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Snake fans, check out this beauty
Posted by public_enemy on 4/6/19 at 11:01 pm162
Been having this one in the backyard for a while, beautiful coloring
re: Snake fans, check out this beautyPosted by Got Blaze on 4/6/19 at 11:06 pm to public_enemy
Beautiful ribbon snake. They dine on small frogs, earthworms, spiders, and other insects.
re: Snake fans, check out this beautyPosted by NASA_ISS_Tiger on 4/6/19 at 11:10 pm to public_enemy
Those are nice to have around. Them, Kings and black/blue racers.
re: Snake fans, check out this beautyPosted by public_enemy 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
re: Snake fans, check out this beautyPosted by PolyPusher86 on 4/6/19 at 11:35 pm to public_enemy
I thought this was gonna be about a Colt Python Revolver....
re: Snake fans, check out this beautyPosted by Flipflopfly on 4/7/19 at 5:49 am to Folsom
Well, we're waiting. Where is the picture?
re: Snake fans, check out this beautyPosted by Folsom 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.
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re: Snake fans, check out this beautyPosted by Yewkindewit 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.
re: Snake fans, check out this beautyPosted by doublecutter 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.
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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
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The ribbon snake (Thamnophis sauritus) is a common species of garter snake endemic to Eastern North America
https://www.gartersnake.info/species/us/louisiana/
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Louisiana
Garter Snake Species Found in Louisiana
Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis proximus
Eastern Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis sauritus
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
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.
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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.
It's all in the face for me.
Look at the lines on the lips of OP's snake.
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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.
re: Snake fans, check out this beautyPosted by WhuckFistle on 4/7/19 at 4:16 pm to AlxTgr
This one jumped in front of my truck this morning.
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