Reptile & Amphibian Forums

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-burridgeboa_websep20,0,2686137.story

The above link is to a story and video of an "unidentified snake". The original article was posted on the "herp news" forum, and I found the above link with video...I'm not very good with IDing snakes, but at first I thought bull snake, but after looking at pics, I think northern pine snake. Can anyone clearly ID it? I think the story says it was IDed as a boa!
-----
-David

Check out my pet pics at:
http://www.myspace.com/obx_fisherman

1.0 ball python (Pandora - don't ask)
1.0 argentine boa (Prometheus)
0.1 hogg island boa (Andromeda)
0.0.1 brazilian rainbow boa (Inara)
1.0 kenyan sand boa (Diablo)
1.0 normal corn snake(Cypress)
0.1 amery. corn snake (Morgan LaFay)
0.0.1 banded cali. kingsnake (Cain)
1.0 tangerine honduran milksnake (Narcissus)
0.0.1 snow corn snake (Valkyrie)
1.0 amazon tree boa (Pegasus)
0.0.1 colombian boa (Athena)
0.0.1 albino san diego gopher snake (TBD)
0.0.1 sandfish skink (Slick)
0.0.1 fire skink (Phoenix)
1.0 dog (Luke)

the wife's pets:
1.0 bearded dragon (Leonidas)
1.1 ferrets (Ares, Enyo)
0.0.1 betta fish (Captain Morgan)
1.2 cats (Galahad, Ripley and Sassy)

ok...next time I'll read the article before posting! The orginal one said it was IDed as a boa, but this one says a fox snake. I feel dumb now
-----
-David

Check out my pet pics at:
http://www.myspace.com/obx_fisherman

1.0 ball python (Pandora - don't ask)
1.0 argentine boa (Prometheus)
0.1 hogg island boa (Andromeda)
0.0.1 brazilian rainbow boa (Inara)
1.0 kenyan sand boa (Diablo)
1.0 normal corn snake(Cypress)
0.1 amery. corn snake (Morgan LaFay)
0.0.1 banded cali. kingsnake (Cain)
1.0 tangerine honduran milksnake (Narcissus)
0.0.1 snow corn snake (Valkyrie)
1.0 amazon tree boa (Pegasus)
0.0.1 colombian boa (Athena)
0.0.1 albino san diego gopher snake (TBD)
0.0.1 sandfish skink (Slick)
0.0.1 fire skink (Phoenix)
1.0 dog (Luke)

the wife's pets:
1.0 bearded dragon (Leonidas)
1.1 ferrets (Ares, Enyo)
0.0.1 betta fish (Captain Morgan)
1.2 cats (Galahad, Ripley and Sassy)

The article initially has a big Boa "panic" to stir up the neighborhood to create "good news" as usual!.....unfortunately, things pertaining to snakes are ALWAYS written like this for "media hype" and almost always, nobody has a clue about what they're saying, or typing!!!LOL

~Doug

-----
"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

After looking at the footage,.....It is just as the article stated,.......a "Fox Snake"(Elaphe vulpina).

Also, the snake's length was greatly exaggerated as it is most of the time when described by the general public. The snake looked to be 3-1/2 to 4 ft. long, NOT the "HUGE" 7ft. monster that was described!!LOL

best regards, ~Doug
-----
"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

As it says, it is a Foxsnake.

What I find so funny about the tape is that people mock southerners as being "rednecks", "hillbillies", and "hicks". This video just proves that hicks know no geographic boundaries.
-----
Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas

Although while I watched the tape there were MANY!! stupid typical comments, the girls "classic" comment about the "diamonds" on the back, and it could be poisonous was all too common, wasn't it?.........bet you've NEVER heard that one before!!LOL

best regards, ~Doug
-----
"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

That's typical for sure..On the other hand and a complete 180 turn, I had a lady describe "a big fat snake with all kinds of stripes" years ago... When I arrived at her barn I was certainly surprised to find a 4' edb!
:Mark
-----
Surrender Dorothy!

crimsonking.piczo.com/

n/p
-----
"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

...it had been THIS guy!!!!

:Mark
-----
Surrender Dorothy!

crimsonking.piczo.com/

Wow!!......

Yeah!!me too!LOL.....Is that yours?, what species is it?

thanks for sharing that pic!

~Doug
-----
"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

It's a striped edb a friend found.
:Mark
-----
Surrender Dorothy!

crimsonking.piczo.com/

THAT is a fabulous looking edb!
-----
Todd Hughes

lol, she even gets the month wrong! Wow.... just, wow.
-----
Holly

0.1 Lavender California Kingsnake (Lizzie Borden)
1.0 Bearded Dragon (Charley Manson)
1.0 Orange Marmalade Cat (Oliver)
1.0 Egyptian Arabian (Bagan)

2.0 Toddlers (Justice & Trevor)