What kind of snake is this?

[C-south]

I would bet $100 it's a corn snake. Very characteristic pattern with the softer color inside the squares. If you flip one over, you will find a checkered belly.

They are similar but I’d probably take the bet. Corn snakes have the spear pattern on their head. I guess technically they are a type of rat snake but the pic looks to me like a gray or black rat snake. Won’t know for sure until it grows up.

 

[chatsworth_vol]

It's a rat snake. Likely a midlands(grey ) rat depending on your location. It will turn darker as it ages. It's very similar to a corn snake. They're in the same genus and are sometimes known as red rat snakes

 

[kiddiedoc]

They are similar but I’d probably take the bet. Corn snakes have the spear pattern on their head. I guess technically they are a type of rat snake but the pic looks to me like a gray or black rat snake. Won’t know for sure until it grows up.

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So, technically, corn snakes are a species of rat snake, so I guess we are both right.

VOLS BY FIDDY.

 

[Danl]

At my back door this morning.

Rat snake?

 

[peaygolf]

Copperhead if I've ever seen one

 

[chatsworth_vol]

At my back door this morning.

Rat snake?

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Yup rat snake

 

[Orange.]

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

 

[malinoisvol]

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Not a copperhead. Some sort of water snake, imo.

 

[malinoisvol]

 

[StarRaider]

so this is where err'body goes when there aint no game on

 

[C-south]

Not a copperhead. Some sort of water snake, imo.

Also not a water moccasin/cottonmouth. Definitely some sort of water snake. Maybe northern water snake.

 

[joevol33]

Goo, old fashioned, mean water snake.

 

[chatsworth_vol]

Yup a water snake. Likely northern

 

[Tin Man]

so this is where err'body goes when there aint no game on

This is where we go to identify snakes we encounter. I don’t think anyone posted during a game. You can check the dates and times. Maybe during a tennis match?

 

[Carl Pickens]

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Northern water snake

 

[YankeeVol]

Yup a water snake. Likely northern

Meh, looks southern to me

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

At my back door this morning.

Rat snake?

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[VAVol85]

At my back door this morning.

Rat snake?

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Yikes - if he were outside my door and I had my hoe handy he would be a bifurcated rat snake!

 

[Danl]

Yikes - if he were outside my door and I had my hoe handy he would be a bifurcated rat snake!

If they don't have rattles or fangs, I pretty much leave'm be. But if Snattlerakes or copperheads come close to the house, they gotta die!

 

[joevol33]

If they don't have rattles or fangs, I pretty much leave'm be. But if Snattlerakes or copperheads come close to the house, they gotta die!

Just buy a couple of wolverines, or honey Badgers, and keep them around the house!

 

[chatsworth_vol]

Found this little guy crossing the road last night. Pretty little Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus).

 

[GroverCleveland]

One of the scariest moments of my life - walking alone in woods near our farm, heard a rattlesnake (eastern diamondbacks all over upper east Tennessee and sw Virginia), knew I was on top of it, but could not see it - didn't know whether to go forward or backward. Fortunately didn't get bit. Never went back to that spot.

Unlikely it was an Eastern diamondback. Most likely a timber rattler. Just as freaking scary. Grew up in south Georgia where we have plenty of both.

Updated: saw this post was from awhile back...

 

[WBO]

Just buy a couple of wolverines, or honey Badgers, and keep them around the house!

Until they tear the house down. Those boys like to tear stuff up.

Some of you guys are pretty good herpetologists. My basic rule is leave them alone. The only exception was aviation survival training down at the Eglin AFB training range. We were so hungry two guys walked down a stream which made the moccasins come out. Got four of them. They don't taste like chicken.