Posted by Wayne It's a little hard for me to picture exactly what the snake looked like even though your description is excellent in trying to give as much detail as possible. Would you consider the snake to have been relatively thick-bodied or somewhat thin-bodied? If it was thick bodied, the color and pattern descriptions have me thinking Timber Rattlesnake and Eastern Hognose Snake are two possibilities. --Previous Message--
on July 22, 2005, 10:47 am, in reply to "Identify snake"
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There aren't any eastern snakes that move like a sidewinder but there are some eastern snakes that will move with looping s curves which I could envision as being described as sidewinder-like if you're comparing it to a snake that moves in a straight line.
: I saw a snake recently,around June 15th,
: just north of Paden City,WV along the
: Ohio river. It was crossing WV route
: 2. The snake was unusual in several
: ways. It was about 3 feet long, but
: that is an estimate. Its means of
: locomotion resembled that of
: sidewinders. It was marked with very
: distinctive diamond markings and its
: colors were overall very light with
: some golds, tans, light browns, and a
: little black. Most unusual to me was
: its shape. Its back came up into a very
: sharp ridge. The belly looked round,
: but that was the only part. I would
: estimate the total heigth of the snake
: to be 2.5 inches, while the width was
: about 1 inch or a little more. Thanks
: for your help. jim
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