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Snake id
Posted on 9/9/20 at 9:59 pm
Posted on 9/9/20 at 9:59 pm
Bad pic. My wife (no pics) took it. Near my house.
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Posted on 9/9/20 at 9:59 pm to Success
Looks like a moccasin
Posted on 9/9/20 at 10:06 pm to Success
It's harmless. Is this the only photo?
Posted on 9/9/20 at 10:34 pm to Success
It's a plain bellied water snake (Nerodia erythrogaster).
Posted on 9/9/20 at 10:45 pm to Teague
It might be, but if it flattens its head and body out to appear that short and stubby with that color that close to my house, it’s a goner.
And I never kill non-venomous, and have been known to even let venomous go in the wild
And I never kill non-venomous, and have been known to even let venomous go in the wild
Posted on 9/9/20 at 10:46 pm to Success
Seems like there are vertical lines on the face. I’ll go non-venomous
Posted on 9/9/20 at 10:54 pm to Teague
Yea, Teague! I got that one right even if I didn't post a comment.
Posted on 9/9/20 at 11:07 pm to windshieldman
Exactly it. Not a full proof way to ID but from a distance those lines on the jawline give way to a harmless water snake.
Posted on 9/9/20 at 11:13 pm to NOLAGT
The tail looks short and fat. I vote moccasin
Posted on 9/10/20 at 12:37 am to Success
It’s a terrible pic and without knowing where you’re at I’d say eastern hognose.
Posted on 9/10/20 at 4:31 am to wahoocs
quote:
It might be, but if it flattens its head and body out to appear that short and stubby with that color that close to my house, it’s a goner. And I never kill non-venomous, and have been known to even let venomous go in the wild
Well you would have killed a nonvenomous snake here.
It’s a plain-bellies watersnake showing its defense mechanism by flattening out and pretending to be a moccasin
Posted on 9/10/20 at 7:04 am to NOLAGT
quote:
those lines on the jawline give way to a harmless water snake.
Posted on 9/10/20 at 8:39 am to wahoocs
quote:
It's a plain bellied water snake (Nerodia erythrogaster).
I think its this.
quote:
if it flattens its head and body out to appear that short and stubby with that color that close to my house, it’s a goner.
If it comes into contact with my wife this would probably be its fate....I'd probably have played with it a bit to see if I could see how aggressive it was....I could get to a point for sure where I could call it a water snake and would probably relocate it.
This post was edited on 9/10/20 at 8:41 am
Posted on 9/10/20 at 9:58 am to Huntinguy
It lived to see another day. My wife took the pic and ran. We live in luling near a pond on the course.
Posted on 9/10/20 at 10:02 am to Success
quote:Ha, I had family there before Katrina. We may have discussed-can't remember.
We live in luling near a pond on the course.
Posted on 9/10/20 at 10:42 am to wahoocs
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And I never kill non-venomous, and have been known to even let venomous go in the wild
Yeah, just step aside and let it go next time. Keep the kids in the house for a couple of hours. The snake will not chase you into the house. It will not open your door either.
Posted on 9/10/20 at 12:13 pm to Ron Cheramie
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It’s a plain-bellies watersnake showing its defense mechanism by flattening out and pretending to be a moccasin
One day they will learn that’s a bad idea when dealing with humans.
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