Razors Edge ★ Posted October 15, 2021 Share #1 Posted October 15, 2021 ...identifying this tiny critter! He (she?) has been outside several nights now when I let my pup have her bedtime potty break and you can see how small he is as that's the sidewalk crack! He's probably a foot long and 1/4" thick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted October 15, 2021 Share #2 Posted October 15, 2021 Snake 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted October 15, 2021 Share #3 Posted October 15, 2021 Could be poisonous. Go get it to bite you and let us know, that will narrow down the possibilities of what it is 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share #4 Posted October 15, 2021 8 minutes ago, 12string said: Could be poisonous. Go get it to bite you and let us know, that will narrow down the possibilities of what it is It went for me!!! My catlike reflexes saved me from a surely painful and prolonged death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted October 15, 2021 Share #5 Posted October 15, 2021 Certainly looks venomous. Telling us the general area where you live may help narrow the possibilities down some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted October 15, 2021 Share #6 Posted October 15, 2021 9 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: It went for me!!! My catlike reflexes saved me from a surely painful and prolonged death. Can you use those reflexes to turn it over and read the label? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted October 15, 2021 Share #7 Posted October 15, 2021 1 minute ago, 12string said: Can you use those reflexes to turn it over and read the label? I dunno. Could be a phony label. Snakes are liars! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Parr8hed Posted October 15, 2021 Solution Share #8 Posted October 15, 2021 DeKay's Brown snake. Harmless. Eats slugs and snails. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted October 15, 2021 Share #9 Posted October 15, 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storeria_dekayi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted October 15, 2021 Share #10 Posted October 15, 2021 11 minutes ago, JerrySTL said: Certainly looks venomous. Telling us the general area where you live may help narrow the possibilities down some. I am getting pretty good at snakes from my area. There is a FB group called KY snake identification. It is one of my fav groups. People will post a pic of a snake and you can try to guess it on your own before reading the comments. You are correct about location. It really is key. For instance we only have 4 venomous snakes in our area. Cottonmouth, copperhead, timber rattler and pygmy rattler. Knowing your venomous snakes and their ranges in your area really helps to narrow things down. For instance Cottonmouths are only far western KY with small pockets here and there. Timbers are really only East and pockets around Brown County IN. Pygmies are far eastern hilly KY. So really the only venomous ones that we have to worry about in my immediate area is the copperhead. They are very distinct. So if you know that you are not looking at a copperhead then you can be fairly certain that you are not looking at a venomous snake. Of course this differs greatly for area. Especially desert areas like @UglyBob. there are about 6,548 species of rattlesnakes out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted October 15, 2021 Share #11 Posted October 15, 2021 12 minutes ago, Parr8hed said: Eats slugs, snails and dolts. FIFY 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted October 15, 2021 Share #12 Posted October 15, 2021 Eats, slugs, and snails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted October 15, 2021 Share #13 Posted October 15, 2021 Man, when I was crawling around the backwoods of VA, AL & KY every snake was dead snake. Not like out here where a vast majority of venomous snakes are readily identifiable by a rattle or color combination. Best to give it a wide berth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted October 15, 2021 Share #14 Posted October 15, 2021 Midatlantic death adder don’t worry about it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share #15 Posted October 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Parr8hed said: DeKay's Brown snake. Harmless. Eats slugs and snails. We've got slugs aplenty out in my neighborhood. You see the slime trails they leave. Nothing like the snails we had in CA, where you had to really watch your step on some sidewalks in the AM when they seemed to be out doing snail stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted October 15, 2021 Share #16 Posted October 15, 2021 You don't know snakes like @Tizeye knows snakes. And gators, he knows gators. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted October 15, 2021 Share #17 Posted October 15, 2021 22 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: We've got slugs aplenty out in my neighborhood. You see the slime trails they leave. Nothing like the snails we had in CA, where you had to really watch your step on some sidewalks in the AM when they seemed to be out doing snail stuff. NOT. A. FAN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share #18 Posted October 15, 2021 9 minutes ago, Parr8hed said: NOT. A. FAN. Here's where he came after me: 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted October 15, 2021 Share #19 Posted October 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Here's where he came after me: The music makes it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share #20 Posted October 15, 2021 Just now, Parr8hed said: The music makes it! I believe that is "OSA Dress Code". About the sixth on my list of free options. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted October 15, 2021 Share #21 Posted October 15, 2021 Hoo that was a close call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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