What kind of snake is this

[stephanbakir]

I've caught a few Massasaugas in the past and i gota say the colours on that guy really do scream massasauga. That being said they all have one thing in common and that's the arrowhead shaped head which i don't think this one has although the picture isn't taken from the right angle to be 100% sure.

[claudester]

O.K. Here are some clearer pics of the snake. The realtor had taken some pictures also.

[NennaMeerkat]

Yeah that certainly isn't a rattlesnake. That head doesn't look near "triangle" enough to be a rattler. Probably some type of rat snake or as someone else said bull snake. -shrug- I just know that the head doesn't look triangular enough like a lot of poisonous snakes have.

[Little Wise Owl]

Eastern Milk Snake or Bull Snake or Fox Snake. lol


eastern milk snake - Google Search

Fox Snake
fox snake - Google Search

Bull Snake
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Eastern Milk Snake

Source: Andy's Northern Ontario Wildflowers, Burwash Reptiles

[Stormy Night]

awesome! mystery solved. At least its not a rattle snake!

[belovedboas]

not a massa, I have seen many of them and even a young one would have a bit of a "button" like venom said on it's tail.........I'm pushing towards a small milk or going by the look of it's head a small pine

[sickvenom]

y'know, it could be a natural occurring morph of some sort.

[Little Wise Owl]

I thought of that but it looks almost identical to this supposed "Bull Snake" snake:

[sickvenom]

Originally Posted by Little Wise Owl

I thought of that but it looks almost identical to this supposed "Bull Snake" snake:

pattern looks way too 'clean' for a bull. i wonder if the author mis-id'd it? looks like a corn morph to me.

[Little Wise Owl]

Most likely but at least we know for sure it's not a Rattler.