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re: The age old question... snake ID

Posted on 3/4/20 at 1:54 pm to
Posted by AthensRattler
Classic City, GA
Member since Dec 2013
917 posts
Posted on 3/4/20 at 1:54 pm to
That’s no dekay, it’s a garter. Compare its head’s size to the sweet gum ball. It’d be a world record dekay x 2. Also the mid dorsal stripe.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
81962 posts
Posted on 3/4/20 at 1:56 pm to
quote:

Compare its head’s size to the sweet gum ball
That makes the snake tiny.
quote:

Also the mid dorsal stripe.

Yeah, that makes me question. Such a bad photo on a phone. I need to look at it on a monitor.
Posted by wahoocs
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2004
22412 posts
Posted on 3/4/20 at 2:08 pm to
I'm agreeing with both of yall.

Biggest DeKay's I've ever seen, or some type of garter snake I haven't seen before.

Garters on my side of the state don't look like that.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
81962 posts
Posted on 3/4/20 at 2:20 pm to
quote:

Garters on my side of the state don't look like that.

Image search eastern garter. You'll a bunch of brown snakes that look noting like the ones here. pattern...maybe, but color so, so different.
Posted by AUTimbo
Member since Sep 2011
2892 posts
Posted on 3/4/20 at 2:48 pm to
In Ga and SC they are usually a brownish green. At first glance I was thinking this was a Dekays but I am leaning towards garter now, especially with that dorsal stripe
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
81962 posts
Posted on 3/4/20 at 3:15 pm to
This would be the second time I have made that mistake. I predict I will do it every time a brown garter is posted.
Posted by georgia
445
Member since Jan 2007
9116 posts
Posted on 3/4/20 at 3:19 pm to
the fact that no one said GDCK makes me sad.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
81962 posts
Posted on 3/4/20 at 3:22 pm to
Did 225 get banned? He is usually chomping at the bit to post that incorrectly.
Posted by LSUJML
Central
Member since May 2008
46988 posts
Posted on 3/4/20 at 3:42 pm to
quote:

Ours are black, never brown, with lots of bright coloring.


I had a really pretty garter in the yard a week or so ago
Went to grab my phone & it was gone
Posted by Dorothy
Munchkinland
Member since Oct 2008
18153 posts
Posted on 3/4/20 at 3:54 pm to
Garter snake
Posted by georgia
445
Member since Jan 2007
9116 posts
Posted on 3/5/20 at 3:19 pm to
I posted it once on the louisiana hunters page on FB just being a smartass and accidentally doxed myself to one of the lsu#### posters.
Posted by biglego
Ask your mom where I been
Member since Nov 2007
76844 posts
Posted on 3/5/20 at 7:04 pm to
Rough earthsnake or GDCK
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