I found this snake in my back yard last night. It is about 30 inches and rather thin. I lifted it over my back wall with a shovel and it didn't seem to be very aggressive. Thanks for the help.
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What kind of snake is this?
qsmith
Jul 19, 2006 02:18 PM
Replies (7)
qsmith
Jul 19, 2006 02:20 PM
I forgot to mention that I live in a rural community in southwest Arizona.
Rivets55
Jul 19, 2006 02:26 PM
Looks like a Texas Longnose Snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei tessellatus). These are harmless relatives of the kingsnake familly, and one of many Coral Snake mimics. 33 inches would make it a large adult.
Not sure of the subspecies. If you can give a geographic location it would help.
Nice find - thanks for not killing it.
Cheers,
John D
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qsmith
Jul 19, 2006 02:52 PM
Thanks for the reply. I live in southwest Arizona.
Greg Longhurst
Jul 19, 2006 04:06 PM
In that part of the range, it would be the wester, R. l. lecontei.
~~Greg~~
chrish
Jul 19, 2006 04:22 PM
Nice looking longnose. Almost looks like R.l. antonii. I guess that pattern/blood creeps up into southwest AZ from Sonora.
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Chris Harrison
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shaky
Jul 19, 2006 09:59 PM
Wow, man, that could be the nicest longnose I've seen.
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rearfang
Jul 20, 2006 08:53 AM
I would second the antonii. The near absense of white points strongly towards it.
Frank
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