Type of snakes you have seen in your area???

In Denmark we only have a little population of snakes - most of them don't 'live' any place nearby me.

Vipera berus and Natrix natrix - that should be pretty much it. Correct me
if I'm wrong.

I'm gonna jump in on this and say...

Gopher Snakes, Northern Pacific Rattlesnakes, and just recently, to my surprise... left-out-in-the-cold-to-fend-for-themselves Ball Pythons!

I've gone out herping several times with some friends, and so far I have personally seen the following:

Black-Necked Garter Snake
Checkered Garter Snake
Sonoran Lyresnake
Spotted Leafnosed Snake
Desert Nightsnake
Variable Sandsnake
Long-Nosed Snake
Threadsnake (also known as a Western Blind Snake)
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
Mojave Rattlesnake
Tiger Rattlesnake
Sidewinder.

And, of course, I do have pictures of all of these...except maybe the Mojave (not sure).

I haven't been very active lately, but seems this time of year has died out. Can't wait 'til spring! Have some new "hot spots" to check... =)

NC

Black Racer
Brown Snake
Copperhead
Brown Water Snake
Mole King Snake
Black Rat Snake
Ringneck
Rough Earth Snake
Worm Snake
Northern Water Snake


Still looking for a Coachwhip,Mud,Rainbow,Eastern Diamondback,Timber and Pygmy

Way down here in Ms
Pygmy Rattler
E. Diamondback
Water moccasin actually been hit by one of these guys.
Copperhead/Cottonmouth
Timber rattler on occasions
Garter
Black snakes
Several different species of
Kings
Corns
I have seen a few snakes out in the ocean which I am not sure of the species
Green snakes severl species

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Originally Posted by Southernshooter

Way down here in Ms
Pygmy Rattler
E. Diamondback
Water moccasin actually been hit by one of these guys.
Copperhead/Cottonmouth
Timber rattler on occasions
Garter
Black snakes
Several different species of
Kings
Corns
I have seen a few snakes out in the ocean which I am not sure of the species
Green snakes severl species

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Hahahahahaha! :bow:

Later, Matt

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Live in Kansas, I've really only seen copperheads, water moccasins, and garter snakes (I laugh at the prices people want to charge for them) and a big reticulated that escaped someone's home, it was a free roamer and pushed open a screen door.

where are you seeing cottonmouth / water moccasins in kansas?

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where are you seeing cottonmouth / water moccasins in kansas?

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Wikipedia shows that their range includes South-Eastern Kansas....

I saw one at a State Park in South-West Indiana a few years back.

I live in Western Colorado and i see many snake hunting with my friend Harlin. We've see the following: Great Basin Gopher snakes, Rough Green snakes, Terestrial Garter snakes, and emoyri ratsnkes. Although, I know their are Midget-faded rattlesnakes, southwestern black-headed snakes, yellow-bellied racers, Night snakes, and Utah Milk snakes.

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Originally Posted by Southernshooter

Way down here in Ms
Pygmy Rattler
E. Diamondback
Water moccasin actually been hit by one of these guys.
Copperhead/Cottonmouth
Timber rattler on occasions
Garter
Black snakes
Several different species of
Kings
Corns
I have seen a few snakes out in the ocean which I am not sure of the species
Green snakes severl species

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You don't see the humor in this?

Later, Matt

what state park in indiana?

they haven't been seen in indiana since the early 80s. i have a paper from sherman minton on the hoosier population, and my uncle who is a conservation officer was with sherman minton when they authenticated the finds (not too far from jasper, in). but it was a small population and hasn't been seen in a long long time.

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Wikipedia shows that their range includes South-Eastern Kansas....

I saw one at a State Park in South-West Indiana a few years back.

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I grew up in (and still live in) Alabama, and as a kid I used to go play in the creeks and streams in the woods near our house. I've been chased by cottonmouths plenty of times! Have also encountered:

Cottonmouths/water mocs are by far the most common, and they are mean as hell and will charge you and chase you down if you come too near them. These were by far the most common venomous snake we encountered. They hide near the edges of creeks and streams, and will even chase you up stream. As a kid it seemed like a game. Looking back, the way we messed with them was just stupid :).

Timber/canebreak rattlers quite often and they are pretty mellow.

Eastern Diamondbacks were found laying across trails while hiking regularly, and they are pretty easily hooked with a stick and removed from the trail.

A million ribbon and garter snakes of any number of sizes, shapes, and colors :). These snakes are fun, and generally didn't ever have a problem being picked up and carried around by us snot-nosed kids.

Water snakes are always present in rivers and lakes, usually hiding in or around piers and docks. I always avoided these snakes, so I don't know much about them. I do know that they were never aggressive, and always hid just out of sight while humans were around.

There are also ridiculous amounts of corn and king snakes, which are pretty grouchy but harmless in the wild.

I've seen copperheads in the wild as well but I have never seen enough or approached enough to know how their temperament is. They tend to hide pretty well, and off the beaten path.

As an aside, has anyone seen a "Scarlet Snake" in person? I saw the name on Wikipedia, and apparently they are native to the Southeastern US. What a beautiful snake: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_snake

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You don't see the humor in this?

Later, Matt

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The copperhead/cottonmouth thing? Unless you're seeing something else

north AL here

copperheads
cotton mouths ( two of which atacked me)
green snake
garter snake
rat snake
corn snake
numorus black racers
rattle snake (trip to AZ)

and finally what I bellived to be a baby python/boa.

oh, and alot of water snakes.

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The copperhead/cottonmouth thing? Unless you're seeing something else

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It went over my head too

Well it isn't like I've seen tons of snakes here. I have personally seen
all sizes of Bull, including just downright huge, Gophers, Rattlesnakes. I am fostering to Garters till it warms up a little and I can let them go out at the reservoir and feel secure that they won't freeze to death finding a place.

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Originally Posted by Crawdad

I grew up in (and still live in) Alabama, and as a kid I used to go play in the creeks and streams in the woods near our house. I've been chased by cottonmouths plenty of times! Have also encountered:

Cottonmouths/water mocs are by far the most common, and they are mean as hell and will charge you and chase you down if you come too near them. These were by far the most common venomous snake we encountered. They hide near the edges of creeks and streams, and will even chase you up stream. As a kid it seemed like a game. Looking back, the way we messed with them was just stupid :).

Timber/canebreak rattlers quite often and they are pretty mellow.

Eastern Diamondbacks were found laying across trails while hiking regularly, and they are pretty easily hooked with a stick and removed from the trail.

A million ribbon and garter snakes of any number of sizes, shapes, and colors :). These snakes are fun, and generally didn't ever have a problem being picked up and carried around by us snot-nosed kids.

Water snakes are always present in rivers and lakes, usually hiding in or around piers and docks. I always avoided these snakes, so I don't know much about them. I do know that they were never aggressive, and always hid just out of sight while humans were around.

There are also ridiculous amounts of corn and king snakes, which are pretty grouchy but harmless in the wild.

I've seen copperheads in the wild as well but I have never seen enough or approached enough to know how their temperament is. They tend to hide pretty well, and off the beaten path.

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I am pretty disappointed in a so-called "herper" spitting out all this false and ridiculous information. Cottonmouths chasing you? Really?

And to say copperheads are usually found off the beaten path is also fairly inaccurate.

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Originally Posted by Crawdad

As an aside, has anyone seen a "Scarlet Snake" in person? I saw the name on Wikipedia, and apparently they are native to the Southeastern US. What a beautiful snake: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_snake

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I have only been in their habitat once, and that was on the texas coast. I know a fair amount of people that find them regularly, they're awesome snakes! I can't wait till the day that I find one too.

Later, Matt

I am here in Albuquerque, NM and there are all sorts of crazy reptiles here....

Western DiamondBacks Patchnose
Prarie Rattlers Horned Toads
Massauga Desert Kingsnakes
Banded Rock Rattlers if I go a few hours south I can see coral snakes
Bull Snakes
Coachwhips
Western Hognose
New Mexico Milksnakes
Ring Necks
Chuckwallas
Leopard Lizards

Anchorage, Alaska - none!

Except for all the pet snakes =P

It would be interesting if you would find one in the most southern part of the state; Thamnophis have been reported from there!

As for other herps, only one wood frog has been reported put into the NAFHA database.

http://naherp.com/search.php?r_country=1&r_state=1

Later, Matt