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Snake fans, check out this beauty
Posted on 4/6/19 at 11:01 pm
Posted on 4/6/19 at 11:01 pm
Been having this one in the backyard for a while, beautiful coloring
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Posted on 4/6/19 at 11:06 pm to public_enemy
Beautiful ribbon snake. They dine on small frogs, earthworms, spiders, and other insects.
Posted on 4/6/19 at 11:10 pm to public_enemy
Those are nice to have around. Them, Kings and black/blue racers.
Posted on 4/6/19 at 11:25 pm to Got Blaze
Nobody is gonna hurt him here, he’s a friendly little fellow who we coexist with
Posted on 4/6/19 at 11:35 pm to public_enemy
I thought this was gonna be about a Colt Python Revolver....
Posted on 4/7/19 at 3:47 am to Got Blaze
Saw a 3-3.5 ft king snake yesterday on the neighbors driveway
Posted on 4/7/19 at 5:39 am to eng08
Yea, one about that size came from under my house today. Beautiful. Saw a king years ago wrapped around a copper head in the process of swollowing it. Still have the pic.
Posted on 4/7/19 at 5:49 am to Folsom
Well, we're waiting. Where is the picture?
Posted on 4/7/19 at 7:30 am to Flipflopfly
Dude, October 7, 2014. I need to go through my photos and delete 100's. Hahaha. My son saw this outside his work shop and was curious. Walked over and took the pic. Had always heard of "king snakes eating other snakes" but had never seen it.
Posted on 4/7/19 at 8:05 am to Got Blaze
quote:Garter.
Beautiful ribbon snake
Posted on 4/7/19 at 9:51 am to AlxTgr
quote:quote:
Beautiful ribbon snake
Garter.
All ribbon snakes are garter snakes. Not all garter snakes are ribbon snakes, however.
Eater Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus)
Common Garter (Thamnophis sirtalis)
Posted on 4/7/19 at 11:06 am to public_enemy
As a youngster, we used to catch and play with those and the green grass snakes. Hardly see either ones now.
Posted on 4/7/19 at 11:47 am to mdomingue
quote:No. This is not right.
All ribbon snakes are garter snakes. Not all garter snakes are ribbon snakes, however.
Posted on 4/7/19 at 11:52 am to AlxTgr
I always see those in my yard and on my patio. Saw two last week, the first I've seen since it started to get warm.
I live in Metairie and never, ever saw any snakes until Katrina. After Katrina see some all the time except for winter months. I figure the flooding from Katrina brought them in.
I live in Metairie and never, ever saw any snakes until Katrina. After Katrina see some all the time except for winter months. I figure the flooding from Katrina brought them in.
Posted on 4/7/19 at 1:06 pm to AlxTgr
quote:quote:
All ribbon snakes are garter snakes. Not all garter snakes are ribbon snakes, however.
No. This is not right.
Actually, I think it is. Unless there is a snake somewhere called a ribbon snake that is not a type of garter snake (there may be).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_snake
quote:
The ribbon snake (Thamnophis sauritus) is a common species of garter snake endemic to Eastern North America
https://www.gartersnake.info/species/us/louisiana/
quote:
Louisiana
Garter Snake Species Found in Louisiana
Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis proximus
Eastern Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis sauritus
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Posted on 4/7/19 at 1:49 pm to mdomingue
Semantics. In Louisiana, one can find ribbon snakes. One can find garter snakes. The two are not the same. No different than calling a white crowned sparrow a white throated sparrow. Same genus, different species.
Posted on 4/7/19 at 2:13 pm to AlxTgr
quote:
Same genus, different species
Correct. My point being that the term Garter snake is like the term King snake, referring to multiple species but also specifically used to refer to the species "common garter snake" which presents as striped, spotted or a combination of both. Interesting stuff.
As an aside, I have noticed you're pretty accurate on these snake IDs so I'll take your word on this one being the common garter vs the eastern or western ribbon snake.
I'm honestly not sure I could tell the difference, I've only looked at photos when trying to differentiate the species. The pictures seem to indicate the common garter tends to be a little thicker than the ribbon snakes, that also seems true of the OPs pic but it's really hard to tell in a picture. The Ops location could help narrow down the possibilities as well.
Posted on 4/7/19 at 3:19 pm to mdomingue
It's all in the face for me.
Look at the lines on the lips of OP's snake.
quote:
Unmarked labial scales. Ribbon snakes’ lips are pure white; garter snakes have dark marks along the edges of each labial scale.
A white spot in front of the eye; garter snakes don’t have one.
Look at the lines on the lips of OP's snake.
Posted on 4/7/19 at 4:16 pm to AlxTgr
This one jumped in front of my truck this morning.
Posted on 4/7/19 at 5:24 pm to WhuckFistle
Eeuuuw
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