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Snake Identification
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:16 pm
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:16 pm
Does anyone know what this is?
This post was edited on 6/4/20 at 7:18 pm
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Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:18 pm to MISSOURI WALTZ
Black or blue runner in my neck of the woods.
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:25 pm to MISSOURI WALTZ
Rat snake?
I'll take him if you caught him
I'll take him if you caught him
Posted on 6/4/20 at 8:09 pm to MISSOURI WALTZ
Potato snake
Posted on 6/4/20 at 8:19 pm to MISSOURI WALTZ
A leave it alone snake
Posted on 6/4/20 at 8:23 pm to MISSOURI WALTZ
I’m leaning towards some kind of racer (black/blue) by his length, not very thick and the way he seems to be holding his head well up off the ground which is usually a good “tell” for a racer
A rat snake has a tendency to kink up it’s body when disturbed, which this one isn’t doing
A rat snake has a tendency to kink up it’s body when disturbed, which this one isn’t doing
This post was edited on 6/4/20 at 8:25 pm
Posted on 6/4/20 at 9:45 pm to MISSOURI WALTZ
Saw a racer at the camp at Toledo Bend this past weekend. It was just tooling along in the yard in front of the deck minding its own business and my 17 yo athlete son (very fast) took off after it. That sucker shifted gears and my son couldn't keep up with it. About 20 yd later it hit the woods and was gone. My kid couldn't believe it. I told him he should be glad he didn't catch up with it, those suckers are mean and will bite the crap out of you. It was really big too, at least 6' long.
Posted on 6/4/20 at 9:46 pm to MISSOURI WALTZ
It’s long like a non-cottonmouth but the head looks like a cottonmouth to me but picture is not the greatest (at least on my phone) so i could be wrong.
Posted on 6/4/20 at 9:50 pm to Tigerinthewoods
Yeah not a good pic but my first thought was racer. They're a really cool snake.
Posted on 6/4/20 at 10:02 pm to MISSOURI WALTZ
Posted on 6/4/20 at 10:07 pm to AUTimbo
One thing he left out-Rat snakes are shaped like a loaf of bread.
Posted on 6/5/20 at 7:46 am to bobdylan
quote:
the head looks like a cottonmouth
If you zoom in then the head has the distinct shape of danger
Posted on 6/5/20 at 7:58 am to MISSOURI WALTZ
Where was this picture taken?
When I zoom in, it APPEARS to have bands or markings that would mean it is not a racer. Looks to be a ditch or some sort of bank at the top right so I would lean towards a water snake but the photo is just not clear enough.
When I zoom in, it APPEARS to have bands or markings that would mean it is not a racer. Looks to be a ditch or some sort of bank at the top right so I would lean towards a water snake but the photo is just not clear enough.
Posted on 6/5/20 at 9:06 am to MISSOURI WALTZ
quote:
Does anyone know what this is?
Can't tell. Get farther away.
Posted on 6/5/20 at 9:53 am to tenfoe
Looks to have the racer eyes.
Posted on 6/5/20 at 2:34 pm to MISSOURI WALTZ
If it's in Missouri, it's a western rat snake (Pantherophis obsoletus).
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