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im 15 and i go upstate ny evry summer and go snake hunting i was wondering what type of snakes should i be looking for and alittle info on them would be great, like color patterns size.

thanks alot tom
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tom

1.1 bearded dragons
1.0 black rough neck monitor
0.1 ball python
1.0 black lab
0.1 dal. terrior

NEXT reptile is gunna be one of the following!
1.0 columbian red-tail boa(pastel)

at the show look for a 15 yr old boy where a hat that says

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My best advice is to purchase a field guide to reptiles & amphibians. The Peterson series has an excellent one that is not all that expensive. It comes complete with photographs & range maps.

~~Greg~~

Exactly....Not to be rude but the information you want is easy to obtain even online (you obviously know how to use a computer). The people here are most happy to help you ID what you do find, but expecting them to do your most basic footwork is a waste of their time. If you care enough to go out and find snakes, then get some ambition and look things up.

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

The Perterson field guide, the one Greg suggested, is a great book for IDing just about any reptile/amphibian in Eastern North America but if you are interested in just snakes then I would suggest Snakes of North America (Eastern and Central Edition), 2003, Alan Tennant. It has MUCH more in depth info on each species and subspecies. It's a great book IMO.

Cam
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