There was a snake today in my garage. I'm not very familiar with anything but garters, so I'm kinda stumped. The snake was approximately a foot long, and it was shaped like a garter, does that make sense? The jaw line and head shape and proportion was virtually identical to garters, but it had blotches on it. What other types of snakes in my area(shenandoah valley, VA) have blotches other than cottonmouths? I really don't think he was poisonous, cottonmouths do have the heat pits, right? Because it didn't see any. My mom swore up and down it was a garter, but I'll be darned if I've ever heard of a blotched garter. (kinda condratictory, right?) And she was kinda freaked out about there being a snake in her garage, or else I would have had a new pet. Well, if anybody could lemme know what he/she was I'd like to keep an eye out for more. I unfortunately lost the camera last weekend so I couldn't get a picture. Thanks!
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help identify this snake please
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Okay, I spent some time searching. I found that water snakes can have these marking, are in my area, and that the juveniles (which by size I am assuming it was) can have somewhat flatter heads and usually have distinctly two-toned eyes, which it did. Very round pupils. So, even though there is not a creek or a pond for about 3 miles, I am keeping the possiblility in mind. It was a very beautiful snake, and I would have loved to photograph it, but it was very hostile. It didn't bite or strike at me, but it didn't take too kindly to being handled, very nervous. Until somebody corrects me I am under the assumption that a water snake made its way into my garage under the workbench. (my mom was cleaning and apparently disturbed it) oooooh my allergies are acting up........I wonder if I could trade somebody my cat and dog for a couple of snake cages....(i can find the snakes!) As soon as I move, I'm getting a babysitter, going up to Riven Rock (it's a rural creek/hiking place about 45 minutes away from here. I've always seen snakes and turtles up there when I was a kid.) Anyho, lemme know if I'm wrong! -lisa
that would have been my guess probably a northern water snake. (nerodia sipedon)
wayne
