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found this guy today... id?
we found him in the middle of the road, basking on the blacktop. he looks healthy... absolutely gorgeous! we weren't sure what it is or whether or not it's venomous, so obviously, we weren't going to pick it up. and there were no sticks around. so we had to leave it in the road. he didn't like us looking at him. he took a defensive stance and opened his mouth to show fangs. (not real big)
here's a head shot... blurry but it'll have to do...
any ideas? we thought maybe a ratsnake? or king? we don't really know what either of them look like...
*I love this crazy, tragic, almost magic, awful, beautiful life*
~melanie~
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Re: found this guy today... id?
bullsnake i'd say
*or a fox snake... since i just saw you're in wisconsin n pretty sure bulls have a very limited range... so depending on where you are.
Last edited by qiksilver; 05-28-2007 at 10:48 PM.
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Re: found this guy today... id?
Looks like a Western Fox Snake ("Pine") (Elaphe vulpina)
They mimick copperheads so predators will leave them alone...they are non-venomous
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Re: found this guy today... id?
jeez... i've never even heard of a fox snake! lol. it's beautiful tho!
*I love this crazy, tragic, almost magic, awful, beautiful life*
~melanie~
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Re: found this guy today... id?
Originally Posted by python.princess
jeez... i've never even heard of a fox snake! lol. it's beautiful tho!
One error I made...it is an Eastern Fox not a Western one.
"Elaphe gloydi"
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Re: found this guy today... id?
Originally Posted by lord jackel
One error I made...it is an Eastern Fox not a Western one.
"Elaphe gloydi"
easterns really go out that far? i though they only go to the eastern edge of lake michigan... hmmm need to go look at some range maps.
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Re: found this guy today... id?
Originally Posted by qiksilver
easterns really go out that far? i though they only go to the eastern edge of lake michigan... hmmm need to go look at some range maps.
That is why I said Western at first ...but then I came across an exact image of the one they saw and that site said the range could go as far as South Dakota.
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