Posted by jamie
on August 7, 2008, 11:24 pm, in reply to "Re: Black snake w/ brown stripes"
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i live in northwest florida and there was a snake in my driveway
it was black and brown
but not length wise it was between 30and 36 inches long it did sliver away quickly or strike at us it really didnt pay us any attention just went about it business what kind of snake is it
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: I live just outside Charlotte NC. My
: wife saw a snake today that we are
: trying to indentify. It was black with
: brown stripes that run from its head to
: its tail. The snake moved very quickly
: and would charge you if provoked.
:
: The snake was an Eastern Garter Snake,
: which is harmless. They can be dark
: gray with white or brownish stripes,
: and they can be checkerboard with no
: stripes, and there is endless variation
: in their coloration both within
: populations and across its range, but
: it is definitely a Garter.
: Some individual Garters can be very
: quick to defend themselves if
: approached, and others simply flee.
: They are fairly fast, but not so fast
: that if away from suitable cover that
: they can get away, so many of them will
: bluff and strike and act vicious, even
: flattening and widening the head to
: look more dangerous. If caught they
: will bite, which is somewhat irritating
: (like getting scratched by a rose
: bush), but can do no harm, as they have
: no fangs and no venom, just a bunch of
: tiny teeth. They will then emit a foul
: smelling musk which smells like
: something dead, and will get all over
: you. Thankfully, it will wash off.
: Their main foods are worms,
: caterpillars, slugs (excellent slug
: control) and if near water, small fish.
: They are good to have around in any
: case, especially if you have a garden,
: getting them incorrectly called
: "Garden" or "Gardener
: Snakes". Their name comes from the
: garter belts people used to wear to
: keep their clothes up, which had
: stripes.
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