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My boyfriends uncle knows I am very fond of snakes. He found a baby snake, he thought it was a garter it is clearly not a garter. I am not sure where he got this if it was wild caught or the snake he said his buddy was trying to get rid of. I haven't had a chance to talk to him yet about it.
Im having a hard time identifying this little guy. He is a beige carmel color with black head and stripes down his back. I will post pictures later of him. He has a very ill temper. about 6 inches long. I have tried feeding him f/t pinkies. He has no real interest in them. his belly is white with lots of black peppering to it in some parts almost all black.
We live in nw Ohio. if any one has any wild caught photos of babies or captive photos of babies that would be magnificent.

Thanks

Heres a crappy pic my phone took will get a better one tomorrow with the digital

water snake Nerodia sipedon
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"He is a beige carmel color with black head and stripes down his back"

Wow!,.......talk about not even being CLOSE to an accurate description.. I would have never guessed in a million years it was a Northern Water Snake by your description..

In any case though, it is definitely a juvenile Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon).

cheers, ~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

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