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Snake found!

mahoubunnybell Sep 25, 2006 05:08 PM

Well, my Dad was mowing today and he found a snake, and now we are trying to ID it. We think it may be a garter snake just because we've found them before, but it might also be a fox snake... my dad is a biology teacher, but he really sucks at IDing snakes. It's the one area he's not that good at.

Anyway, we live in Newark, Illinois. It's a couple hours south of Chicago. I've attatched some pictures of him (her?) too. Just tell me if you need better shots... he's about a foot long? Maybe a bit shorter?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/MahouBunnyBell/snakes/DSC00654.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/MahouBunnyBell/snakes/DSC00653.jpg

Replies (6)

chrish Sep 25, 2006 05:18 PM

It looks like a large Brownsnake (Storeria dekayi).
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas

mahoubunnybell Sep 25, 2006 05:33 PM

I took some better pictures... in the process the snake musked me.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/MahouBunnyBell/snakes/DSC00658.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/MahouBunnyBell/snakes/DSC00656.jpg

Yeah, right now I'm leaning towards brown snake...

chrish Sep 25, 2006 05:42 PM

>>I took some better pictures... in the process the snake musked me.
>>
>>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/MahouBunnyBell/snakes/DSC00658.jpg
>>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/MahouBunnyBell/snakes/DSC00656.jpg
>>
>>Yeah, right now I'm leaning towards brown snake...
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas

lakebum1716 Sep 25, 2006 05:43 PM

Storeria dekayi

Hotshot Sep 30, 2006 12:27 PM

hatchling black racer!
Brian

>>Well, my Dad was mowing today and he found a snake, and now we are trying to ID it. We think it may be a garter snake just because we've found them before, but it might also be a fox snake... my dad is a biology teacher, but he really sucks at IDing snakes. It's the one area he's not that good at.
>>
>>Anyway, we live in Newark, Illinois. It's a couple hours south of Chicago. I've attatched some pictures of him (her?) too. Just tell me if you need better shots... he's about a foot long? Maybe a bit shorter?
>>
>>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/MahouBunnyBell/snakes/DSC00654.jpg
>>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/MahouBunnyBell/snakes/DSC00653.jpg
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RATS
1.0 Corn snake "Warpath"(KY locale)
1.0 Black rat snake "Havok" (KY locale)
1.1 Black rat snakes "Reaper and Mystique" (MO locale)
1.0 Albino Black rat snake "Malakai" (Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Everglades rat snake "Deadpool" (Dwight Good stock)
0.1 Greenish rat snake "Rogue" (Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Great plains rat snake "Reign Fire" (TX locale)
1.0 Grey rat snake "Punisher" (White oak phase)(Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Yellow rat snake "Wolverine" (Dwight Good stock)

RACERS
1.0 Eastern Yellow Belly racer "Nightcrawler" (MO locale)

KINGS
1.1 California king snake "Bandit" & "Moonstar" (Coastal phase)
1.0 Prairie king snake "Bishop" (KY locale)
0.1 Black king snake "Domino" (KY locale)
0.1 Desert Kingsnake "Psylocke"
0.1 Florida Kingsnake "Shard"
0.1 Speckled Kingsnake "Haven" (MO locale)
2.0 Eastern kings "Gambit" & "X-cutioner"
1.0 Arizona Mtn King "Pyro"

MILKS
2.0 Eastern/red Milk intergrade "Cable" and "Omega Red" (KY locale)

BULLS/GOPHERS/PINES
0.1 Sonoran Gopher "Husk"
1.0 Kankakee bull "Random" (Phil Peak stock)

Good luck and Happy Herping
Brian

Hotshot Sep 30, 2006 12:29 PM

>>hatchling black racer!
>>Brian
>>
>>
>>
>>>>Well, my Dad was mowing today and he found a snake, and now we are trying to ID it. We think it may be a garter snake just because we've found them before, but it might also be a fox snake... my dad is a biology teacher, but he really sucks at IDing snakes. It's the one area he's not that good at.
>>>>
>>>>Anyway, we live in Newark, Illinois. It's a couple hours south of Chicago. I've attatched some pictures of him (her?) too. Just tell me if you need better shots... he's about a foot long? Maybe a bit shorter?
>>>>
>>>>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/MahouBunnyBell/snakes/DSC00654.jpg
>>>>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/MahouBunnyBell/snakes/DSC00653.jpg
>>-----
>>
>>
>>
>>RATS
>>1.0 Corn snake "Warpath"(KY locale)
>>1.0 Black rat snake "Havok" (KY locale)
>>1.1 Black rat snakes "Reaper and Mystique" (MO locale)
>>1.0 Albino Black rat snake "Malakai" (Dwight Good stock)
>>1.0 Everglades rat snake "Deadpool" (Dwight Good stock)
>>0.1 Greenish rat snake "Rogue" (Dwight Good stock)
>>1.0 Great plains rat snake "Reign Fire" (TX locale)
>>1.0 Grey rat snake "Punisher" (White oak phase)(Dwight Good stock)
>>1.0 Yellow rat snake "Wolverine" (Dwight Good stock)
>>
>>RACERS
>>1.0 Eastern Yellow Belly racer "Nightcrawler" (MO locale)
>>
>>KINGS
>>1.1 California king snake "Bandit" & "Moonstar" (Coastal phase)
>>1.0 Prairie king snake "Bishop" (KY locale)
>>0.1 Black king snake "Domino" (KY locale)
>>0.1 Desert Kingsnake "Psylocke"
>>0.1 Florida Kingsnake "Shard"
>>0.1 Speckled Kingsnake "Haven" (MO locale)
>>2.0 Eastern kings "Gambit" & "X-cutioner"
>>1.0 Arizona Mtn King "Pyro"
>>
>>MILKS
>>2.0 Eastern/red Milk intergrade "Cable" and "Omega Red" (KY locale)
>>
>>BULLS/GOPHERS/PINES
>>0.1 Sonoran Gopher "Husk"
>>1.0 Kankakee bull "Random" (Phil Peak stock)
>>
>> Good luck and Happy Herping
>>Brian
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RATS
1.0 Corn snake "Warpath"(KY locale)
1.0 Black rat snake "Havok" (KY locale)
1.1 Black rat snakes "Reaper and Mystique" (MO locale)
1.0 Albino Black rat snake "Malakai" (Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Everglades rat snake "Deadpool" (Dwight Good stock)
0.1 Greenish rat snake "Rogue" (Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Great plains rat snake "Reign Fire" (TX locale)
1.0 Grey rat snake "Punisher" (White oak phase)(Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Yellow rat snake "Wolverine" (Dwight Good stock)

RACERS
1.0 Eastern Yellow Belly racer "Nightcrawler" (MO locale)

KINGS
1.1 California king snake "Bandit" & "Moonstar" (Coastal phase)
1.0 Prairie king snake "Bishop" (KY locale)
0.1 Black king snake "Domino" (KY locale)
0.1 Desert Kingsnake "Psylocke"
0.1 Florida Kingsnake "Shard"
0.1 Speckled Kingsnake "Haven" (MO locale)
2.0 Eastern kings "Gambit" & "X-cutioner"
1.0 Arizona Mtn King "Pyro"

MILKS
2.0 Eastern/red Milk intergrade "Cable" and "Omega Red" (KY locale)

BULLS/GOPHERS/PINES
0.1 Sonoran Gopher "Husk"
1.0 Kankakee bull "Random" (Phil Peak stock)

Good luck and Happy Herping
Brian

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