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Saw this snake during a bike ride on 4/20/08. I think the picture shows the colors, size and markings pretty well. There is a river and also a stream nearby in these woods. Was in NE Illinois........... town of Channahon. It was a sunny, 72 deg. day.
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That's a nice looking Bullsnake(Pituophis melanoleucus sayi). They are totally harmless to humans, and can make nice pets. Nice find!

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

Hehe! I checked the picture, said, "That looks like a Bullsnake, let's see what Doug said.." and boom... hey, I was right. ^_^

My mother found a beautiful bullsnake in Alamogordo, New Mexico back in '88 or '89. Only had one fuzzy Polaroid of it, though. He was very thick (the animal rescue guys who came to move him were picking through the woodpile to find him and picked up him instead of a log, that's how thick) and very close to 6' long. She called the animal rescue guys only because we were on base at Holloman AFB and she was concerned that one of the guys there might freak out and shoot it.
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Holly

0.1 Lavender California Kingsnake (Lizzie Borden) (missing )
1.0 Florida Kingsnake (Eddie Gein)
1.0 Bearded Dragon (Charley Manson)
1.0 Orange Marmalade Cat (Oliver)
1.0 Black Cat (Shadowfax)
1.0 Egyptian Arabian (Bagan) (Deceased )
1.0 Tennessee Walking Horse (Durango)

2.0 Toddlers (Justice & Trevor)

Your becoming a real pro!, good call!

Funny story about picking up the wrong "log" too!..LOL!

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

When I get interested in a subject (animals, plants, people, whatever) I tend to go all out. I'm working on a research paper right now on autism and Asperger syndrome.. My older son is high-functioning autistic.

Heck, I studied horses for about a dozen years before Mom finally bought me Bagan. I had read at least a hundred horse books in the process. ^_^

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Holly

0.1 Lavender California Kingsnake (Lizzie Borden) (missing )
1.0 Florida Kingsnake (Eddie Gein)
1.0 Bearded Dragon (Charley Manson)
1.0 Orange Marmalade Cat (Oliver)
1.0 Black Cat (Shadowfax)
1.0 Egyptian Arabian (Bagan) (Deceased )
1.0 Tennessee Walking Horse (Durango)

2.0 Toddlers (Justice & Trevor)

>>> "When I get interested in a subject (animals, plants, people, whatever) I tend to go all out".

Yeah, that's how I am too, I don't like NOT knowing about something I'm doing either,.....WHATEVER it may be.

As to your statement above, I tend to find that out of all the interesting things in the universe, and on our planet,....people seem to be the very LEAST interesting of the choices!.....I find that snake's are much smarter than many of the people I've met!..LOL!

best regards, ~Doug

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

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Holly

0.1 Lavender California Kingsnake (Lizzie Borden) (missing )
1.0 Florida Kingsnake (Eddie Gein)
1.0 Bearded Dragon (Charley Manson)
1.0 Orange Marmalade Cat (Oliver)
1.0 Black Cat (Shadowfax)
1.0 Egyptian Arabian (Bagan) (Deceased )
1.0 Tennessee Walking Horse (Durango)

2.0 Toddlers (Justice & Trevor)

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1.2.9 Storeria dekayi Casper, Xena, Athena, & Kids
0.0.2 Thamnophis marcianus - Checkered Garter Snakes
0.0.1 Thamnophis sirtalis - common Garter - Princess
0.0.1 Nerodia sipedon - Water Snake - "Aqua"
0.1.10 Storeria occipitomaculata - Red Belly snakes
0.0.1 Amelanistic Corn Snake "CY" Juvinile CB
0.1.0. Pueblan Milk snake "Oreo" adult CB
1.0.0. ASIAN GREEN SNAKE 3' WC Cyclophiops major
0.0.1. Savannah Monitor "CHOMPER" CB
0.1.0. Green Anole "Crystal" WC
1.0.0. K9 "ACE" Black Cockapoo
1.2.0. Feline"Felix" "Kaja" & "Silver"
0.1.0. calico RAT
2.4.?? Mice - Feeder farm - Crickets / fish
More herps than I could ever list out back on the land.

try another way.
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"