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Posted: 5/21/2021 2:53:28 PM EST
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Nice snake shots in here! I will add some I guess, hope it works.
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Posted: 5/21/2021 2:58:01 PM EST
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Quote HistoryDekay's Brown snake? |
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Posted: 5/21/2021 3:01:15 PM EST
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Another Cottonmouth
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Posted: 5/21/2021 3:06:28 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: We caught one at work like the first photo on OP. I have handled my share of Rat snakes but I couldn't ID the little guy and if I cant 100% confirm what it is I aint picking it up. Currently looking for a Hog Nose for the kid. I saw one recently but (I think it was a she) got away from me. The hoggies native to your area would be eastern or southern and would make suck-tangular pets unless you have a colony of toads to feed  Attached FileWestern hog nose are the way to go. Manageable size, docile, but also theatrical with their huffing and puffing when they think they’re a cobra. Great pet. |
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Posted: 5/21/2021 3:15:49 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That’s always a hair-raising sight no matter how many times it’s happened in the past. I once was standing in a small creek that was feeding down a cypress tree thicket into the Pedernales River at Reimers Ranch and catching small watersnakes for all the little kids. The bank was covered in ferns and I had my hands in there combing through the fronds and suddenly saw a flash of white, which was a very large, and very fat, female cottonmouth whose head was literally 6” from my face. I immediately put my right hand to the side of her head and as soon as she turned towards it I leaped back into the creek. Even though I’m comfortable picking up hots, I still get scared of snakes from time to time. Quote HistoryQuoted: That’s always a hair-raising sight no matter how many times it’s happened in the past. I once was standing in a small creek that was feeding down a cypress tree thicket into the Pedernales River at Reimers Ranch and catching small watersnakes for all the little kids. The bank was covered in ferns and I had my hands in there combing through the fronds and suddenly saw a flash of white, which was a very large, and very fat, female cottonmouth whose head was literally 6” from my face. I immediately put my right hand to the side of her head and as soon as she turned towards it I leaped back into the creek. Even though I’m comfortable picking up hots, I still get scared of snakes from time to time. I had a cottonmouth in the water about 3' away from me while fishing last spring, I headshot it with a .22 faster than I could jump 
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Posted: 5/21/2021 3:42:45 PM EST
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Diamond back water snake reeling in a catfish.
 Attached FileEating his catch.  Attached FileHeading home after a good meal.  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/21/2021 4:11:26 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Identify these two. I believe both are non venomous, although I thought the top one was a baby daimondback at first when I almost ran over it. This one had lunch in its belly. https://i.imgur.com/mMVen5Q.jpg Saw this guy while fishing off a pond dock https://i.imgur.com/YfrImYM.jpg https://i.imgur.com/JLfSLDf.jpg Second one is probably a diamondback watersnake. 100% certain it's nonvenmous, 100% certain it's a watersnake, but not 100% on which one. |
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Posted: 5/21/2021 4:12:29 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Second one is probably a diamondback watersnake. 100% certain it's nonvenmous, 100% certain it's a watersnake, but not 100% on which one. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Identify these two. I believe both are non venomous, although I thought the top one was a baby daimondback at first when I almost ran over it. This one had lunch in its belly. https://i.imgur.com/mMVen5Q.jpg Saw this guy while fishing off a pond dock https://i.imgur.com/YfrImYM.jpg https://i.imgur.com/JLfSLDf.jpg Second one is probably a diamondback watersnake. 100% certain it's nonvenmous, 100% certain it's a watersnake, but not 100% on which one. First is a juvenile rat snake, harmless |
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Posted: 5/21/2021 4:16:52 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Diamond back water snake reeling in a catfish. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/287498/20200523_112456_jpg-1950568.JPG Eating his catch. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/287498/20200523_113042_jpg-1950571.JPG Heading home after a good meal. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/287498/20200523_113233_jpg-1950574.JPG I'd hate to know how many of those die every year because they sort of look like cottonmouths. I live in an area where cottonmouths aren't found. People will angrily insist that they killed one, or see them all the time. I've learned to just be nice and go talk to someone else. |
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Posted: 5/21/2021 6:21:09 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Diamond back water snake reeling in a catfish. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/287498/20200523_112456_jpg-1950568.JPG Eating his catch. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/287498/20200523_113042_jpg-1950571.JPG Heading home after a good meal. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/287498/20200523_113233_jpg-1950574.JPG  An unlikely friendship: Man and Water Snake |
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Posted: 5/21/2021 8:10:57 PM EST
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Posted: 5/21/2021 8:17:00 PM EST
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Ball Python?
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Posted: 5/21/2021 9:01:16 PM EST
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Caught this little guy this morning. He took off when I started weed eating around some trees. I think it’s a juvenile rat snake. I see them regularly.
 Attached FileMaybe one of his parents.  Attached FileGreen snake found within 2 feet of the above pic.  Attached FileRat snake I rescued that was completely wrapped up in landscaping netting. He would’ve died for sure.  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/21/2021 9:04:04 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Caught this little guy this morning. He took off when I started weed eating around some trees. I think it’s a juvenile rat snake. I see them regularly. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/326632/67781FBB-4795-4BB9-954D-DE5DC9187114_jpe-1951011.JPG Maybe one of his parents. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/326632/B2044FF8-53DA-41D0-9688-529B9C2F4D0B_jpe-1951012.JPG Green snake found within 2 feet of the above pic. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/326632/EF36F658-1D9F-43DA-AB53-73365C36D877_jpe-1951016.JPG Rat snake I rescued that was completely wrapped up in landscaping netting. He would’ve died for sure. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/326632/A963A9DA-913B-4680-B087-3F36AA4F81B8_jpe-1951020.JPG Very cool! |
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Posted: 5/21/2021 9:13:58 PM EST
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Posted: 5/21/2021 9:26:15 PM EST
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A friend ran over the bullsnake on my property. Dunno if it's dead. It slid away.
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Posted: 5/21/2021 9:32:31 PM EST
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One of my pet dragons, George, named after King George. I had some Humvee parts set out over a few days being power washed.
 Attached FileHe gets much more Pie than I do. |
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Posted: 5/21/2021 11:13:57 PM EST
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Saw this guy while I was mowing the other day. No one I know has been able to ID him so far.
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Posted: 5/22/2021 7:03:41 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ball Python? If you want a ball python morph ID thread, there are facebook groups dedicated to that...  Western Diamondback Rattlesnake  Attached FileJuvenile Eastern Black Rat - native that was injured so he lived with us for a few months while he healed up. He's back outside doing his job now.  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 8:26:08 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Saw this guy while I was mowing the other day. No one I know has been able to ID him so far. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/540982/CEEC7879-DF06-4860-8EAE-CB219BDA6996_jpe-1951150.JPG Dekay’s Brownsnake |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 8:32:18 AM EST
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In a few weeks I will be getting my first pair of venomous. A male and female blue insularis.
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Posted: 5/22/2021 9:12:09 AM EST
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Some more wild snake pics of mine.
Checkered Garter  Texas Rat Snake   Hognose  Western Diamondback 
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Posted: 5/22/2021 9:27:52 AM EST
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Outside a basement window during construction of our new home.
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Posted: 5/22/2021 10:01:32 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: In a few weeks I will be getting my first pair of venomous. A male and female blue insularis. Interesting. I had to Google those as I had never heard of them. How does one go about acquiring those given they are from south east asia? |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 10:08:04 AM EST
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Okay, here is an easy one. Sorry for the crappy iPotato photo. This is the most recent addition to my adult daughter’s family:
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Posted: 5/22/2021 10:19:38 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Saw this guy while I was mowing the other day. No one I know has been able to ID him so far. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/540982/CEEC7879-DF06-4860-8EAE-CB219BDA6996_jpe-1951150.JPG Could be a red-bellied snake. |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 11:37:32 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Interesting. I had to Google those as I had never heard of them. How does one go about acquiring those given they are from south east asia? http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=48 I think Fascination Herp out of Texas imports them. Venomous ships airport-to-airport overnight only in a solid container, either Delta or SouthWest will take them. |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 11:40:05 AM EST
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 Attached FileCopperhead today. One of my daughters friends screamed as my daughter was headed right for it about to step on it. My wife made me do the deed. |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 12:06:24 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Saw this guy while I was mowing the other day. No one I know has been able to ID him so far. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/540982/CEEC7879-DF06-4860-8EAE-CB219BDA6996_jpe-1951150.JPG Probably a rough earth but that’s a tough pic to get enough clues from. |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 12:28:31 PM EST
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It was a Rat snake, how it got into that little hole I will never know.
My shock/surprise when I opened that gate from the other side and this thing comes swinging at me. I just  a load in my jeans.I tried every way I could to get it out of there, it just would not come out in one piece.  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 4:56:08 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Check that the snake is breathing and has a pulse. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: What is the current recommended first aid for a venomous snake bite? Check that the snake is breathing and has a pulse. WRONG! First make sure the area is safe! |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 7:14:17 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ball Python? Correct! |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 7:16:32 PM EST
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Ok experts...
Is this a DeKay's? Or a Texas Brown? SW Oklahoma @bobweaver  |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 7:49:16 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Agreed. I’ll go back and label mine. "Hog" and can trick you into something something doesn't tell us if it can kill us, and who knows what the other jobbies you mentioned are |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 8:12:28 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ok experts... Is this a DeKay's? Or a Texas Brown? SW Oklahoma @bobweaver https://i.imgur.com/Kj4oRLF.jpg Seems like a bit of a trick question. |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 8:16:28 PM EST
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I grew up in the TX Hill Country and while out camping one day I caught a big ass coral snake.
I ended up donating it to the San Antonio Zoo, at the time I was told it was the 2nd largest coral snake ever captured in Texas. True story. |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 8:18:53 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Seems like a bit of a trick question. I'm not an expert but I think it's a Texas Brown Snake. Also. I'm not an expert but this was posted earlier in the thread and the poster insinuates it's a copperhead. I don't think it is.  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 8:26:13 PM EST
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Borrowed a pic from the web. No reverse image searchs. Hint is they can be found in AZ.
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Posted: 5/22/2021 8:54:13 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've been told both. I'm not an expert but I think it's a Texas Brown Snake. Also. I'm not an expert but this was posted earlier in the thread and the poster insinuates it's a copperhead. I don't think it is. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/92687/20210420_161832_jpg-1950042.JPG Also not an expert, but that doesn't look like a copperhead to me either. The copperhead's bands are pinched at the top. I've seen it stated like two hershey kisses. That's exactly the opposite, with the bands widest point on top. The trick question comment was because the Texas brown snake is a Dekay's snake subspecies. |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 8:59:28 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Could be a red-bellied snake. From what I can compare to pics online I think the red-bellied snake may be the one! Thanks |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 9:10:16 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The trick question comment was because the Texas brown snake is a Dekay's snake subspecies. I did not know that. I think we have both here. The one in the picture looks different from others I've seen which warranted the pic. So no trick question is it a Tex or a DeKay's or some other cousin? Or do we have to count the scales around the cloaca or something?  |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 9:23:11 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=48 I think Fascination Herp out of Texas imports them. Venomous ships airport-to-airport overnight only in a solid container, either Delta or SouthWest will take them. Note to self. Refrain from drunk ordering any vipers! Seriously though, I guess I never realized it could be quite that easy to get a non-native venomous snake. |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 9:41:08 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I was a kid in south florida / homestead, back in 1970. there would be a big ass snake of some variety in our yard every other day. how did you know they were ass snakes? |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 9:44:06 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Borrowed a pic from the web. No reverse image searchs. Hint is they can be found in AZ. https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/web/190228_web.jpg Very common in Az. |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 9:45:58 PM EST
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Iowa timber rattlesnake.
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Posted: 5/22/2021 9:47:32 PM EST
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Posted: 5/22/2021 9:48:30 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That's not just poop. They also release a smelly musk. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Serious (and funny) reply: When I was a boy I used to catch garter snakes in our backyard in summer. Not for any particular reason - just for the sheer sport of catching them. I always let them go after I caught them. Well on more than once occasion, I learned something interesting about catching snakes with your bare hands. That being, snakes will shit all over the hands of 12 year old boys when caught. White milky substance. It's snake shit. That's not just poop. They also release a smelly musk. And if it's white, it's not poop. urate(snake piss) is white and semi solid. Musk is the stinky, thick liquid. |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 9:56:56 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Saw this guy while I was mowing the other day. No one I know has been able to ID him so far. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/540982/CEEC7879-DF06-4860-8EAE-CB219BDA6996_jpe-1951150.JPG Looks like a red-bellied snake. My in-laws' farm is full of them. The big ones are about a foot long. |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 10:02:09 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That was a great find. Quote HistoryWent out to the same area last week, no luck(still a bit early). My brothers have been finding garter snakes since last Sunday so they're bound to be out soon. Still need to find a Massassauga too. ETA-heading to Florida starting the 31st, hoping to log a diamondback and pygmy too. |
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Posted: 5/22/2021 10:05:49 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: And if it's white, it's not poop. urate(snake piss) is white and semi solid. Musk is the stinky, thick liquid. Depends on what the snake has eaten recently. F/T rabbits and lambs warmed using hot water retain a lot of that water in their fur, leading to a piss-flooded retic enclosure 48-72 hours after feeding day, with no urate seen. |
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