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.

Re: what kind was it ???

Posted by Alex, forum owner on April 28, 2005, 10:43 pm, in reply to "what kind was it ???"
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--Previous Message-- : HI i was at my sisters chicken farm today : and we moved a piece of tin.well there : were two snakes underneth.They were : about the same size.They were light : brown with dark brown spots.They were : white underneth.Do you know what they : were ?oh yeah they both were completly : still even when we made noise.thank you : . : Ok, I need a little further information. Where in the US were you? This can tell us many thing including range, possible habitat, can exclude some species, can include others, and other things. This is not a ploy to invade anyone's privacy, just a general area of a state will do in most cases. What shape were the spots? Were they round, square, diamond shaped (does not indicate a venomous snake, by the way), were they large or small? Also what size were the snakes? Hopefully you left them alone, as American snakes will not bother anyone unless they are forced to defend themselves, even the venomous ones. Please send us more information and Wayne (who is a snake specialist, and co-owner of this board) or I (a semi-specialist, not in Wayne's league, unfortunately) will do our level best to answer your question. Thank you so much for writing.

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Message Thread: what kind was it ??? - donnie r pate April 28, 2005, 10:19 pm Re: what kind was it ??? - Alex, forum owner April 28, 2005, 10:43 pm Re: what kind was it ??? - Wayne April 29, 2005, 10:37 am « Back to thread

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