Monster snake that attacked me. Pictures.
Re: Monster snake that attacked me. Pictures.
I forgot to state that i put a Dime in the picture for the size reference.
Re: Monster snake that attacked me. Pictures.
Re: Monster snake that attacked me. Pictures.
Looks like a fresh born Storeria dekayi. They are very, very tiny and cute, even as adults. :)
Every state has one, but here is a link to your herp guide. http://snrs.unl.edu/herpneb/
Re: Monster snake that attacked me. Pictures.
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Originally Posted by
Michelle.C
Looks like a fresh born Storeria dekayi. They are very, very tiny and cute, even as adults. :)
Every state has one, but here is a link to your herp guide.
http://snrs.unl.edu/herpneb/
I looked there but couldn't find one exactly like him. But i found tons of pics of black racer hatchlings and he looks like most of them.
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I'm also going with Storeria dekayi--the dark marking through the eye matches.
Dekay's, or brown snakes, feed mainly on slugs and worms, and are found across most of the US. They are very small, with adults only being around 9 to 13 inches long.
Another indicator that this is a brown snake and not a racer is that it's simply so tiny. A hatchling racer would be more the size of a hatchling corn snake. Can you imagine this guy scarfing down a pinky mouse? ^_^
I want to keep and breed Dekay's one day, just because no one else is doing it.
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Originally Posted by
WingedWolfPsion
I'm also going with Storeria dekayi--the dark marking through the eye matches.
Dekay's, or brown snakes, feed mainly on slugs and worms, and are found across most of the US. They are very small, with adults only being around 9 to 13 inches long.
Another indicator that this is a brown snake and not a racer is that it's simply so tiny. A hatchling racer would be more the size of a hatchling corn snake. Can you imagine this guy scarfing down a pinky mouse? ^_^
I want to keep and breed Dekay's one day, just because no one else is doing it.
I found some pics of hatchling Storeria dekayi on google and he is a perfect match. Think he will eat the little super worms from the pet store or just regular earth worms?
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You could try him with a mealworm, but my guess is that he would prefer a regular small soil worm. You might have to do some hunting around to find something small enough for the little guy, if you plan to keep him. Turn over rocks and get the tiniest worms you can find.
They like garden slugs, too.
I would suggest culturing garden slugs now--find some and put a little group together, and get them breeding, so that you'll have something for him over the winter. Some of the stores stop carrying panfish worms in the winter.
The Walmart over on Blair High carries panfish worms right now. I'm not sure if they will be small enough or not, even if you break them up.
Re: Monster snake that attacked me. Pictures.
Re: Monster snake that attacked me. Pictures.
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Originally Posted by
WingedWolfPsion
You could try him with a mealworm, but my guess is that he would prefer a regular small soil worm. You might have to do some hunting around to find something small enough for the little guy, if you plan to keep him. Turn over rocks and get the tiniest worms you can find.
They like garden slugs, too.
I would suggest culturing garden slugs now--find some and put a little group together, and get them breeding, so that you'll have something for him over the winter. Some of the stores stop carrying panfish worms in the winter.
The Walmart over on Blair High carries panfish worms right now. I'm not sure if they will be small enough or not, even if you break them up.
Thanks for the info. I'm going to try and keep him. Depending on if he eats for me. If not I'll have to let him go. I live close to that wallmart. Heading there right now. I have tons of slugs in my garden right now. I'll round some up and start a group. Thanks for the help
