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Snake ID
- Thread starter Daenerys
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MotleyMedusa7
lovin' my sweet corns
it's hard to see from that pic,but just by the body shape I would say no--Copperheads usually grow to a max of about 3 ft & are more thick bodied than snakes like rats or corns would be at that length...it's probably like how down here where I live everything is a 'water moccasin'
MotleyMedusa7
lovin' my sweet corns
I agree with Pasodama--after looking up the snakes in the Akron,NY area--it is possible it is either an eastern milk or northern water snake... here's a link to the snakes of NY..you can see on their maps copperheads aren't really even in his area,which is western NY..they are found in southeast NY http://nyfalls.com/wildlife/Wildlife-reptiles-snakes.html
MotleyMedusa7
lovin' my sweet corns
I know I've already replied on this post twice..but I saw it again & it got me irritated all over again--- IMO, you hardly ever see anyone say 'look at this milk snake or non venomous snake I killed' most people who brag about killing snakes will say it was a copperhead,cottonmouth,coral or rattler without even trying to ID it before bragging--I think that is a way of justifying to themselves killing the snake..'cuz it doesn't sound quite so awesome if it was a totally harmless animal. sorry,had to vent
VickyChaiTea
Snake enthusiast
Absolutely not a copperhead.
Even if it was, the poor thing didn't need to be killed. Poor animal.
Even if it was, the poor thing didn't need to be killed. Poor animal.
Daenerys
Mother of Dragons
I didn't think it was a copperhead when I first saw it either, but then again I am not good at IDing snakes in photos like this. This guy posted his picture on another forum where people were talking about all the snakes they have seen while out hiking and stuff....before him nobody had mentioned killing any they saw just because they're venomous. =/
El Jefe
Mark 16:18
I would agree with these statements.
Kaminoke
River Valley Reptiles
It's already been said multiple times, but just to reiterate - definitely not a copperhead. I've removed many of them from my front porch in Memphis over the years, and though they can vary, they don't look like that. Shorter, fatter bodies, different pattern, and the colors are usually brighter though still natural brown/orange shades. I've handled a few too - usually fairly docile, but still hot of course. One guy came into the pet store I "hung out" at looking to by a setup for a snake he caught. It was hanging around his neck, and it was a copperhead. Took us a while to get him to believe us.
tyflier
[Insert Witty Commentary]
Familiar story...
I had two young guys come into the shop I used to work at with a small snake in a plastic container. They wanted to know what it ate, and what kind of cage it needed. I looked at it, and discovered it was a Sidewinder. Somehow it had lost it's rattle, which happens to adults, and because there was no rattle, they didn't believe me.
In the end, I made up a story about the snake being injured, and convinced them to let me have it so I could "nurse it back to health". I took it out to the desert after work and let it go. Very calm little Sidewinder...