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Need snake ID (no pic)
Posted on 8/2/15 at 11:53 am
Posted on 8/2/15 at 11:53 am
Saw his head poking up out of my woodpile. Orange/black. Could be yellow/black, but I think orange. Head looked round, not triangular, but I only caught a glimpse. Sorry, that's all I have to go on. I looked up Louisiana snakes, and nothing was a close match. TIA 
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Posted on 8/2/15 at 12:08 pm to Jim Rockford
Was the top of the head patterned/orange & black or was the top of the head black and the bottom orange/yellow?
How big? Any water close by?
How big? Any water close by?
Posted on 8/2/15 at 12:09 pm to Dorothy
Mud snake maybe
Posted on 8/2/15 at 12:13 pm to jorconalx
Yeah, that's what I was thinking, but I think it would need to be somewhat close to water in order to find amphiumas.
This post was edited on 8/2/15 at 12:13 pm
Posted on 8/2/15 at 12:13 pm to Dorothy
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Was the top of the head patterned/orange & black or was the top of the head black and the bottom orange/yellow?
How big? Any water close by?
There's a creek on the back of my property within about 50 feet of where I saw it, but the creek is dry right now. I think it was top black/bottom orange as best I remember, but not 100% sure. It was a fairly big snake based on its head. Not a coral snake, in other words.
Posted on 8/2/15 at 12:14 pm to jorconalx
You sure it was a snake? I have a bunch of very large skinks around my place that have orange heads for part of the year. Broad headed skink
Posted on 8/2/15 at 12:17 pm to LSU2001
Definitely snake. I looked up mud snake and it looked a lot like that, so until I get a better look at it, I'm going with that hypothesis.
Posted on 8/2/15 at 12:19 pm to Jim Rockford
Sounds like a mud snake, as jorcan said. Any ditches close by? You can often find them near/in ditches. They can get pretty big, and look kind of fat sometimes. Harmless.
Posted on 8/2/15 at 1:14 pm to Dorothy
Burn down woodpile FTW
Posted on 8/2/15 at 2:09 pm to bushwacker
Coral Snake.
ETA or mike snake?
ETA or mike snake?
This post was edited on 8/2/15 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 8/2/15 at 2:36 pm to Jim Rockford
As much time as I've spent outdoors I've only seen one mud snake in my life. I'm kinda fascinated by them
Posted on 8/2/15 at 4:54 pm to LSU2001
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LSU2001
excellent point
Posted on 8/2/15 at 5:13 pm to Jim Rockford
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Saw his head poking up out of my woodpile. Orange/black.
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