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.
Posted by Tom Reynolds
on June 13, 2007, 4:40 pm
208.180.151.190
A friend found a gray or tan snake with a light stripe down its back from head to tail. On either side of the spine are two rows of a checkerboard pattern. Beneath that are two rows of diagonal marks that resemble check marks. The snake was found in the Northern Coastal Plain of NC near Rocky Mount.
Thank you,
Tom Reynolds
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