Is this a king snake?

[gh1950]

Black rat snake is sort of touchy and will bite the piss out of you.

Like to have them around, we have some big ones, but they are ornery.

 

[1776]

When in doubt, look at the eyes, poisons ones have slits for pupils not round.

ummm

eastern brown

black mamba

King cobra


It also occurs to me that there are some seriously ballsy photographers in the world...

 

[aFarewellToKings]

Those photogs have either big cajones or big lenses.

I've always heard that venomous snakes round here (East coast) have triangular-shaped heads, i.e.a defined neck behind the prominent hinge of the jaws. (Although I don't think triangular head always means venomous.)

Except the Coral snake. They don't have fangs as such; instead small teeth in the back of their mouths, pointed backward, which only bite something already on their mouth. However, their venom is the same as a cobra. So you don't want to be sticking your finger in their mouth. Red, yellow, and black: red-touch-yellow-kill-a-fellow, red-touch-black-venom-lack (i.e. king snake).
King snakes are called that because they eat other snakes. Good to have around. Especially the big ones, but you gotta wonder how they got that way.

 

[georgia357]

ummm

eastern brown

black mamba

King cobra


It also occurs to me that there are some seriously ballsy photographers in the world...

I believe that graybeard was referring to snakes that will be found in the US.

 

[Kahrnut]

STOP GRABBING SNAKES!

 

[1776]

I believe that graybeard was referring to snakes that will be found in the US.

A disturbing number of exotic, venomous snakes get loose in this country.

 

[Tazz]

Earlier this week taking out recycle bin in dark and didn't see this guy. Upon return to the side door the motion light comes on and I see him. I'm sure I stepped within inches of him on the way out.
Public service announcement........COPPERHEAD!!!!!

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Last month one of my nephews who lives in Moreland went out to see what his dog was raising hell at and found a copperhead that had bit the dog. That was the biggest freakin' copperhead I've ever seen! 5 feet long and fat as hell, the next day he found 2 more, one was about 3 feet and the other one was 2 1/2 feet, both pretty fat too. Later that day he found a nest of those suckers, mostly all pretty small but all wound up dead. Evidently my nephew is pretty handy with a shovel. Lol!

 

[DinkyDau]

Last month one of my nephews who lives in Moreland went out to see what his dog was raising hell at and found a copperhead that had bit the dog. That was the biggest freakin' copperhead I've ever seen! 5 feet long and fat as hell, the next day he found 2 more, one was about 3 feet and the other one was 2 1/2 feet, both pretty fat too. Later that day he found a nest of those suckers, mostly all pretty small but all wound up dead. Evidently my nephew is pretty handy with a shovel. Lol!

How is the dog doing?

 

[jcountry]

Ok I just wanted to make sure I wasn't fooling with something aggressive. He was pretty passive though and had a small head. I took a picture of it but my phone didnt save it.

Them SOBs ain't poisonous, but they will bite.

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

When in doubt, look at the eyes, poisons ones have slits for pupils not round.

Yeah, the problem with that is getting close enough to the front end of the snake to get a really good look at its eyes.