Oh wow!! I found a snake!! Identify????

Lori P · 10-07-2007, 03:54 PM

So here is a very cute little snake I just came across in my front yard!! He was under a water tub. He was very docile, let me take pics before I put him back under the tub. What is he??? He had beautiful irridescent scales and a pink belly.

And I must admit, I was actually tempted to keep him-- me, little miss don't keep wild caught animals... lol!!!! But he was fat and happy and obviously having a fine life on his own, so I let him go. :-)

adamanteus · 10-07-2007, 04:27 PM

Tantilla gracilis...Flat-headed snake.

Lori P · 10-07-2007, 05:04 PM

Hey COOL! HOW do you know these things??!!! I'm reading on them now... haven't found anything yet that says they are common to Virginia, most things so far say they are found in the south west.

I learned that was a full grown snake! He was so tiny!

Thanks a lot James, how fun!!!!! :-)

Sid · 10-07-2007, 05:31 PM

James, this one I have to disagree with you on. I'd have to say Eastern Worm snake Carphophis amoenue amoenus. I find tons of them here in South Carolina.

Lori, the one you found is an adult and a lerge one at that. Never had one show any aggresion (like it would matter).

Lori P · 10-07-2007, 05:54 PM

Sid-- you're right-- they are found in our area, whereas the others were never mentioned in the east. And no, he was not at all aggressive.

THANKS!!! Too cool!!!!

Sid · 10-07-2007, 06:00 PM

Lori, here a link to Virginia snakes. Thought you ming find useful.
Snakes of Virginia

LushLulu85 · 10-07-2007, 06:01 PM

awwww cute snake. congrats on your find lori xxx

ssssnakeluvr · 10-07-2007, 09:30 PM

that's too big for a flat headed snake.....eastern worm snake is probably what it is... I have caught flat headed snakes in Kansas....very small....caught a juvenile that was about 3 inches long....

drache · 10-08-2007, 04:08 AM

how sweet, Lori
just to make you feel better:
even if you weren't already inclined to leave this snake in the wild - it's not that easy to keep
and if you did, you'd likely not see it very often - they are burrowers

adamanteus · 10-08-2007, 12:23 PM

Carphophis it is! I stand corrected, thanks Sid.

10-07-2007, 03:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lori P The Purple Snake Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: VA Posts: 2,717 Country:	Oh wow!! I found a snake!! Identify???? So here is a very cute little snake I just came across in my front yard!! He was under a water tub. He was very docile, let me take pics before I put him back under the tub. What is he??? He had beautiful irridescent scales and a pink belly. And I must admit, I was actually tempted to keep him-- me, little miss don't keep wild caught animals... lol!!!! But he was fat and happy and obviously having a fine life on his own, so I let him go. :-) __________________ Lori, New Hope Rescue-- rescuing equines and others www.newhoperescueva.com

10-07-2007, 04:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 8,354 Country:	Re: Oh wow!! I found a snake!! Identify???? *Tantilla gracilis*...Flat-headed snake. __________________ James.

10-07-2007, 05:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lori P The Purple Snake Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: VA Posts: 2,717 Country:	Re: Oh wow!! I found a snake!! Identify???? Hey COOL! HOW do you know these things??!!! I'm reading on them now... haven't found anything yet that says they are common to Virginia, most things so far say they are found in the south west. I learned that was a full grown snake! He was so tiny! Thanks a lot James, how fun!!!!! :-) __________________ Lori, New Hope Rescue-- rescuing equines and others www.newhoperescueva.com

10-07-2007, 05:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
Sid Thamnophis Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,727 Country:	Re: Oh wow!! I found a snake!! Identify???? James, this one I have to disagree with you on. I'd have to say Eastern Worm snake Carphophis amoenue amoenus. I find tons of them here in South Carolina. Lori, the one you found is an adult and a lerge one at that. Never had one show any aggresion (like it would matter). __________________ Sid 9.14 T. s sirtalis, 2.2. T. s pinkeringii, 1.1 T. e vagrans, 1.1 T. s parietalis, 1.0 T. s sackenii- Peninsular Ribbon

10-07-2007, 05:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lori P The Purple Snake Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: VA Posts: 2,717 Country:	Re: Oh wow!! I found a snake!! Identify???? Sid-- you're right-- they are found in our area, whereas the others were never mentioned in the east. And no, he was not at all aggressive. THANKS!!! Too cool!!!! __________________ Lori, New Hope Rescue-- rescuing equines and others www.newhoperescueva.com

10-07-2007, 06:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
Sid Thamnophis Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,727 Country:	Re: Oh wow!! I found a snake!! Identify???? Lori, here a link to Virginia snakes. Thought you ming find useful. Snakes of Virginia __________________ Sid 9.14 T. s sirtalis, 2.2. T. s pinkeringii, 1.1 T. e vagrans, 1.1 T. s parietalis, 1.0 T. s sackenii- Peninsular Ribbon

10-07-2007, 06:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
LushLulu85 netjer-ankh Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: stockport, Greater Manchester, uk Posts: 1,657 Country:	Re: Oh wow!! I found a snake!! Identify???? awwww cute snake. congrats on your find lori xxx __________________ Lulu 1.1.3 T. M. Marcianus (Albino), Sissle, Kia and the sprogs 1.1.0 T. S. Tetrataenia, Clyde & Bonnie

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ssssnakeluvr "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 2,077 Country:	Re: Oh wow!! I found a snake!! Identify???? that's too big for a flat headed snake.....eastern worm snake is probably what it is... I have caught flat headed snakes in Kansas....very small....caught a juvenile that was about 3 inches long.... __________________ Don www.donsgartersnakes.net

10-08-2007, 04:08 AM	#9 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 4,258 Country:	Re: Oh wow!! I found a snake!! Identify???? how sweet, Lori just to make you feel better: even if you weren't already inclined to leave this snake in the wild - it's not that easy to keep and if you did, you'd likely not see it very often - they are burrowers __________________ rhea

10-08-2007, 12:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 8,354 Country:	Re: Oh wow!! I found a snake!! Identify???? *Carphophis* it is! I stand corrected, thanks Sid. __________________ James.

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