[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Snake identification help (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 5/13/2013 7:42:26 PM EDT
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I found this in my office upstairs storage tonight and it got away before I could catch it. Well, truth be told it really found me. I flipped on the lights and as I walked by it for the lack of better word it struck at me. I did not see it at all until it made its move. It was on a ledge at about chest level so it was a real surprise when I did see it.
I snapped these pics before it sucked back down in the wall. It sucks because I like my office and really hate to torch the place. The pics are crap but does anyone have any idea what it is? 
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Corn snake or rat snake would be my best guess because your camera blows. ETA: Since your photos are awful quality and only you really know what this thing looks like I would start by google searching "snakes in lousiana" and ID it that way. Agreed. I'm thinking a rat snake. And I agree, your camera blows camel crotch. |
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Corn snake or rat snake would be my best guess because your camera blows. ETA: Since your photos are awful quality and only you really know what this thing looks like I would start by google searching "snakes in lousiana" and ID it that way. Agreed. I'm thinking a rat snake. And I agree, your camera blows camel crotch. After looking at some pics of rat snakes I believe you guys are correct. |
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Lol. It was taken with a good camera from far away. I was looking for something to use for its rehabilitation. Just get a yard stick or something, get under it's neck and lift. Gently take the lower part of the body, NOT THE TIP OF THE TAIL and use the stick to support the front of it's body and to keep it's head away from you. Take it outside and let it go in the woods. You can see the proper technique on youtube if you do a search. I suspect you surprised it as much as it surprised you and it struck thinking you were attacking. Hell, if that were my house, I'd make him a pet. |
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Ratsnake
Pantherophis obsoletus spp. non-venomous, amazing pest-control specialist (dont expect to see a rat, mouse, squirrel, bat, or bird living in that building or attic). they are hit or miss on attitude, they usually put on a big show getting into a striking position and make a few short lunges, sometimes they will act like they are a rattlesnake and vibrate there tail. it is all a big defensive show to scare you away when in reality they cannot hurt a human to anything more than a laughable degree. |
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Ratsnake Pantherophis obsoletus spp. non-venomous, amazing pest-control specialist (dont expect to see a rat, mouse, squirrel, bat, or bird living in that building or attic). they are hit or miss on attitude, they usually put on a big show getting into a striking position and make a few short lunges, sometimes they will act like they are a rattlesnake and vibrate there tail. it is all a big defensive show to scare you away when in reality they cannot hurt a human to anything more than a laughable degree. I have not seen any mice in years but some birds have made a nest in the eve so that may be what it's after. It was funny because when I saw it lunge out of the corner of my eye and turned as I was hauling ass away all I saw was the mounted rattler someone had given us years ago. It scared the crap out of me for a few minutes. 
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Ratsnake Pantherophis obsoletus spp. non-venomous, amazing pest-control specialist (dont expect to see a rat, mouse, squirrel, bat, or bird living in that building or attic). they are hit or miss on attitude, they usually put on a big show getting into a striking position and make a few short lunges, sometimes they will act like they are a rattlesnake and vibrate there tail. it is all a big defensive show to scare you away when in reality they cannot hurt a human to anything more than a laughable degree. I have not seen any mice in years but some birds have made a nest in the eve so that may be what it's after. It was funny because when I saw it lunge out of the corner of my eye and turned as I was hauling ass away all I saw was the mounted rattler someone had given us years ago. It scared the crap out of me for a few minutes. http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb202/jwb211/61823b5a4db9db36c5b78ba617cf166c.jpg I see at least five more snakes in this photo. |
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I found this in my office upstairs storage tonight and it got away before I could catch it. Well, truth be told it really found me. I flipped on the lights and as I walked by it for the lack of better word it struck at me. I did not see it at all until it made its move. It was on a ledge at about chest level so it was a real surprise when I did see it. I snapped these pics before it sucked back down in the wall. It sucks because I like my office and really hate to torch the place. The pics are crap but does anyone have any idea what it is? http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb202/jwb211/59d61e5c06c247283b487ec7b1181cea.jpg http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb202/jwb211/8b62ac355af65ad8e6c3796683569a3a.jpg did a undercover FBI sting photograph the snake? looks like it. 
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as a general rule. if a snakes head is bigger than its body, + / or it has pupils like a cat, its probably poisonous. a small head, and round pupils = non poisonous.
i was by coincidence reading about the most lethal snakes a few days ago. there really is no such thing as a two step. Such as you hear about. There really is no snake that can kill you that fast. the united states has probably the LOWEST mortality rates in the world due to snake bite. our snakes have a really low mortality rate, somewere around 4%, and thats if you get help within 8 hours. we have better healthcare, and faster help, but honestly our snakes are just not that deadly. australia, / death adder 50% death rate australia/ tiger snake 50-70% africa/ black mamba/ almost 100% death rate with no antivenum. takes 15minutes-3 hours for death maylan/ blue krait 85% without help most deadly.... belchers sea snake.... a few milligrams of poison can kill 1000 people if i was bitten by a american snake, i would be really concerned but not frantic, as it can mess you up, but as long as you get help soon, you have a pretty low chance of dying. get bitten by some foreign snake? well you better be really worried. snakes like the russells viper scare me the most. watch what a couple drops of venom does to your blood. 
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as a general rule in the United States. if a snakes head is bigger than its body, + / or it has pupils like a cat, its probably poisonous venomous. a small head, and round pupils = non poisonous. FIFY. One exception in the US to the arrow shaped head and cat-eye rule is the coral snake. |
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as a general rule in the United States. if a snakes head is bigger than its body, + / or it has pupils like a cat, its probably poisonous venomous. a small head, and round pupils = non poisonous. FIFY. One exception in the US to the arrow shaped head and cat-eye rule is the coral snake. This is true, The coral snake has a mouth that is so small that it can only bite you on the web between the fingers and toes. It can also bite you on the lips if you're a skinny lip cracka. 
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as a general rule in the United States. if a snakes head is bigger than its body, + / or it has pupils like a cat, its probably poisonous venomous. a small head, and round pupils = non poisonous. FIFY. One exception in the US to the arrow shaped head and cat-eye rule is the coral snake. coral snakes are probably the easiest snake on the planet to identify.... as long as you know the color rule. red and black, friend of jack/ red and yellow, kill a fellow.
actually im wrong ! that is only concerning the american coral snake/ the american king snake. there is a mexican coral snake that looks like a king snake.. FUCK ! scarlet king snake 
american coral snake 
western mexican coral 
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The US has a low snakebite death rate because of advanced medical care, same as Australia which has a lower death rate per year. Some of our species can kill 12 times over with one bite and are every bit as deadly as an Indian cobra. Our venomous snakes are plenty deadly enough and just 50 years ago the mortality rate was a heck of a lot higher.
Whether a coral snake can bite skin surfaces depends entirely on how big the snake is. Eastern coral snakes bite and kill plenty of people in Mexico every year, they aren't all getting bit in the webs of their fingers. |
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as a general rule in the United States. if a snakes head is bigger than its body, + / or it has pupils like a cat, its probably poisonous venomous. a small head, and round pupils = non poisonous. FIFY. One exception in the US to the arrow shaped head and cat-eye rule is the coral snake. coral snakes are probably the easiest snake on the planet to identify.... as long as you know the color rule. red and black, friend of jack/ red and yellow, kill a fellow.
actually im wrong ! that is only concerning the american coral snake/ the american king snake. there is a mexican coral snake that looks like a king snake.. FUCK ! scarlet king snake http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp58/buck19delta/animals-ScarletSnake-slide4-web_zps584e8406.jpg american coral snake http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp58/buck19delta/coral-snake_zps8e49f216.jpg western mexican coral http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp58/buck19delta/WestMexicanCoralSnake4_zps002fbc34.jpg Your western mexican coral photo is a Sinaloan milksnake. But you are right, the color scheme only works with American coral snake species. There are many Latin American species and they vary quite a bit in their coloration and patterning. |
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That fucking thing is IN YOUR HOUSE!?!!?!! 
Jesus Christ I would move, or adopt a cluster of mongooses and seal my bedroom with steel mesh; right the fuck now 
Speed I told my wife that if she ever comes home and finds the house shot up and shotgun shells all over the floor, it's because I saw a snake inside. I hate snakes.  HATE. HATE. HATE.
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That fucking thing is IN YOUR HOUSE!?!!?!!
Jesus Christ I would move, or adopt a cluster of mongooses and seal my bedroom with steel mesh; right the fuck now
Speed I told my wife that if she ever comes home and finds the house shot up and shotgun shells all over the floor, it's because I saw a snake inside. I hate snakes. HATE. HATE. HATE.Don't be a pansy. 
Sometimes I let mine crawl around my office. 
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That fucking thing is IN YOUR HOUSE!?!!?!!
Jesus Christ I would move, or adopt a cluster of mongooses and seal my bedroom with steel mesh; right the fuck now
Speed I told my wife that if she ever comes home and finds the house shot up and shotgun shells all over the floor, it's because I saw a snake inside. I hate snakes. HATE. HATE. HATE.Don't be a pansy.
Sometimes I let mine crawl around my office. http://i.imgur.com/NpSmNoo.jpg *scratches andrasik's name off the list of people to party with* |
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as a general rule in the United States. if a snakes head is bigger than its body, + / or it has pupils like a cat, its probably poisonous venomous. a small head, and round pupils = non poisonous. FIFY. One exception in the US to the arrow shaped head and cat-eye rule is the coral snake. coral snakes are probably the easiest snake on the planet to identify.... as long as you know the color rule. red and black, friend of jack/ red and yellow, kill a fellow.
actually im wrong ! that is only concerning the american coral snake/ the american king snake. there is a mexican coral snake that looks like a king snake.. FUCK ! scarlet king snake http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp58/buck19delta/animals-ScarletSnake-slide4-web_zps584e8406.jpg american coral snake http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp58/buck19delta/coral-snake_zps8e49f216.jpg western mexican coral http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp58/buck19delta/WestMexicanCoralSnake4_zps002fbc34.jpg If you are wearing colors that say "I am venomous, stay away," I'm gonna generally stay away, not come poking around to see if you're just trying to *look* tough. |
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If one touches you while you are barefooted, sitting inside your house, playing on the computer, you will scream like a cheerleader and jump from the desk to the middle of the bed and then take a quick inventory of your firepower.
Do not call friends or family on your cell phone, they will laugh at you for being trapped on your bed, screaming like a cheerleader. Eventually you will regain your senses and after a mental inventory, you will begin a fight to the death ending with a daisy pellet to the head. When you realize it was a rat snake you will feel stupid but still blame the snake. Very common in East Tx and La. Get well over 6ft also. |
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Hey guys, I have this picture of a snake. Can you identify it please? http://i515.photobucket.com/albums/t357/neomonk21/image1869956280_zps41a60216.png easy possum snake |