Help identify this snake please

[avboiler11]

This 'lil guy was sunning on my back patio this afternoon...garters and milk snakes abound here, but never seen a snake quite like this.

Ideas?

 

[24Carat]

Corn snake?

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

Young bull snake, maybe

 

[bobbittle]

Was its belly checkered?

 

[Nojoy621]

Looks like a baby bull snake, maybe western fox snake.

 

[bacon#1]

Sneaky. What do I win?

 

[Spear Dane]

Who cares what species...it's a SNAKE!

 

[Small's]

It looks like a water snake. Very common and friendly. i used to catch them all the time when i was a kid.

 

[1DOWN4UP]

The top photo looks like a corn snake.Does the belly pattern have a staggered or irregular pattern?

 

[KJQ6945]

It is a juvenile Black Racer.

Corn Snakes, AKA Red Rat Snakes, aren't found anywhere around here. Fox Snakes are, but only in the northern part of the state.


here is a pic of one.

 

[1DOWN4UP]

It is a juvenile Black Racer.

Corn Snakes, AKA Red Rat Snakes, aren't found anywhere around here. Fox Snakes are, but only in the northern part of the state.


here is a pic of one.

you look to be correct.I
That is what I have been mistaken as a corn to years.Thanks for the info.

 

[KJQ6945]

you look to be correct.I
That is what I have been mistaken as a corn to years.Thanks for the info.

Glad to help, snakes were my thing for a long time.

 

[avboiler11]

I didn't get a good look at the snake's underside.

After snapping the pictures, I let it go in the woods behind my back yard; far as I'm concerned there are plenty of baby bunnies, moles, field mice, etc. for it to grow big on.

 

[KJQ6945]

I didn't get a good look at the snake's underside.

After snapping the pictures, I let it go in the woods behind my back yard; far as I'm concerned there are plenty of baby bunnies, moles, field mice, etc. for it to grow big on.

They will eat about anything they can swallow. They aren't constrictors though, so they tend to eat more smaller things, including snakes.

 

[oldpink]

I didn't get a good look at the snake's underside.

After snapping the pictures, I let it go in the woods behind my back yard; far as I'm concerned there are plenty of baby bunnies, moles, field mice, etc. for it to grow big on.

Atta boy
It's nice to hear from people who don't freak out when they see a snake and understand snakes' place in the food chain.

 

[CountryBoy19]

They will eat about anything they can swallow. They aren't constrictors though, so they tend to eat more smaller things, including snakes.

Any cautions regarding care of a Black Racer bite? My wife believes she was bit by a juvenile today while mowing. She wasn't sure what it was but I found a dead juvenile last week and ID'd it from this thread; she saw one while mowing, didn't think anything of it and in the area near where she saw it go she felt a sharp pain on her ankle (and there is a small bite mark).

 

[oldpink]

Any cautions regarding care of a Black Racer bite? My wife believes she was bit by a juvenile today while mowing. She wasn't sure what it was but I found a dead juvenile last week and ID'd it from this thread; she saw one while mowing, didn't think anything of it and in the area near where she saw it go she felt a sharp pain on her ankle (and there is a small bite mark).

Since Black Racers are totally non-venomous, the only thing you need to do is disinfect by washing the bite thoroughly with soap and warm water, then bandage as needed.

 

[KJQ6945]

Any cautions regarding care of a Black Racer bite? My wife believes she was bit by a juvenile today while mowing. She wasn't sure what it was but I found a dead juvenile last week and ID'd it from this thread; she saw one while mowing, didn't think anything of it and in the area near where she saw it go she felt a sharp pain on her ankle (and there is a small bite mark).

Since Black Racers are totally non-venomous, the only thing you need to do is disinfect by washing the bite thoroughly with soap and warm water, then bandage as needed.

Nothing to worry about with this bite. There teeth are like needles and the bleeding quits quickly. Clean it up as you feel appropriate, and move on. Racers don't strike like a lot of snakes, they bite, then chew. They can make for a bloody bite, but they are harmless.

 

[CountryBoy19]

Nothing to worry about with this bite. There teeth are like needles and the bleeding quits quickly. Clean it up as you feel appropriate, and move on. Racers don't strike like a lot of snakes, they bite, then chew. They can make for a bloody bite, but they are harmless.

Thats about what I figured... thanks for the advice!

 

[trucker777]

...finding this thread amusing.

When I was a young pup growing up in Wyoming, we never looked at a snake trying to figure out what it was... certainly didn't take pictures of one or try to pick it up either. Out there we just assumed every snake was a rattler and it met the shovel blade rather quickly!