Zorros
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Vote for milk snake. Good to have around.
Snake Identification needed
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jjbduke2004
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I'll third the recommendation. Of the three "ID this snake" pics posted in the past few days, this one is the most unmistakable. The focus and zoom are more than enough to show the telltale red blotches.
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jjbduke2004
Ultimate Member
2008 per wiki. All black/gray/yellow rat snake subspecies were eliminated and the snakes were grouped into three species based on DNA and location:
http://cs606322.vk.me/v606322175/d9b/5JnggYdBxR4.jpg
MD snakes
I agree that it is a garter snake. DNR has a great page with photos:
http://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/plants_wildlife/herps/Fieldguide_OrderSquamata.aspx
It also distinguishes the poisonous snakes. The copperhead is the one found on the Shore.
http://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/plants_wildlife/herps/venomous-snakes.aspx
I agree that it is a garter snake. DNR has a great page with photos:
http://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/plants_wildlife/herps/Fieldguide_OrderSquamata.aspx
It also distinguishes the poisonous snakes. The copperhead is the one found on the Shore.
http://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/plants_wildlife/herps/venomous-snakes.aspx
onedash
Ultimate Member
I've had several very long black rat snakes. Like 6' +. 3 found the ducks (and their eggs) so I ended up having to kill them because I could not get them to stay away. I think one still lives in the garage somewhere during the winter. I find at least one large skin every spring. I thought the mice were gone because I moved most of the bird seed out. They got into the suit this winter though and I caught a couple mice in traps. Hopefully the snakes will be gone for good this winter. I'm not going to keep anything edible in the garage. I think I even had mice in the bed of my pickup truck chewing the paper edge of a bag of corn.
Last week I found a baby rat snake and he was less than a foot long and looked mostly blackish with a light belly. Hopefully I will never spot a copperhead at home but they have been spotted in the neighborhood.
Last week I found a baby rat snake and he was less than a foot long and looked mostly blackish with a light belly. Hopefully I will never spot a copperhead at home but they have been spotted in the neighborhood.
Merlin593
Active Member
Juv black rat
Sorry, that is one of my pet peeves.
barbarafritchie
Member
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remodeler1
Active Member
There aren't any pics of garter snakes in this thread. Garter snakes have several stripes down the length of their bodies and the pattern exists from birth.
onedash
Ultimate Member
I think I just saw a Common Ribbon Snake in my back yard. Although it seemed greener than the picture on the ID page. Fist one of those here. It hustled into the wood pile when I sprayed it with the hose. Was hoping it would make a mad dash for the woods. I have so many of these blue lizards. Maybe that's what luring them in. Although they must be good at avoiding them since there are so stinking many of them. I can't hardly walk outside without seeing one scurry into hiding.
Leave the snake alone and it will eat the rodents and insects that you don't want around.
alucard0822
For great Justice
Found this snek last weekend in Hamburg, PA
for those with an interest, the best reptile show around is a couple miles from Cabelas.
for those with an interest, the best reptile show around is a couple miles from Cabelas.
StantonCree
Watch your beer
- Jan 23, 2011
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