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06-08-11, 06:29 PM
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What kind of snake is this?
I live in southern Ohio, near a river. We killed it (sorry for those snake lovers but there's kids and pets around here and we can't take the chance when we're not sure). There was another one spotted, though. So I'm wanting to make sure whether it's poisonous or not.
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06-08-11, 06:31 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this?
That's a harmless rat snake.
A north American rodent eating colubrid.
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06-08-11, 06:34 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this?
A rat snake...Will not do ANYTHING to kids or pets. No need to kill
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06-08-11, 06:36 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this?
You can look at the head and tell it wasn't harmful. Snakes that are dangerous have triangular heads while "safe" snakes have generally stream lined heads with their body. Also the eyes are a dead giveaway as well. Round=safe cat slit=dangerous
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06-08-11, 06:38 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this?
Not all snakes follow that rule.
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06-08-11, 06:40 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this?
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Not all snakes follow that rule.
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Those snakes in the US do...except for those mentioned on the top picture of my examples. Coral snakes and the Brown Watersnake.
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06-08-11, 07:20 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this?
@SpOoKy; I did not know what kind it was...so why take the chance and let it get away?
@NennaMeerkat; Thanks for the information, though I'm quit sure I do NOT want to get that close to a snake to tell. Picture is zoomed in and taken after it was dead.
@everyone; Thanks for the information guys. I'll let everyone know that the other one's not a huge deal (aka not poisonous).
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06-08-11, 07:26 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this?
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@SpOoKy; I did not know what kind it was...so why take the chance and let it get away?
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You take a damn picture, or save the snake to memory, you DON'T need to kill it. If you see a snake and know it to be dangerous, or are in imminent danger, its best to go around it and call animal control.
There are only 2 snakes in the world that come to mind that will actively chase you down and they live in africa and india...
Make the investment of 20 minutes and look up the snakes in your area and educate your friends and family so this doesn't happen in the future.
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06-08-11, 07:29 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this?
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Originally Posted by stephanbakir
You take a damn picture, or save the snake to memory, you DON'T need to kill it. If you see a snake and know it to be dangerous, or are in imminent danger, its best to go around it and call animal control.
There are only 2 snakes in the world that come to mind that will actively chase you down and they live in africa and india...
Make the investment of 20 minutes and look up the snakes in your area and educate your friends and family so this doesn't happen in the future.
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EXTREMELY well said , my friend
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06-09-11, 08:58 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this?
took the words outta my mouth
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Originally Posted by stephanbakir
You take a damn picture, or save the snake to memory, you DON'T need to kill it. If you see a snake and know it to be dangerous, or are in imminent danger, its best to go around it and call animal control.
There are only 2 snakes in the world that come to mind that will actively chase you down and they live in africa and india...
Make the investment of 20 minutes and look up the snakes in your area and educate your friends and family so this doesn't happen in the future.
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06-08-11, 07:25 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this?
Glad you asked rather than killing the other/s
If you google search Ohio Snakes, there is a page with snake ID
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06-08-11, 07:28 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this?
If it was going to "get away" it would have been better off. Sorry just how I feel.
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06-08-11, 07:39 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this?
Yes, very well said.
Being in north america there's no need to kill the snake next time this happens. At least you did seek out information in the end rather than go on a killing spree.
As Wayne mentioned, rat snakes are rodent eating colubids. (The same thing as your average garder snake, and no more dangerous. They won't go looking to eat your pets or children, they'll be looking to get away asap.
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06-08-11, 07:46 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this?
Regarding north American snakes, with the exception of the copperhead/cotton-mouth/coral snake (red touches yellow, kill a fellow) the only snakes you need to worry about are rattlesnakes. If I missed one post please, cuz I might have lol, totally exhausted.
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06-08-11, 08:03 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this?
this is what is wrong with people. there first reaction is to kill the unknown to protect them selfs, when the snake is the only thing in any danger.
sad how uneducated people are about the world with so much widely available information.
I like how he asked if it was poisonous or not, implying he might go after the other one like we should kill off all the poisonous snakes.
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