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05-05-11, 02:18 PM
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What kind of snake is this
The other day my wife and I went to look at a old farm house that's up for sale. When we got to the basement I came across a small snake that coiled up at first and shook his little tail. The snake was about 12" long and the realtor said that last week a different realtor found two of the same in the same basement. The basement wall are all field stone with a lot of gaps where anything could crawl in. My question is, can anyone identify the snake in the pictures. I know their not the best but it was kinda dark down there. I'm just wandering if this house might be infested with snakes every year. My first thought was that it is a Eastern massasauga just from looking at a lot of pictures. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
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05-05-11, 06:30 PM
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May I ask if this looks the same to you?
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05-05-11, 06:34 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this
I say hognose.
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05-05-11, 06:35 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this
Hard to tell Chuck, but I don't see a turned up snout.
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05-05-11, 06:38 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this
Definitely doesn't look like a massasauga to me. I'm leaning toward Wayne's guess.
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05-05-11, 06:53 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this
At first I thought it was a hognose as well. Had the same exact markings as my girl. However it is hard to tell on the face if it has a upturned snout or not.
If not a hoggie then most certainly what Wayne suggested it might be.
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05-05-11, 07:15 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this
the top two are massasauga and the bottom is a hog nose..
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05-05-11, 07:17 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this
i think im leaning more towards the massa
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05-05-11, 07:20 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this
Is the massa poisonous? Never even heard of them before. Their patterns and color are a lot like a hoggie.
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05-05-11, 07:21 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this
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i think im leaning more towards the massa
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Yea me to, i took into consideration also that the snake is letting them take the pictures, it looks defensive like it knows it can defend itself instead of just running away like a common non venomous snake, and it is in his region.
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05-05-11, 07:22 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this
yea. a massa is a rattle snake neena.
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05-05-11, 07:22 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this
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Is the massa poisonous? Never even heard of them before. Their patterns and color are a lot like a hoggie.
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Some people get crazy about mixing poisonous with venomous lol, to me it doesnt matter but yea it can kill you its a Rattlesnake.
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05-05-11, 07:25 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this
which is baad news for pets, kids, and everyone else. They can hide under furniture or climb into bed with you because your warm :-)
catching them and moving them out would only work if you resurfaced the basement. no more stones and cracks. even then they would probably still be all over the property and in the plants. Wheres ricki ticki tavy when you need him?!
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05-05-11, 07:31 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this
Now that i look at it closer i dont reall see a rattle lol? do you?
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05-05-11, 07:36 PM
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Re: What kind of snake is this
I don't see a rattle either...and sorry about getting venomous and poisonous mixed up. I know the difference and usually don't make that silly mistake. If I had seen some sort of rattle I would have known Massa meant rattlesnake.
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