What kind of snake is this?

[Smooth23]

My girlfriend called me up today saying she found her chihuahua/rat terrior playing with this and one other like it on her property today. I haven't got a chance to see it myself, but it looks like an oketee Corn to me, same as the one I have. The problem with that analysis is that this was found in Livingston County in Mid Michigan, where as far as I'm aware it is too cold for corns. She'll be brining it to me tomorrow. For size reference, that is the bottom of a 3 gallon pail.

Any help positively identifying?

[wilomn]

I "think" it's an Eastern Milksnake.

http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7...1211--,00.html

Ben, surely you've caught/bred/kept/seen this before, what do you think it is?

[Serpents_Den]

Eastern Milk Snake for sure.

[Smooth23]

More or less same care as a corn?

Is there some identifying factor that assures its a eastern milk?

[wilomn]

Eastern Milk Snake for sure.

No no no, you're not playing the game right.

FIRST Ben has to tell us if what we THINK it is, it is THEN we can say for sure that it IS an Eastern Milk.

See how it works?

lol

[wilomn]

They're a little more secretive, tend to start eating later in the year and stop earlier in the year than corns but have an excellent attitude as a rule.

[Smooth23]

I just can't find any eastern milks that look like that online

[dr del]

Hi,

They seem to be quite variable;

http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl...=eastern+milk+


dr del

[littleindiangirl]

Sure looks like an eastern milk to me. This guy we found 2 springs ago, very early on when it was still quite cool outside. Chris nearly stepped on him, he was just a little wormy neonate. They are supposed to lose that brilliant grey and red color, and turn mostly brown, I think.

We took a few pics, and let him go.

[Smooth23]

So I got him now.. My girlfriend was of coarse scared of touching him and handling him, as he seemed aggressive. He was shaking his tail at me, so I gave him a min to calm down, then I went and picked him up. Very docile and nice now. And really pretty. I'll take pics and post a new thread when I get a chance.