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ADubin
02-01-16, 04:31 PM
Can somebody please help me identify the snake the White Ibis has in its beak? Thanks, ADubin
FWK
02-01-16, 04:47 PM
Most likely a Water Snake (Nerodia sp.), but there are a few other snakes that could appear banded from that angle. Impossible to get a positive ID without a much higher resolution photo. Could you upload the photo to another site, such as photobucket, and link it? An exact location, such as the county it was found in, would be helpful as well.
Bandit
02-01-16, 06:15 PM
I'll second everything FW said. If we can zoom in on the picture and get an exact location we may be able to help more.
ADubin
02-02-16, 05:43 AM
This is blown up image of that snake. This is as big as I can make it. ADubin
AZretic
02-02-16, 06:51 AM
Not to sound rude but what does it matter what it is...or was in that case
ADubin
02-02-16, 06:53 AM
I'm just very curious what type of snake it is. ADubin

Not to sound rude but what does it matter what it is...or was in that case
FWK
02-02-16, 08:16 AM
Yeah, it appears to be a Southern Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata). I'm going to stop at the species level, without a location I can't be more specific. Pretty cool picture, natural acts of predation are always interesting. Thanks for sharing.
ADubin
02-02-16, 08:22 AM
FWK, Thanks so much for your help. ADubin

Yeah, it appears to be a Southern Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata). I'm going to stop at the species level, without a location I can't be more specific. Pretty cool picture, natural acts of predation are always interesting. Thanks for sharing.