GaliWalker
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Post by GaliWalker on Jun 29, 2017 5:22:14 GMT -8
A couple of photos of a timber rattlesnake (I think), seen in northern Virginia two weeks ago:  Check out the rattle The cloudy eye indicates that the snake is just about to shed its skin (I think) |
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Post by Coolkat on Jun 29, 2017 5:48:38 GMT -8
I've never seen a rattle snake in the wild but since it was Virginia I'm guessing it was an Eastern Timber... but then again I'm not sure how many varieties of rattle snakes there are in the eastern US.
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Post by trinity on Jun 29, 2017 7:08:37 GMT -8
Definitely a Timber Rattlesnake, with a solid black tail and bow-tie shaped chocolate colored markings on the back. Plus, as Coolkat says, geographic range limits your options. Very nice photos! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2017 22:15:46 GMT -8
A couple of photos of a timber rattlesnake (I think), seen in northern Virginia two weeks ago: You're correct on BOTH. Timbers can be tricky as they have several variations. And the grayed eyes means it will shed within the next few days. And that means it gains a button on its rattle. -Don- Cold Springs Valley, NV |
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Post by Coolkat on Jul 5, 2017 10:03:20 GMT -8
This little guy's pic was taken last month in Pennsylvania near the Chuck Keiper Trail. There is no size reference but it wasn't more than 3inches long. I'm guessing a much smaller version of it's mother. Although I'm not familiar with PA snakes so I don't know what it is.  |
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Post by foxalo on Jul 5, 2017 10:13:57 GMT -8
It's a ring-necked snake. They don't get very big. Maybe up to a foot long as adults.
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Post by cweston on Jul 5, 2017 10:45:35 GMT -8
Beautiful shots of a beautiful snake, Gali. Timber Rattlers ("tattlers") are pretty distinctive with their huge girth and dark tail. They have to be one of the "fattest" snakes in NA.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2017 15:59:24 GMT -8
This little guy's pic was taken last month in Pennsylvania near the Chuck Keiper Trail. There is no size reference but it wasn't more than 3inches long. I'm guessing a much smaller version of it's mother. Although I'm not familiar with PA snakes so I don't know what it is. The western subspecies is out here, in the less dry areas, such as here in Auburn. They are very common, small, and like moist woods. They mainly eat slender salamanders out here, but just about anything slimy will do, such as earthworms. Out here, the western ring neck snake has an orange ring, unlike there with the yellow ring. -Don- Auburn, CA |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2017 12:10:51 GMT -8
Have not been able to figure out how to post a pic in here so I am posting a link to a picture published in Google Drive: drive.google.com/open?id=0B7SNAj1TaqMpMHlyVWUyZUpwSjJkckhPZ2RFOVlwUU4tYnpFThis is a snake about 4-5 feet long - I took the picture with a phone from a height of about 20 feet, so it isn't the best quality. It was taken August 1 on the Rose River Loop Trail in Shenandoah. Can anyone identify? Thanks! Tom |
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Post by cweston on Aug 3, 2017 12:25:43 GMT -8
This is a snake about 4-5 feet long - I took the picture with a phone from a height of about 20 feet, so it isn't the best quality. It was taken August 1 on the Rose River Loop Trail in Shenandoah. Can anyone identify? It's very hard to tell from that photo, but my first guess would be copperhead. Looks like a stout snake with a slightly wide head, in the right color family, about the right size. |
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Post by trinity on Aug 3, 2017 16:57:38 GMT -8
I really can't make out any identifying marks from the photo, but there are very few snakes in that part of the country that are 4-5 feet long. Of those, the most likely would probably be an Eastern Rat Snake or a Bullsnake. The snake appears fairly light in color, which would suggest bullsnake to me. That would be my best guess.
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Post by davesenesac on Dec 8, 2017 9:17:29 GMT -8
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Post by amaruq on May 22, 2018 9:42:27 GMT -8
Caught about a half-dozen painted turtles basking on a log yesterday. Another came up and tried to get on, but rolled them all off. The whole group spent the next little while trying and failing to get back onto the log without rolling each other off of it.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2018 21:22:45 GMT -8
At Death Valley National Park, March 2016, in a sandy wash, a sleeping rattlesnake coiled and scootched down into its sandy bed. With a cool early morning keeping this reptile lethargic thus still, was able to capture my best ever rattlesnake image. That is a Mojave Desert Sidewinder, in case you didn't realize it. The thingies above both eyes give it away instantly as a sidewinder. -Don- Reno, NV |
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Post by k9education on Jun 3, 2018 0:01:28 GMT -8
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