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East TN - can you help identify

tiger275 Aug 06, 2018 10:29 PM

Hello. I was wondering if you could help me id this snake. It is pretty small but moves very quickly. It darted into a hole and then popped out of the pavers a few feet away after about 5 minutes. It is in East Tennessee if that helps.

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Replies (2)

tiger275 Aug 07, 2018 09:18 AM

Little more information...
I was thinking milk snake but don't see the "Y" or "V". Also, thrown a little by how the pattern switches up from bands to blotches.

815' elevation, western side of the Smokies, just outside of Knoxville. First noticed it while just laying fully extended on the pavers. Moved really fast once I got close to it.

RinL Aug 10, 2018 04:38 PM

looks like a northern water snake

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