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.

baby snake in house

Posted by kathleen on May 1, 2005, 10:32 pm
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We found a baby snake in one of our upstairs bedrooms tonight. After looking at many pictures of snakes on the internet, I think it is a milk snake, as it has orange crossbands, bordered in black. Int between the corssbands it is white. There is a marking on its head -- two black V's facing each other to form almost a diamond shape. It is very small -- only about 5" long and very skinny. We live in Massachusetts, about 26 miles west of Boston. Isn't this a bit early for baby milk snakes to be hatching in Massachusetts? I thought they hatched in late summer. Also, how and why would a snake be upstairs ni our house? Don't they like cool, dark places? We just got back from Kiawah Island, South Carolina, and have been unpacking suitcases upstairs. Could the snake or snake egg have come home with us in a suitcase? I am worried there are more snakes in the house. My daughter can't sleep. We have lived here for over 20 years and have never had a snake in the house. How can I be sure to get rid of them? Thank you, Kathleen

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Message Thread: baby snake in house - kathleen May 1, 2005, 10:32 pm Re: baby snake in house - Alex, forum owner May 3, 2005, 1:33 am Re: baby snake in house - Kathleen May 3, 2005, 8:21 am Re: baby snake in house - Alex, forum owner May 3, 2005, 4:21 pm baby snake - morgan July 11, 2007, 1:48 pm « Back to thread

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