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Darrell KSR
07-07-2014, 04:24 PM
http://t.co/UNbENWPaxe
I've had people bring in live coral snake, and ask me if they were coral snakes
http://blogs.houstonzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Texas-Coral-Snake-1-150x150.jpg
or if it was a scarlet kingsnake
http://www.collierpestcontrol.com/images/snakes-scarlet-king.jpg
and have it get away in the office
blueboss
07-07-2014, 05:53 PM
I caught a coral snake when I lived in FL. ended up looking really good on a black Stetson
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dan_bgblue
07-07-2014, 06:38 PM
I enlarged the pic as much as I could without losing all definition. It appears that the snake has a thin pointed tail, and for the head, unless the officer crushed the head from the sides, it is a Rat snake
CitizenBBN
07-07-2014, 06:43 PM
The problem with most of the identifications people suggest is that to get close enough to use them you're pretty much toast if it's a venomous snake. Shape of pupils, the scales on the underbelly, if they have fangs. I'd rather ID the venomous ones from 6 or 10 feet if possible.
blueboss
07-07-2014, 06:53 PM
Red touches yellow, kills a fellow. Red touches black, friend of Jack.
ukcatlvr
07-08-2014, 11:19 AM
Red touches yellow, kills a fellow. Red touches black, friend of Jack.
I've never heard that phrase but I'll remember it. Personally I can't stand the damn things.
blueboss
07-08-2014, 02:44 PM
I've never heard that phrase but I'll remember it. Personally I can't stand the damn things.
Keep in mind that ID phrase is for coral snake identification vs. the similar rat/king snake
Darrell KSR
07-08-2014, 02:58 PM
Red touches yellow, kills a fellow. Red touches black, friend of Jack.
I've never heard that phrase but I'll remember it. Personally I can't stand the damn things.
Here's another one.
"Slither on the ground, stay away.
Heads toward you, make some hay."
That's mine. Unless I have a big stick.
CitizenBBN
07-08-2014, 07:37 PM
Here's mine:
"Blam! Blam! blam! blam! OK, let's see if enough of it is left to figure out if it was venomous or not."
(Not really btw, garter snakes and such I just shoo on off the driveway or whatever. They eat vermin so I'm good with them.)
dan_bgblue
07-08-2014, 08:38 PM
If they do not have fangs and do not crawl in bed with me at night, I am good with them. If they sneak up on me and startle me then it is every man for themselves, but in general they are not my enemy.
KeithKSR
07-09-2014, 09:23 AM
I enlarged the pic as much as I could without losing all definition. It appears that the snake has a thin pointed tail, and for the head, unless the officer crushed the head from the sides, it is a Rat snake
I agree Rat snake. Given the length of the snake a cottonmouth would also have a much bigger girth.
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