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annmikeal 03-03-2011 11:51 AM

Identification???
 
Got this picture emailed to me today by the insurance guy... He is trying to find out what kind of a snake this is??? The picture is from his phone and it pretty much sucks :) Help if you can...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/59974359@N08/5494231839/

annmikeal 03-03-2011 11:51 AM

By the way, I was going with Cottonmouth because the scales appear to be keeled, but I cant really see the head...

DAND 03-03-2011 12:38 PM

I agree.......the picture does suck. ;)

If I had to make a guess I would too go with a cotton mouth.

annmikeal 03-03-2011 12:48 PM

Awesome, I posted it on facebook too and I got a response of a Brown Water Snake... So now Im in a loop :)

DAND 03-03-2011 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by annmikeal (Post 1219870)
Awesome, I posted it on facebook too and I got a response of a Brown Water Snake... So now Im in a loop :)


That is a good possibility too. Wedged head = cotton mouth, head shaped more like a king snake = water snake.

matt b 03-03-2011 01:02 PM

looks like a brown water snake to me, they do sometimes have a larger head than many other colubrids. many water snakes i catch will commonly flatten out their heads and puff up at the same time to make themselves look more impressive

AcidRainbow 03-03-2011 03:54 PM

Cottonmouths don't have a saddle pattern. No way that's a cottonmouth. If I had to guess, I'd say a Nerodia ssp. or some sort of ugly Pantherophis ssp. A face shot would have been nice and an explanation of the habitat it was found in. I assume the location was around what you've listed on your profile?

tspuckler 03-03-2011 04:47 PM

I agree with Acid Rainbow.
Cottonmouths have banded patterns - not blotched.
My first thought was that's a Brown Water Snake.
Here's a Western Cottonmouth I found in October:
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...ad/cotton6.jpg

snowgyre 03-03-2011 05:13 PM

Yep, definitely brown water snake. Browns tend to have a unique bulldog appearance to them too. I think it's because they have such big eyes. Browns also don't get to be as chunky as a cottonmouth, and can get a bit longer.

annmikeal 03-03-2011 05:18 PM

He tried to describe it to me, but apparently he was a sissy and ran off screaming :)


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