one my wife nearly stepped on yesterday. http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/y524/tnriverluver/sneaky_zps3b1bc65d.jpg Hard to tell from the pic....water snake? Cottonmouth about 3.5-4 ft long at Reelfoot Lake. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 9:57:54 PM EDT
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Baby black rat snake if you are in AL.
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Posted: 10/27/2014 10:05:09 PM EDT
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Dairy Milk Snake.
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Posted: 10/27/2014 10:12:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Pssstttt.....it's a water snake. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: That snake is definitely not a pit viper, the head is waaaaay too narrow, not sure what it is, but its non poisonous. Pssstttt.....it's a water snake.  |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 10:13:06 PM EDT
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My wife walked up a few feet from this rattler back in August. She was about 4-5 feet away when I spotted it and yanked her back.
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Posted: 10/28/2014 10:04:42 AM EDT
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That snake is definitely not a pit viper, the head is waaaaay too narrow, not sure what it is, but its non poisonous. Pssstttt.....it's a water snake. Just don't tell tnriverluver!
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