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Old 04-12-13, 11:58 AM   #1
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Help identify and feed this snake

I found a tiny snake at the parts store that a lady working there was freaking out over. I think it may be a baby black racer but I don't know. It's about six inches long and about as big around as a pencil at its middle. It's a dark gray color with an almost white belly. I would post a pic but not sure how from my iPhone. Any ideas? Also, what do snakes this small eat? Bugs?
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Old 04-12-13, 12:16 PM   #2
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It sounds like what we call brown racers here where I am from. Great fun little snakes hold. As far as posting pictures I use photobucket and atach the img code to my post. I do believe they feed on crickets, worms, small insects
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email the picture to motovet@gmail.com and I will post it for you. Times like these make me wish new members didn't have to make 5 posts to enable picture rights.
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Could it possibly be a ring neck? It's about the correct size. Quite often the ring is barely visable.
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Old 04-12-13, 12:40 PM   #5
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Emailed the pic. I don't see any markings on it
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Old 04-12-13, 01:44 PM   #6
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email the picture to motovet@gmail.com and I will post it for you. Times like these make me wish new members didn't have to make 5 posts to enable picture rights.


Good job your so helpful tho.
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here it is..

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Virginia striatula? I don't know where you're located, but it looks like a rough earth snake.
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Old 04-12-13, 02:40 PM   #9
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I'm in southern Oklahoma
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Old 04-12-13, 02:42 PM   #10
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I'm in northern Oklahoma...I really think rough earth snake. I've caught many of them..Based on the pic that's my guess....it would eat earthworms, slugs, soft bodied insects, etc...
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That made me chuckle. ^
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You said, "Virginia striatula" and he said, "I'm in southern Oklahoma" and it made me chuckle. I dunno if he was taking it that way, making a joke or it was an honest mistake but I thought it was amusing.
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Virginia striatula? I don't know where you're located, but it looks like a rough earth snake.
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You said, "Virginia striatula" and he said, "I'm in southern Oklahoma" and it made me chuckle. I dunno if he was taking it that way, making a joke or it was an honest mistake but I thought it was amusing.
He said he didn't know where he was located but.....to which he replied.....well it's all above
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Oh...I see it now. LOL ...but "Virginia" is the genus name....striatula is species name.

I prob should have worded differently...
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