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12-02-15, 05:25 PM
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Does anyone know what kind of snake this is?
Does anyone know what kind of snake this is? My mom saw it on her porch and is freaking out.
Photo from myrtle beach, SC, USA
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12-02-15, 05:32 PM
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Re: Does anyone know what kind of snake this is?
Looks to me like a baby corn snake (nonvenomous).
Could be a young rat snake (also nonvenomous), but I'm not that great at distinguishing baby corns and rats.
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12-02-15, 05:35 PM
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Re: Does anyone know what kind of snake this is?
I'm 100% sure it's a little corn snake  Totally innocent and cute!
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12-02-15, 06:04 PM
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Re: Does anyone know what kind of snake this is?
My mom says it's a copperhead, not a corn snake.... I told her I thought people on this forum would know better, but she says it's a copperhead.
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12-02-15, 06:05 PM
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Re: Does anyone know what kind of snake this is?
That is not a copperhead.
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12-02-15, 06:11 PM
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Re: Does anyone know what kind of snake this is?
What are the signs that it's not one so I can let her know?
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12-02-15, 06:19 PM
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Re: Does anyone know what kind of snake this is?
Here is a comparison. The cpperhead is image 1 and the corsnake is image 2
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12-02-15, 06:20 PM
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Re: Does anyone know what kind of snake this is?
Venomous snakes have really triangular heads. Kinda heart shaped and a lot bigger than their necks. I have a hard time telling corn snakes from regular rat snakes but it's one of those.
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12-02-15, 06:49 PM
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Re: Does anyone know what kind of snake this is?
100% not a copperhead. Just because it has red/orange/copper coloration doesn't mean anything. Best way is to just tell her to look up pictures of copperheads and other snakes in the area to learn what they look like.
Also, it's common to find corn and rat snakes climbing on man-made structures. Copperheads usually won't do that.
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12-02-15, 07:30 PM
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Re: Does anyone know what kind of snake this is?
Agree - Corn all the way. Once you familiarize yourself, you can spot a Copperhead a mile away (and a Corn for that matter).
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12-03-15, 12:43 AM
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Re: Does anyone know what kind of snake this is?
Another indication that it's not a copperhead is the fact that it's climbing. Corn snakes do that, but I've never seen or heard of a climbing copperhead. Those stay on the ground.
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12-03-15, 06:23 AM
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Re: Does anyone know what kind of snake this is?
www.oksnakes.org
this was made for ID of oklahoma snakes, but the venomous ones apply here. tell your mom to check out some legit pics so she can tell the diff.
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12-10-15, 08:42 AM
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Re: Does anyone know what kind of snake this is?
I love how everyone who doesn't understand snakes says every snake they see is a copperhead lol.
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