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re: Can you tell a snake by its skin?
Posted on 8/30/18 at 11:33 am to TheAstroTiger
Posted on 8/30/18 at 11:33 am to TheAstroTiger
Get some bobcat piss and spray it all over your yard, no mice
Then unleash the purple headed anaconda on her
Then unleash the purple headed anaconda on her
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Posted on 8/30/18 at 11:38 am to AnorexicGator
Unfortunately the skin of the head(worded that carefully) isn’t in the bed.
Posted on 8/30/18 at 11:42 am to TheAstroTiger
Ahhh, a circumcised snake. Def a king cobra. Run for your life
Posted on 8/30/18 at 11:43 am to AnorexicGator
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If it has a diamond shaped head, its poisonous.
This is not necessarily true. Many snakes can "flatten" their head in a defensive maneuver which makes it look very much like the "diamond" shape associated with a venomous snake.
Posted on 8/30/18 at 11:46 am to TheAstroTiger
Why did you have NASCAR dig your pond?
Posted on 8/30/18 at 11:46 am to TheAstroTiger
quote:
Unfortunately the skin of the head(worded that carefully) isn’t in the bed.
That means it grew a second head and is going to be twice as deadly.
My best advice is to give your son a hatchet and have him go snake hunting.
Posted on 8/30/18 at 11:48 am to Boudreaux35
quote:
This is not necessarily true. Many snakes can "flatten" their head in a defensive maneuver which makes it look very much like the "diamond" shape associated with a venomous snake.
In some instances, yes, such as the Hognose snake.
Posted on 8/30/18 at 11:49 am to LSUBoo
That’s why I did as a kid. Guess that’s why I’m not bothered by them. I don’t think my wife would ever let a kid of hers chase snakes.
Posted on 8/30/18 at 11:53 am to TheAstroTiger
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I guess I am half worried she is going to ask me to hunt down the freaking snake when we all know it will be hard to find.
Go buy a rubber snake, cut the head off, casually walk over to your trashcan when she is outside to throw it away, and tell her you killed it. Problem solved.
Posted on 8/30/18 at 12:15 pm to TheAstroTiger
Used to have a TON of rats in 2 trees which got removed. The snakes were not taking care of the rat problem. In fact the rats moved to the shed so while on rat watch a massive 4-5 foot snake (not venomous/rat snake) came crawling out the bottom of the shed and quickly vanished behind the backyard. Fast forward a year that fricker came crawling out the BOTTOM OF MY OUTSIDE FRIDGE THROUGH THE VENTS BELOW THE FRIDGE and I got my gun and shot it 2 times. That big snake is still around and we’ve had 3 venomous snakes killed so far as well.
Last month my dog got bit by a copperhead and she almost died. Had over 2 grand in vet bills. I was even watching my dog when she got bit and it was so fast that she went back to “play” with it when it struck at her again and right then I knew although she didn’t swell until 2 hours after the bite. it was a perfectly camouflaged copperhead on the grass (blended in with the leaves)
Weigh out the options. I can’t tell you to kill all non poisonous snakes but when I see them I have to get my husband to kill them because of my huge fear of snakes. Plus the circle of life is meaningless on my property.
The rats eventually went away only bc we removed their source which were a fruit tree. Look at it this way- it could be worse.... just be very careful although I was as well and my dog STILL got bit.
Last month my dog got bit by a copperhead and she almost died. Had over 2 grand in vet bills. I was even watching my dog when she got bit and it was so fast that she went back to “play” with it when it struck at her again and right then I knew although she didn’t swell until 2 hours after the bite. it was a perfectly camouflaged copperhead on the grass (blended in with the leaves)
Weigh out the options. I can’t tell you to kill all non poisonous snakes but when I see them I have to get my husband to kill them because of my huge fear of snakes. Plus the circle of life is meaningless on my property.
The rats eventually went away only bc we removed their source which were a fruit tree. Look at it this way- it could be worse.... just be very careful although I was as well and my dog STILL got bit.
Posted on 8/30/18 at 12:20 pm to gazelles
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except for coral snakes
If red touches yellow, he’s a dangerous fellow, if red touches black, he’s okay jack. Suggest checking from a safe distance.
Posted on 8/30/18 at 12:31 pm to TheAstroTiger
Not by its skin, but by the content of its character.
Posted on 8/30/18 at 12:40 pm to TheAstroTiger
Post the pic baw
Posted on 8/30/18 at 12:44 pm to TheAstroTiger
quote:
. I don't want my wife to kill a non-venomous snake when they actually help keep the rats away(we live on a few acres).
Really? If there are enough rats around to bring one snake then why wouldn't other snakes come for the food too?
Get some cats. They wont kill rats for sustenance and they arent gross.
Posted on 8/30/18 at 12:47 pm to TheAstroTiger
Posted on 8/30/18 at 12:50 pm to TheAstroTiger
quote:Yes, by the number of scales following the anal vent.
Is there a way I can show her via the skin that the snake is not poisonous(or that it is and we need to watch the dogs closer).
Posted on 8/30/18 at 1:17 pm to TheAstroTiger
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he snake is not poisonous
Good news for you there, fellow. No snakes are poisonous.
Posted on 8/30/18 at 1:23 pm to TheAstroTiger
Look at the post-anal vent scales on the underside of the skin. On a non-venomous snake, there will be a single row of scales on most of the belly then it will split into two rows of scales towards the end of the tail. In a cottonmouth (and other pit vipers like rattlesnakes and copperheads), there will be a single row all the way down the belly.
ETA: If you’re experienced with snakes, you can usually tell by holding the skin up to the light and recognizing the pattern. For example, on a king snake you’re going to see the specks even on a shed skin.
ETA: If you’re experienced with snakes, you can usually tell by holding the skin up to the light and recognizing the pattern. For example, on a king snake you’re going to see the specks even on a shed skin.
This post was edited on 8/30/18 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 8/30/18 at 1:29 pm to AlxTgr
That is the kind of info I was looking for.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Posted on 8/30/18 at 1:35 pm to TheAstroTiger
Yes dumbass.
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