LINKS: information and photos by Jim Braswell
some good photos and chat from Texas folks
Animal Diversity Web website
snake identification chart by state--click on links from here
Ohio's reptiles ODNR Division of Wildlife
If you know what this snake is, please let me know.
photos by me © 2010
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ReplyDeleteIt looks really scary !!!!
Unique shots :-)
No idea what it is - but wow!
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me of the Black Rat snakes my dad had, he was a collector & worked in the reptile house at a zoo. They are harmless, don't be scared Anya, the majority of snakes aren't poisonous and can be beneficial. Your pics are terrific.
ReplyDeleteI think you have some good photos... Snakes make me want to scream, even photos of them. I've tried to "grow up" but the best I did was when our kids were little. I'd hold the scream in my throat, smile, and act brave so they wouldn't follow my bad example. :)
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! And fantastic shots. Look at the way it curves so sleekly round the stones. very handsome.
ReplyDeleteAw, he just wanted to be friends. ;) I like snakes, but I don't know what kind he is.
ReplyDeleteEven the pictures made my heart race and my hands are all shaky now! I don't do well with anything that slithers and doesn't have fur - they give me a bad case of the eebie jeebies!
ReplyDeleteBest to keep a distance. Snake bites are not pleasant!
ReplyDeleteyou sound soooooooooooo calm...
ReplyDeletereally, really calm...
pretty snake though!
That's because I was NOT very close!
ReplyDeleteScary!
ReplyDeleteack! Can you hear me screaming from New Hampshire?
ReplyDeleteHe's beautiful! I really like snakes but they always startle me when I'm surprised by them.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Margaret, hope it's OK to the following in the comments: I'm contacting anyone I can think of who may have contacts in the greater Maryland area to see if they can help a cat whose owner is dying find a home. It's a sad story, but I hope it results in a good outcome. Here is the link:
http://hubblespacepaws.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-bean-is-dying-and-i-need-home.html
(It's actually a very cool blog - the people who run it are on the staff of the science operations of the Hubble Space Telescope, and they are doing it to help the abandoned animals they find.)
that baby looks big! Diamonds on it's back? Silly me, I would have thought it was a rattler, but I don't know a thing about snakes!
ReplyDeleteYuck! I do not like things that slither. Especially since one found its way into my former home.
ReplyDeleteWow, what an impressive snake!
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by my blog and leaving me such a lovely comment! Your site is beautiful and I really enjoyed looking around!
Smiles,
Debbie
Hi! My son is a herpetologist and says "Yup! its a black rat snake (Pantherophis)" If anyone likes snakes, his site is Diamondbacktradingcards.com
ReplyDeletethat is one heck of a snake!
ReplyDeleteFour feet is a lot of snake! And that is the lumpiest slitherkin I've ever seen. Is it just the photo that makes it look like that?
ReplyDeleteSnakes don't bother me, as long as they're outside. Inside, now, that's altogether different, lol.
Oh I HAD to comment on this post! We have SO many rat snakes here, they're everywhere. I don't mind having them around because they eat moles, mice, etc.... and they're harmless. I saw one kill and eat a bird a couple of weeks ago.....a real "wild kingdom" moment.
ReplyDeleteThat would freak me out.
ReplyDeleteSydney - City and Suburbs
Really nice photos of that snake in the garden
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