Posted: 10/26/2008 12:59:45 PM EDT
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Found him/her on our road. Quiet agressive and acted like he was a little rattlesnakes( his tail was just wiggling like mad) Some kind of gartersnake or rat snake?.. just not sure what exactly. Have looked all over the net.. cant seem to find a match to its markings. I am thinking a young one with skin thats still in juvenile colors.. But can make out the markings a little if ya look close.     any info ? Thanks |
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Quoted: Hey guys I just thought I would let this unknown snake bite me so I post it on ARFCOM to have it ID'ed.  http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v446/Adyth/Picture089.jpg Dibs on his guns and ammo!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Thanks for the info.. We knew it wasnt venomous, otherwise he wouldnt haven gotten a hold of his finger. We where just not sure on what kind of garter/ratsnake it was. We never kill any snakes, we let em go usualy under our house to keep mice etc. down to a minimum. I kinda wanted ot keep it and let it go in the spring to make sure he makes it. This year we had alot of those and a HUGE Corn snake with marking that where just so beautyful.. sadly it met its demise under my riding lawnmower :( I felt bad about it for days. Anyway.. thanks for the info. |
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Quoted: Mole Kingsnake they are active in cooler weather. My cousin found one today also. Yup. http://tennessee.gov/twra/pdfs/snakesposter.pdf |
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Quoted: Quoted: Mole Kingsnake they are active in cooler weather. My cousin found one today also. Yup. http://tennessee.gov/twra/pdfs/snakesposter.pdf nope |
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Quoted: round pupil = non venomous in North America Not exactly- Coral snakes, being elapids(cobra/mamba family) have round pupils, and a recent study found venom glands in some non-dangerous snakes like hognose and even garter snakes. The snakes are obviously VERY mildly venomous, and rear fanged, so they would almost have to shew on a person to inject any venom, but a typical reaction to the venom is swelling(like a bee sting) and the bite will bleed a bit more freely than the same bite by a truly nonvenomous snake(like a similarly sized cornsnake). If anyone wants to look up the study it was published by Dr. Bryan Grieg Fry a couple years ago, and regarded venom/toxicity in American colubrid snakes. |
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I've seen that snake before. Used to hang around out here. His name's Mike. He's got one hell of an attitude, for a little dude. Must have a 'Small-Snake' complex or something. Lil' bastard liked to go around biting people all the time. We called him "Bitin' Mike". He did come in handy for opening beer bottles though. Gotta' give him that. 
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It's a black rat snake btw.. prarie kingsnakes have yellowish bellies. http://www.kountrylife.com/content/gal1065.htm |
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Quoted: It's a black rat snake btw.. prarie kingsnakes have yellowish bellies. http://www.kountrylife.com/content/gal1065.htm Im not convinced its a black rat snake. lok at the pattern on it. it looks like a juvenile southern black racer. black racers are born with a yellowish and dark prown pattern and by the time they are about a foot long they start getting darker with every shed untill they are eventually a glossy black. and this snake looks like its loosing its pattern and turning black. |