What Snake is This?
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A small one.
Got any good pictures of the head? Somebody will ID it from that; I won't be back, as all the "it doesn't mater kill kill kill it" replies depress me.
Got any good pictures of the head? Somebody will ID it from that; I won't be back, as all the "it doesn't mater kill kill kill it" replies depress me.
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pluspea
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It had a little narrow yellow stripe just behind his head running side to side, it was a little fellow, slithered off for now.
Stu1205
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It looks like a Black Florida Ring neck, which are found all
over the country, not just in Florida.
Non venomous, very passive. Not a threat.
No need to kill it.
Stu
over the country, not just in Florida.
Non venomous, very passive. Not a threat.
No need to kill it.
Stu
bunkshaner
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I know what kind of snake it would have been if I've seen it.....dead one!
Stu1205
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Why would you kill a harmless snake?
bunkshaner
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I would rather wrestle a grizzly bear in a telephone booth than be near a snake. I'm scared to death of them. My kids love snakes but not me.
Big Cholla
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Snakes have their place in the ecosystem. I spent years in the desert as a conservation LEO. I was among Speckled, Sidewinder, Arizona Diamondback and Mohave Green Rattlesnakes. Also, the usual collection of non-poisonous desert snakes. I carried a snake stick and always stopped and helped them off the paved highways no matter the species. I felt it was their desert and I was there as their guest.
We live close to the city edge of the desert. We have thick Rosemary Bushes around two sides of our house. Red Racers live and do quite well in the entanglement of foliage. We never see a desert mouse around our house. It is an even exchange. If a Rattlesnake would happened along I would just relocate him/her back to the desert. ...... Big Cholla
We live close to the city edge of the desert. We have thick Rosemary Bushes around two sides of our house. Red Racers live and do quite well in the entanglement of foliage. We never see a desert mouse around our house. It is an even exchange. If a Rattlesnake would happened along I would just relocate him/her back to the desert. ...... Big Cholla
Stu1205
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bunkshaner
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Look I understand snakes have their place. They help keep mice or rat population down which helps keep diseases down but I don't want to b near one lol
cass
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With the yellow stripe, I'd say it's the Northern Ringneck. Was the belly free of any markings? If so, it's Northern.
BearBio
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It's a ringneck snake. Don't know which one. Belly should be red or yellow. Top is likely a very dark green.
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pluspea
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I'd say this is it all grown up, it was only about six inches long. Southern Ringneck.
finesse_r
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Snakes that don't have fangs have teeth may very well still bite even if they do not inject poison into you. I typically leave rat snakes and such alone as long as they are not real close to the house. For years we had a large one living in our barn so you had to be careful when you reached up on shelf, but he kept the rats down so he was welcome there.
I would kill any snake in my house or on my porches, but if I know it is not poisonous I leave them alone away from my residence.
Non- poisonous does not always mean harmless. We get some large spread Natters that are not poisonous, but will bite you nonetheless.
So far this year I have killed two copperheads and one rat snake that was right by the house. If you don’t know if it is poisonous or not I would recommend not taking a chance.
You guys must have some monster spiders to catch a snake in their web.
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Red bellied water snakes are vicious and I'm sure some other species are nasty tempered, too. Still, if a snake ain't botherin' me let it be.
Ring neck, grass, garter, red rat and black racer even legless lizard all make appearances... less common now than then. Haven't seen king or indigo about forever. Bites aren't bad unless they get the finger webbing. That'll bleed.
Is he......
Is he a Fat Broad in a certain cartoon strip?
This one is for Bullet Bob (who probably won't be back to read this) :
It doesn't matter! Kill, Kill, Kill, it !
Is he a Fat Broad in a certain cartoon strip?
GF
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And now for some thread drift ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_ZBqpEUbik
... no good can come from bein' nice to a snake.
GF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_ZBqpEUbik
... no good can come from bein' nice to a snake.
GF
finesse_r, Spread natter? Do you mean spreading adder, or correctly, a Hog-nosed snake, that spreads a hood like a cobra? If so, they are harmless, they don't bite, but they will strike. The funny thing is that they strike with their mouth closed. It's all a big bluff, it's how they scare away predators. If you continue to bother them, they play dead and roll over on their back. You can turn them over and they will roll back over on their back again. We used to play with them when we were kids.
