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15-05-2009, 08:27 PM
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Venomous snake I.D.
Just got an email from a friend who recently moved to the USA, not sure which area (he's a bit bland on details). Anyway, in the email was a picture of a supposedly venomous snake with this caption:
This cotton mouth (poisonous snake) just been found and killed by the patio. Here's the picture:  Can anyone ID this snake at all? Is it as said a 'Cotton Mouth' what ever that is? Cheers
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15-05-2009, 08:28 PM
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bring on the pitch forks ¬¬ Hope you don;t get any evil flamers tonight. the forum is full of them tonight.
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15-05-2009, 08:29 PM
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its mouth markings but me in mind of a water snake i used to own. But then its missing the cresents on its underside.
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15-05-2009, 08:31 PM
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looks more like a watersnake Nerodia spp
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15-05-2009, 08:31 PM
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no flaming or anything...but think a warning on the thread title might be helpful as alot of younger memebers use this and some that are more easily offended.
although it certianly is dead. looks abit like nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster cheers Last edited by wildlifewarrior; 15-05-2009 at 08:34 PM..
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15-05-2009, 08:32 PM
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It doesn't look like any of these pictures of Agkistrodon piscivorus...
Google Image Search for Agkistrodon piscivorus. It REALLY doesn't look like it has a pitviper head - it really looks more like a racer or a ratsnake, maybe a water snake?
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15-05-2009, 08:34 PM
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Tbh after looking at it closely and comparing it to photo's of my old nerodia fasciata..i would say its a water sanke....in which case i think your friend might have over reacted a bit.
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15-05-2009, 08:35 PM
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ssthisto ...it seems to have the same markings ( the black stripes ) on the side of its mouth that Nerodia spp have.
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