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I would like to know what kind of snake this is. I took my dog out to her bathroom area and I saw this. I kept the dog away. I would like to know if it is poisonous in case I see it again.

It is black with yellowish almost bands. It is 2- 2.5 feet long and moved very slow although it was very hot today, mid-90's. I thought snakes moved faster in the heat. I was two feet away from it before I saw it but it didn't seem to mind. The area is in South Carolina, has trees and is about 20 feet from a pond.

Thanks.

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Hard to tell from the photo, but I would say an eastern king snake, harmless and very good to have around, as they even eat rattlesnakes. Some more knowledgable member will surely chime in soon.

it's hard to tell what it is from that angle,did you get any better pics?
i live in sc,i can narrow down the list for you.
it's not venemous.it's not a kingsnake,the main ones we have down here are chain kings,the snake pictured is too heavily bodied.without seeing a better pic,i would make an educated guess that it's either an abberant patterned water snake,or a hognosed snake.thats just going by the body size and shape,and 20 yrs or local herping
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maybe a pine snake, Pituophis
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Its hard to tell from that pic but it looks like an Eastern Hognose to me.

I am pritty sure it is a eastern hognose
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Archie Bottoms

i concur, Lemon and lep are right. that is a hognosed snake. i got to quit sniffing glue.
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2 tham radix
1 Chicago Tham s. semifasciatus
2 elaphe vulpina
1 gray tiger salamander
4 Aphonopelma hentzi
1 G rosea
1 Haplo minax
1 Brachy angustum
1 Brachy sabulosum
1 Brachy vagans
1 Cent. hentzi scorp