[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Snake ID, please (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 3/27/2016 3:38:12 PM EDT
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I hate snakes. Like Indiana Jones level hate snakes.
But I try not to be a little girl about it. I just found this tiny thing in my garage. Looks to me like the round head non-venomous variety, but the markings also look kind of copperhead-ish. If it's going to grow up into something that will try to eat me, I want to know. Convince me he'll be harmless when full grown and I'll let him live. 
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Look at those sweet little eyes. I used to get those copperhead look a likes all the time in VA. The head shape and the round eyes are give-aways that it is non-venomous. I am going to say corn snake, but that is just a guess. All kidding aside, that snake actually looks ... happy 
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Well, fuck. Apparently it's an "I'm crawling out of your stupid goddamn plastic tub and disappearing" snake. Problem solved then. Unless, of course, he's back in my garage. If he's non-venomous, I'll let him live, but not in my garage! |
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Well, fuck. Apparently it's an "I'm crawling out of your stupid goddamn plastic tub and disappearing" snake. In that case, yes, that is a very poisonous snake. They are also illusive and extremely territorial. They are also known to drop down from above, and often coil around electrical wiring. The local snake wranglers charge double for that variety, and a 40+ year veteran refused my last call to help take care of one. Make no mistake, you are in grave danger. |
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Send the little fella up north and I'll look after it.
Pet stores usually carry them. ETA: If he's loose in your garage he'll kill any mice in there. Snak bites don't hurt... much. They have delicate little needle-like teeth. If you're bit, don't pull away until it releases you. Otherwise you might pull his teeth out, in your hand. |
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Quoted: I hate snakes. Like Indiana Jones level hate snakes. But I try not to be a little girl about it. I just found this tiny thing in my garage. Looks to me like the round head non-venomous variety, but the markings also look kind of copperhead-ish. If it's going to grow up into something that will try to eat me, I want to know. Convince me he'll be harmless when full grown and I'll let him live. http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff99/featheredmafia/SSME/DSC_2811_zpsnggqwh4g.jpg http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff99/featheredmafia/SSME/DSC_2812_zpsjg1ockav.jpg Harmless except to the small rodents and insects and lizards and shit. Well, fuck. Apparently it's an "I'm crawling out of your stupid goddamn plastic tub and disappearing" snake.  |
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This. It's a Northern Watersnake. |
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Unless, of course, he's back in my garage. If he's non-venomous, I'll let him live, but not in my garage! Quoted:
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Well, fuck. Apparently it's an "I'm crawling out of your stupid goddamn plastic tub and disappearing" snake. Problem solved then. Unless, of course, he's back in my garage. If he's non-venomous, I'll let him live, but not in my garage! Once it clears out all the pests in your garage, it will move on. Be thankful. |
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I've always called them banded water snakes or water bandits. Oh man, now you've done it. Quoted:
I've always called them banded water snakes or water bandits. Quoted:
Well, fuck. Apparently it's an "I'm crawling out of your stupid goddamn plastic tub and disappearing" snake. Oh man, now you've done it. This is exactly how I got into 10mm. |
