In the words of the late, great Lewis Grizzard, "it's the dreaded copper-headed water rattler. Snake so mean that if you go to the Holiday Inn, he'll check in the room next to you and bite you on your way out".
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What Kind Of Snake Is This
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Banded water snake
What? Lmao!
SafeCracka
Ha! That's why you need that old rusty machete!
Wow, this is getting to be a common mistake on here. Maybe we need a "Snake I.D." pinned thread.
It is/was a water snake. They control rodents. Rodents can carry many deadly viruses and diseases. Deadly diseases are bad.
Water snake. Notice the round, lizard like head. Notice the round eyes with no brow.
Water moccasin (cottonmouth). Notice the flat, wedged shaped head. Notice the brows over the eyes (it looks mad). Notice the blunt nose and two sets of nostrils ( the rear set are actually heat sensing pits).
And here's a Copperhead just for reference. It also has the same shaped head as most vipers do.
It is/was a water snake. They control rodents. Rodents can carry many deadly viruses and diseases. Deadly diseases are bad.
Water snake. Notice the round, lizard like head. Notice the round eyes with no brow.
Water moccasin (cottonmouth). Notice the flat, wedged shaped head. Notice the brows over the eyes (it looks mad). Notice the blunt nose and two sets of nostrils ( the rear set are actually heat sensing pits).
And here's a Copperhead just for reference. It also has the same shaped head as most vipers do.
Water moccasin has that blackish-color eye band too.
We had this dude inside our courtyard the other day....
(I gave him @Zeake address and threw him a twenty for a uber)
As I thought everyone learned as a kid... look at the pupils. Slits like a cat-- kill it. Round pupils? Grab it and take it home as a pet.
There is no "viper head". And moccasins have a variety of pattern variations. This is the only way to be sure. Otherwise, you'll be killing hognose snakes (look like rattlers) and water snakes (moccasins) left and right.
The coral snake is the only venomous snake in North America with round pupils, but you are unlikely to ever encounter one, and certainly will recognize its coloration if you do.
someone posted a bunch of pics above. All you need to look at is the eyes.
There is no "viper head". And moccasins have a variety of pattern variations. This is the only way to be sure. Otherwise, you'll be killing hognose snakes (look like rattlers) and water snakes (moccasins) left and right.
The coral snake is the only venomous snake in North America with round pupils, but you are unlikely to ever encounter one, and certainly will recognize its coloration if you do.
someone posted a bunch of pics above. All you need to look at is the eyes.
