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Adam165
04-12-13, 11:58 AM
I found a tiny snake at the parts store that a lady working there was freaking out over. I think it may be a baby black racer but I don't know. It's about six inches long and about as big around as a pencil at its middle. It's a dark gray color with an almost white belly. I would post a pic but not sure how from my iPhone. Any ideas? Also, what do snakes this small eat? Bugs?

KBHicks2012
04-12-13, 12:16 PM
It sounds like what we call brown racers here where I am from. Great fun little snakes hold. As far as posting pictures I use photobucket and atach the img code to my post. I do believe they feed on crickets, worms, small insects

infernalis
04-12-13, 12:20 PM
email the picture to motovet@gmail.com and I will post it for you. Times like these make me wish new members didn't have to make 5 posts to enable picture rights.

Zoo Nanny
04-12-13, 12:31 PM
Could it possibly be a ring neck? It's about the correct size. Quite often the ring is barely visable.

Adam165
04-12-13, 12:40 PM
Emailed the pic. I don't see any markings on it

Mark Taylor
04-12-13, 01:44 PM
email the picture to motovet@gmail.com and I will post it for you. Times like these make me wish new members didn't have to make 5 posts to enable picture rights.:)

Good job your so helpful tho.

infernalis
04-12-13, 01:50 PM
here it is..

http://www.ssnakess.info/1/photo.jpg

MDT
04-12-13, 02:02 PM
Virginia striatula? I don't know where you're located, but it looks like a rough earth snake.

Adam165
04-12-13, 02:40 PM
I'm in southern Oklahoma

MDT
04-12-13, 02:42 PM
I'm in northern Oklahoma...I really think rough earth snake. I've caught many of them..Based on the pic that's my guess....it would eat earthworms, slugs, soft bodied insects, etc...

Danimal
04-12-13, 02:43 PM
That made me chuckle. ^

MDT
04-12-13, 02:51 PM
That made me chuckle. ^

What did...?

Danimal
04-12-13, 03:00 PM
You said, "Virginia striatula" and he said, "I'm in southern Oklahoma" and it made me chuckle. I dunno if he was taking it that way, making a joke or it was an honest mistake but I thought it was amusing.

Terranaut
04-12-13, 03:13 PM
Virginia striatula? I don't know where you're located, but it looks like a rough earth snake.

I'm in southern Oklahoma

You said, "Virginia striatula" and he said, "I'm in southern Oklahoma" and it made me chuckle. I dunno if he was taking it that way, making a joke or it was an honest mistake but I thought it was amusing.

He said he didn't know where he was located but.....to which he replied.....well it's all above :)

MDT
04-12-13, 03:20 PM
Oh...I see it now. LOL ...but "Virginia" is the genus name....striatula is species name.

I prob should have worded differently... :)

Adam165
04-12-13, 06:43 PM
Thanks for all the help. This forum has been very informative about other questions I have had so I knew this was the place to ask. I will try to find out more info on this snake.