we live in northeast al. we found a snake about 3ft in length black with whit rings around it, can you tell what kind it could be?
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: i found a snake outside of my house in
: tomball,texas i dont know what kind it
: is i thought it was a burmese python
: because im living around a bunch of
: rich people and i thought maybe it is
: someones pet but the next morning(which
: is today)i stuck my hand in its cage an
: al of the sudden i heard this vibrating
: sound i thought mabe it was my light or
: something but just to make sure i
: looked at the snake when i stuck my
: hand into the tank and sure enough the
: snakes tail was vibrating like a
: rattlers' this snake does not look like
: a rattler it looks more like a python
: and so i was wondering if you could
: help me out?
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: i found this snake,i live in the
: shanadoah valley of virginia,was going
: to my car it was off to the side of the
: steps in the open,it struck at me as i
: was walking by thats how i saw it.i
: have a small child and am worried and
: want to know what kind it might be.it
: was 1ft 6in about the size of a nickel
: around, it wasblack with thin brown
: rings around it and a little brown on
: its head,very agressive.any one know
: what it might be.i live in the
: lexington,va area??
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: Hi there;
: There are only two venomous snakes
: living in your area, the Timber
: Rattlesnake, and the Northern
: Copperhead. No, you don't have
: "Water Moccasins", (more
: properly called Cottonmouths) in your
: area, no matter what the locals might
: say.
: Your snake sounds like a Northern Water
: Snake, which is a harmless, non
: poisonous snake that lives in lakes and
: streams. If cornered or surprised (as
: happened in your case), they will lash
: out, but having no fangs or venom, they
: won't hurt you, and in most cases they
: are just trying to get an intruder to
: go away rather than bite them.
: You see, harmless snakes have dozens of
: tiny teeth that curve backwards which
: helps them to hold onto their prey. If
: they actually bite an intruder, they
: will likely hook themselves on the
: intruder, and will be in even worse
: shape.
: I think the snake was just trying to
: scare you away.
: Your snake does not in any way resemble
: either of the two dangerous snakes in
: your area, so you have nothing to worry
: about.
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