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Snake discussion......

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussion' started by SR5 Limited, Aug 28, 2019.

  1. Jun 22, 2022 at 12:30 PM
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    marinrunner

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    Is this a gopher snake?
    He was inspecting my rat trap.
    Snap trap was closed, so didn’t hurt him.
    He was kind of stuck in there, but wrapped himself around a nearby object to pull himself out.

    388CAB83-7E04-4B0A-B70D-5F30BDE965AA.jpg
     
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  2. Jun 22, 2022 at 12:43 PM
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    SR5 Limited

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    Goggle it? Depends on location
     
  3. Jun 22, 2022 at 3:26 PM
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    If you’re in or near California check out californiaherps.
    http://www.californiaherps.com/info/findsnakes.html

    Click on the Photo Index and Range Map to help you ID it.
     
  4. Jun 22, 2022 at 3:29 PM
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    SR5 Limited

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    Some pine snakes which are endangered look a little yellow farther south that’s why I asked location.
     
  5. Jun 22, 2022 at 5:48 PM
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    Marin County, California.
     
  6. Jun 22, 2022 at 6:59 PM
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    What’s your guess for snake ID?

    Here’s another tip to aid in plant and animal identification from photos. The phone app Seek by iNaturalist. Sometimes it doesn’t recognize a photo and wants more views of the item, but it usually works really well. You take a photo in the field in real time or submit a picture from your photo roll and the app IDs it and gives you more info on its. Give it a try.
     
  7. Jun 22, 2022 at 7:19 PM
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    No thanks!

    I don’t like something with no legs that can move that fast. Nope! Nah!
     
  8. Jun 22, 2022 at 7:54 PM
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    marinrunner

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    thank you for the californiaherps Website.
    I think it’s a Pacific gopher snake, but wouldn’t stake my life on it.
    I don’t have enough experience to be confident with ID.

    63687796-3F54-4BBA-87C7-E28C858BE392.jpg
     
  9. Jun 23, 2022 at 12:05 PM
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    Gopher snake would be my guess too. They’re pretty common around here and get pretty long.
    http://www.californiaherps.com/snakes/pages/p.c.catenifer.html
     
  10. Jun 23, 2022 at 12:26 PM
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    I had two Albino Gophers. My friend with cystic fibrosis got them. They had reds, yellows, and were very docile.
     
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  11. Jun 23, 2022 at 12:37 PM
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    He died in California. Hunting snakes and gettin fresh air.
     
  12. Jun 23, 2022 at 12:38 PM
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    His dad died in Nam and all three sons had it.
     
  13. Jun 24, 2022 at 1:02 PM
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    Love may be in the air but disappointment lies ahead. I saw this big ol' black snake this morning when turning on the irrigation system.
    Black snake this morning.jpg
     
  14. Jun 24, 2022 at 11:54 PM
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    Checking that hose out.;)
     
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  15. Jun 25, 2022 at 9:24 AM
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    Yep, that's a Gopher! Had one as a pet for almost 13 years :)
     
  16. Jul 9, 2022 at 2:58 PM
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    My niece in SC (going to Clemson) just found this snake at a camp. I’ve Identified it as a Eastern Milksnake. It’s range is the very western tip if SC.1D326534-AF15-47D3-AA1D-300625CBC521.jpg
     
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  17. Jul 10, 2022 at 3:02 PM
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    Those are quite rare.
     
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    Bob just had a stroke.
     
  20. Jul 17, 2022 at 6:19 PM
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    Feed the smoothies. Turns out she wasn’t gravid, I couldn’t feel eggs but she was swelled up. So maybe reabsorbed slugs, prob need a good brumation period for fertilization.
     
  21. Aug 18, 2022 at 6:51 PM
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  22. Aug 19, 2022 at 10:07 PM
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  23. Aug 20, 2022 at 5:38 AM
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    Look at this beauty! It was crossing the road so I blocked traffic till it crossed.

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  24. Aug 20, 2022 at 11:45 AM
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    Is that a Timber Rattler?
     
  25. Aug 20, 2022 at 1:05 PM
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    Yes it is
     
  26. Aug 20, 2022 at 1:15 PM
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    Nice! I found a large rock bedding area in Western Maryland on my fathers' property. It was the largest group of Timbers I've ever seen. It has been since sold to the state. I never told anyone where it was because to many people are and were killing them, and I believe they are on Maryland's endangered species list. Thanks for saving the fella!
     
  27. Aug 20, 2022 at 1:29 PM
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    This was the 2nd one I've ever seen in the wild and we are always in the woods. And its pure fucking deadly awesomeness
     
  28. Aug 20, 2022 at 1:45 PM
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    The state used to pay a bounty for them it was like 25 cents.
     
  29. Aug 20, 2022 at 1:46 PM
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    Or 5 cents I can’t remember.
     
  30. Aug 20, 2022 at 2:50 PM
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    Red and black, venom lack! red and yellow will kill a fellow!

    Does NOT apply to Central and South American snakes!
     

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