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re: Need snake ID
Posted on 7/13/14 at 10:10 pm to meauxjeaux2
Posted on 7/13/14 at 10:10 pm to meauxjeaux2
Yellow-bellied water snake
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Posted on 7/13/14 at 10:12 pm to Dorothy
No water in sight. Thats what has me confused because he looked just like a water snake to me. I know he ain't a Rat snake.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 10:16 pm to meauxjeaux2
Hubby said doesn't matter if there's not water really close.
From LA WLF:
Their pattern fades as they age, and they look more gray than the blotched pattern seen in some pictures.
From LA WLF:
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The yellow-bellied water snake can be less aquatic than the other water snakes and may be found some distance from water in wooded areas
Their pattern fades as they age, and they look more gray than the blotched pattern seen in some pictures.
This post was edited on 7/13/14 at 10:18 pm
Posted on 7/13/14 at 10:19 pm to Dorothy
Hmm. Good find. I was thinking he looked an awful lot like a water snake. His belly is yellow. Thanks! 
Posted on 7/13/14 at 10:54 pm to meauxjeaux2
Dorothy knows some stuff about snakes... 
Posted on 7/13/14 at 10:58 pm to Dorothy
Yup
Posted on 7/13/14 at 11:08 pm to meauxjeaux2
The supralabials never lie on those guys. One of the easiest to id based on the head alone; albeit the bands do provide some trickeration if you're not careful.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 6:46 am to meauxjeaux2
Water snake. Old skin, needs to shed for more accurate ID
Posted on 7/14/14 at 7:41 am to Bonnie Blue
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hognose
Actually it is a hognosed cotton mouth rattlesnake viper. That's it's full name.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 7:42 am to meauxjeaux2
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I let him go.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 8:05 am to Dorothy
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Yellow-bellied water snake
For once somebody actually knows what they're talking about.
Amazing how many self proclaimed experts are on this board
aka queen snake
Posted on 7/14/14 at 8:34 am to DucksnBucks37
quote:You get that impression? I get the opposite. On snakes anyway
Amazing how many self proclaimed experts are on this board
Posted on 7/14/14 at 8:42 am to AlxTgr
By the size of him/her, looks as if he/she is eating well. Keeping the vermin down on the farm.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 8:46 am to VernonPLSUfan
i might go dig it a little Nascar pond in the backyard to chill in. 
Posted on 7/14/14 at 9:14 am to DucksnBucks37
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aka queen snake
Yellow-bellied water snakes and Queen snakes are not the same thing.Posted on 7/14/14 at 9:21 am to Dorothy
I hope I am wrong about what he might be saying.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 10:11 am to DucksnBucks37
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Amazing how many self proclaimed experts are on this board
aka queen snake
There are 62 threads a week asking for snake ID. Not sure there are that many experts, self proclaimed or otherwise.
what is a queen snake. Or are the self proglaimed expert posters also known as queen snakes?
Posted on 7/14/14 at 10:14 am to Dorothy
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Yellow-bellied water snakes and Queen snakes are not the same thing.
I realize that. They look quite similar, though, which I why I call them both queen snakes. Not sure if it's a local thing or not. F
Another example would be rat snakes. I call them all rat snake regardless of what type they are unless I'm talking to someone who knows or cares.
ie Texas, grey, & black can all be found in LA/MS. Along with corn snakes which some call red rat snakes
This post was edited on 7/14/14 at 10:21 am
Posted on 7/14/14 at 10:16 am to DucksnBucks37
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They look quite similar, though, which I why I call them both queen snakes
I think all snakes look kinda similar, I just yell snake, piss myself and run. It is primal, nothing I can do to prevent it, like blinking
Posted on 7/14/14 at 10:20 am to tigerfoot
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what is a queen snake
LINK
yellow bellied water snake
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As you can see, to the untrained eye, they are very similar in appearance. Both have keeled scales and yellow/tan/orange bellies depending on the region. For the purposes of 99% of those on the board, they may as well be the same snake
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