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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: iowabow on August 31, 2011, 11:17:04 pm

Title: can you guess what kind of snake
Post by: iowabow on August 31, 2011, 11:17:04 pm: I have no idea what kind of snake this is. This baby snake was on the driveway this evening.

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Title: Re: can you guess what kind of snake
Post by: mullet on August 31, 2011, 11:22:21 pm: Not poisonous. Checkered Garter snake? :-\
Title: Re: can you guess what kind of snake
Post by: Blacktail on September 01, 2011, 12:52:26 am: i think that the old man is right....i seen one in central oregon just like that but only lighter...oooops did i say old man.SORRY EDDIE...john
Title: Re: can you guess what kind of snake
Post by: criveraville on September 01, 2011, 01:00:59 am: Garter snake, but what do I know about snakes??? 8)
Title: Re: can you guess what kind of snake
Post by: Gus on September 01, 2011, 01:29:48 am: Looks like Brown Snake to me.
The book calls it a "Texas Brown Snake".
It has been hotter and drier than Hades down here maybe he caught a fast horse headed north... ;)

-gus
Title: Re: can you guess what kind of snake
Post by: gstoneberg on September 01, 2011, 01:59:21 am: Don't know what kind of snake it is, but it looks perfect sized for one of Zander's pens. Even baby snakes are in danger around my place. And I like snakes.... >:D

George
Title: Re: can you guess what kind of snake
Post by: ZanderPommo on September 01, 2011, 02:07:13 am: George, you beat me at making a very similar comment ;)
I call it a western penaskinicus
Title: Re: can you guess what kind of snake
Post by: NTD on September 01, 2011, 02:47:37 am: Gus called it. Brown snake.
Title: Re: can you guess what kind of snake
Post by: Stretch on September 01, 2011, 08:35:02 pm: Quote from: NTD on September 01, 2011, 02:47:37 am
Gus called it. Brown snake.

Yup, that's my call too. I've actually had one of those flatten it's head on me and mimic a rattlesnake.