What kind of Snake is this?

gottipatir · 01-09-12, 01:05 AM

Hi All,

What kind snake is this?

https://plus.google.com/photos/10206...521?banner=pwa

Thanks
Ramak

Will0W783 · 01-09-12, 08:23 AM

That looks to be an Eastern milk snake. They are completely harmless.

knox · 01-09-12, 08:26 AM

Baby Black Rat Snake, like this one:

BarelyBreathing · 01-09-12, 01:02 PM

I agree with the young black rat snake.

infernalis · 01-09-12, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Will0W783

That looks to be an Eastern milk snake. They are completely harmless.

Sorry Kim...

Milk snakes

kernel · 01-09-12, 02:27 PM

Yep, that's a baby black rat snake.

Will0W783 · 01-09-12, 03:02 PM

Thanks guys....I'm honestly not that great with the North American colubrids. I can tell what is venomous and what is not, but I always get confused between the rat snakes and milks. Are there any easy ways to tell the differences?

knox · 01-09-12, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Will0W783

Thanks guys....I'm honestly not that great with the North American colubrids. I can tell what is venomous and what is not, but I always get confused between the rat snakes and milks. Are there any easy ways to tell the differences?

Milks (and Kings) are smoother and have a less distinctive head shape than Rats.

unknownclown · 01-10-12, 12:40 PM

I had a breeding pair of those it is a texas rat snake. they are gorgeous and fun snakeys!

unknownclown · 01-10-12, 12:46 PM

here are a couple of pics of mine the one in the middle was a baby we hatched