bluheelrtx 0 #1 July 21, 2006 This one has been visiting my property for years, but I have never really known what type of snake it really is. Any ideas?-- Jason -- Some people never go crazy. What truly boring lives they must lead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MF42 0 #2 July 21, 2006 Don't know, but that head looks kinda triangular to me. I'd keep my distance until somebody who knows what they're talking about identifies the critter. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #3 July 21, 2006 Id guess a corn snake?I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #4 July 21, 2006 I think it has a crush on your garden hose. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MF42 0 #5 July 21, 2006 snake pictures Found this site. From the photos, I'm thinking maybe that's a small bull snake. Worth a look, anyway. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #6 July 21, 2006 Either a diamond back water snake or a yellow bellied water snake. That would be my best guess without catching it and studying it further. Plus, look, it is going after your water hose, it must be a water snake. Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #7 July 21, 2006 I am sooo not looking at pictures of snakes. Icky!! ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #8 July 21, 2006 Changed my mind. It is a brown snake. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #9 July 21, 2006 QuoteBull snake, maybe? some snakes get darker as they get older. Yeah looks like a bull snake or a corn snake.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #10 July 21, 2006 well i"m flip-flopping now. Bull snakes have that big arrow-shaped head, but they're usually lighter in color. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #11 July 21, 2006 Quotewell i"m flip-flopping now. Bull snakes have that big arrow-shaped head, but they're usually lighter in color. How long was he/ is He?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #12 July 21, 2006 Looks like a Brazos water snake getting ready to shed...notice the blue haze over the eyes and the blotchy skin. Hence the hose Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freelyflyn71 0 #13 July 21, 2006 It appears to be a common water snake. All venomous snakes in North America have slit pupils and exaggerated triangular heads. The only exception that I know of on the slit pupils would be the Coral snake, but the Coral snake is black, gold and red banded. In the pic, the snake in question does not appear venomous, but I've been bitten by a water snake before, and it still hurts like a bitch due to their razor-sharp, hacksaw blade type teeth. They tend to have nasty tempers when you dick around with them. The Braver the Bird...The Fatter the Cat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluheelrtx 0 #14 July 21, 2006 QuoteQuotewell i"m flip-flopping now. Bull snakes have that big arrow-shaped head, but they're usually lighter in color. How long was he/ is He? Three to four feet. When I first saw it a few years ago, I did a bunch of research and decided that it was a Florida Brown Watersnake, but I have never been sure. -- Jason ---- Jason -- Some people never go crazy. What truly boring lives they must lead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluheelrtx 0 #15 July 21, 2006 QuoteLooks like a Brazos water snake getting ready to shed...notice the blue haze over the eyes and the blotchy skin. Hence the hose Good point. You can really see it in the high resolution pictures. And it seemed much less confrontational than in the past. That would make sense if it was just looking for a nice relaxing place to get a peel. -- Jason -- Some people never go crazy. What truly boring lives they must lead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MF42 0 #16 July 21, 2006 I've always imagined a that a skin ready to molt must itch something fierce. Probably a great relief to peel that thing off. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #17 July 21, 2006 QuoteThis one has been visiting my property for years, but I have never really known what type of snake it really is. Any ideas? About all I can tell you is: 1. not venomous (round pupil) 2. getting ready to shed, STAY AWAY! even if a snake isn't venomous it's bite can HURT, and shedding puts snakes in a Very Bad Mood. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #18 July 21, 2006 QuoteQuoteLooks like a Brazos water snake getting ready to shed...notice the blue haze over the eyes and the blotchy skin. Hence the hose Good point. You can really see it in the high resolution pictures. And it seemed much less confrontational than in the past. That would make sense if it was just looking for a nice relaxing place to get a peel. Peel I save all of the sheds my snake does so I can measure her growth progess.Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #19 July 21, 2006 Any ideas on THIS guy? ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MF42 0 #20 July 21, 2006 Big! Probably eats lots of rats. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #21 July 21, 2006 Don't know about THAT, but it keeps swimming in the POOL! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaden 0 #22 July 21, 2006 This is very true...Damn, you always have the answer. Right on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #23 July 21, 2006 QuoteQuoteThis one has been visiting my property for years, but I have never really known what type of snake it really is. Any ideas? About all I can tell you is: 1. not venomous (round pupil) 2. getting ready to shed, STAY AWAY! even if a snake isn't venomous it's bite can HURT, and shedding puts snakes in a Very Bad Mood. yep. I have a pet corn snake. In the days before she sheds, she gets PMS (Pre-Molting Syndrome). Doesn't wanna eat, doesn't wanna move around much, doesn't wanna be handles. Her skin gets opaque, especially over her eyes for a couple days. Then a day or 2 later, her skin gets clear & sharp-colored again, and THEN a day later, she sheds. After the outer skin layer comes off, she gets very active & hungry again. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dunesurfer 0 #24 July 21, 2006 QuoteAny ideas on THIS guy? It is a banded water snake. The one posted at the beginning of the thread is also a water snake, probably a banded as well. They are non-venemous but usually have a very pissy attitude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dunesurfer 0 #25 July 21, 2006 QuoteThis one has been visiting my property for years, but I have never really known what type of snake it really is. Any ideas? Most likely Nerodia Rhombifer...... Diamond back water snake. http://www.zo.utexas.edu/research/txherps/snakes/nerodia.rhombifer.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
