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What kind of snake is this?

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Assuming that this photo was taken in the wild...Where was this shot taken?

Frank
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"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."

Well a little geographic help would be good info on id'ing this snake. If it was taken here in the states, I would have to say it is an earthsnake, Virginia valeriae. It looks to have been hurt on the neck/upper back area, maybe this is why it is displaying the open mouth. I have caught one or two that displayed the open mouth threat and even bit. Not venomous and totally harmless. They eat earthworms, slugs, other small baby snakes/lizards, and soft bodied insects.

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 Yellow rat snake "Wolverine" (Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Grey rat snake "Punisher" (White oak phase)(Dwight Good stock)

MILKS
0.0.1 Eastern Milk snake "Cable" (KY locale)
0.0.1 Eastern/Red milk intergrade "Omega Red" (KY locale)
Good luck and Happy Herping
Brian

It's a shot taken near a cave, in the SE.
The photographer and friends would NEVER harm a snake, so I don't know what caused any injury to it.

Cavers occasinally rescue snakes that fall into vertical caves (pits). But I am pretty sure this was just a shot in situ.

If it was found in the SE then its a rough earth snake.

I wasnt implying that anyone hurt the snake, just an observation of its neck area. It is flattened and damaged looking, so this is probably why it is posturing open mouthed, to look meaner than it really is.

Alot of animals prey on these snakes, including fox, coyote, turkey, hawks, eagles, feral hogs, feral cats, and the list goes on....
Brian

>>It's a shot taken near a cave, in the SE.
>>The photographer and friends would NEVER harm a snake, so I don't know what caused any injury to it.
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>>Cavers occasinally rescue snakes that fall into vertical caves (pits). But I am pretty sure this was just a shot in situ.
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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 Yellow rat snake "Wolverine" (Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Grey rat snake "Punisher" (White oak phase)(Dwight Good stock)

MILKS
0.0.1 Eastern Milk snake "Cable" (KY locale)
0.0.1 Eastern/Red milk intergrade "Omega Red" (KY locale)
Good luck and Happy Herping
Brian