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: found weird snake in our area

Posted by Wayne on June 27, 2005, 11:12 pm, in reply to "found weird snake in our area"
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My hunch is that it is a Maritime Garter Snake. They are nonvenomous and harmless. If there is a way to send a picture via email, I'll be happy to look at it for you. But by the description and location my instinct would be that its a Maritime Garter Snake. --Previous Message-- : Hi I live on the midcoast of Maine. I was : on my mail route and saw a weird : looking snake in the road . I thought : what a strange place for a fake snake : it was right by a horse farm. So I got : out and took my cell phone and took a : pic. of it. know one I talked to could : figure it out so maybe you can. It was : gray and black marking very nice : marking with a thick yellow stripe from : its neck down. it also looked like its : tail was cut off with a little stub at : the end. and yellow eyes his head was : trianle, big . the head was up about : 2in. off the ground. I haven't seen it : since still looking. please help if you : can we all are wondering. Thank You : Sherri B. :

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Message Thread: found weird snake in our area - sherri beaulieu June 27, 2005, 9:45 pm Re: found weird snake in our area - Wayne June 27, 2005, 11:12 pm « Back to thread

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