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To ask a question about a snake, don't reply to this post, go to the forum home page and start a new post. Your question will get a lot more exposure. Please give us an idea of where you live, as reptiles can often be identified only by locality!
Please do not place messages about killing a snake, and asking what kind it is you have killed! That is like going onto a message board about dogs and telling about torturing one to death, and asking what kind of breed it was. You will likely get "flamed", and likely by the forum owner, depending on his mood that day.
A note about head shape in snakes: Head shape is a totally useless character for identifying a snake, and has nothing to do with whether the serpent is or is not venomous (poisonous). Many harmless snakes, especially when young, have rather large heads. Please describe color, pattern, markings, and habitat where the snake was found. The shape of the head will not help us in any way.
Thank you.
please help me ID small CT snake
Posted by Claire
on May 8, 2006, 8:56 pm
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I live in a city in Central Connecticut, and found a small light brown snake in the wet leaves I was raking (5/06). It was approx 8 - 10" long, a little thicker than a pencil, and had yellow & darker brown spots on both sides of its body, which faded to solid brown toward its tail. Also had a darker shading on the top of its head, which was thinner than its body. Tongue was black. Any ideas? It was adorable, and seemed happy to be held for a bit! Thank you
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