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.

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Posted by Tracy on May 15, 2005, 10:07 am
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We live in upstate new york. My boyfriend and I just bought a house and found a dead snake inside the basement bilko doors. We then found a live one outside on the side of the bilko doors. He was a brown color with black check marks. I keep telling him that its a garter snake but he is freaking out. He doesn't want them getting into the basement through the bee dry system. How can we get rid of them without them coming into the basement if they are already in the bee dry system. We have also found two toads in the basement. Thank you for any tips you can give us.

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