In honor of National Serpent Day

[Caledonia]

A couple of Common Watersnakes in high water on the upper Cuyahoga last July.

 

[recped]

 

[Erica]

Makes paddling the Everglades somewhat less interesting. Or more interesting, depending on your point of view.

 

[Dana]

Two black snakes doin' the wild thing near the path to our cabin::

 

[lowangle al]

Smooth Green Snake


Dekay's Brown Snake

Northern Ring-necked snake

I didn't know what this one was. Anyone know?

 

[Erica]

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Smooth Green Snake

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Dekay's Brown Snake
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Northern Ring-necked snake
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I didn't know what this one was. Anyone know?

I’m no snake expert, but that triangular head and thick body to me makes me think venomous snake. My guess would be a copperhead, but that’s a wild guess.

 

[snapper]

No expert here but I'm in agreement with Erica. I was always taught that the snakes with triangular heads were to be avoided due to their being poisonous. I'm sure there are exceptions but I've never felt the need to get close enough to check out the pupils of their eyes.

That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well.

snapper

 

[Sedges]

Hognosed snake, maybe. Seems that the head is upside down and we are looking at the lower jaw.

 

[Sedges]

I have been trying to figure this out. Hognosed snake is not right and the head is not upside down. The plates on the top of the head are like armor. This snake lives mostly under ground and uses its head to push through soil, sometimes quite gravelly.

My next guess will be pine snake. They are variable in markings and there is currently much debate about species- eastern, northern, southern, etc. Pine snake gets very large