Snake

[Slow Rollin]

Okay Guy's

Went out and opened up my garage, laying alone the big door was this snake. Anyone know what it is?

[Daniel]

Copperhead but that's a guess. Looks poisonous

[buzzking]

Not sure, but its poisonous for sure The only good snake is a dead one!

[Daniel]

Looks like this one. Eastern milk snake.

[NASCAR]

I would have the house up dor sale.

[Mike Daleo]

He looks like a copperhead but it could be a corn snake or any number of poisonous bastards. Did ya kill it?

[Slow Rollin]

Nope, it is in a bucket with a top on it. KDFW is coming out in the morning to check it out. If it is a poisnous snake, there could be more and a mother. I don't need one of my grandkids getting a snake bite, and I want to be sure what it is.

[billius]

It's markings look like a copperhead. Their coloration is really varied from one snake to the next. Hopefully you killed the bastage.

[Mike Daleo]

A little late in the year to find one with a mother close by, but I wouldn't take chances with my kids either.

[woody912]

Not a copperhead, milksnake or corn snake. copperheads I have seen were " new penny" copper

[Slow Rollin]

Here is a young copperhead.

[Fish-N-Fool]

"could" be a Rat Snake....


http://www.kentuckysnakes.org/...onous

[Tim Powell]

dunno but the only good snake is a dead'en

[BeeNix]

That tighteye looks like a small cowsucker (milksnake) to me. The copperheads I have seen close up had bands of color instead of blotches with a very coppery color. If my Jack Russell was near, it'd be a dead snake fer sure

[EdDavisKY]

Don't go by the color only all north american poisons snakes have a diamond shaped head,(except coral snake) where as non poisons snakes the head is more in line with the body as far as width goes. My first guess would be a rat snake.
It is not a water moccasin, coral, or rattle snake.
The chances of you finding the mother around this late in the year is slim to knell in my book. Babies are usually born/hatched ( depends on the species of snake, some do have live births) in Late spring/ early summer.
Besides scaring the shit out of people they (snakes) have there purpose, and do not need to be randomly killed.
My experience with snakes is from when I lived in S. Calif. and used to catch Rattlers for the San Diego zoo for venom, used for anti toxin and medical studies.Only 4 poisonous snakes in the United States...Water Moccasin, Copper Head, Rattle Snake witch the poison attacks the muscles. The Coral Snake is a neurotoxin. Only poisonous lizard is the gila monster.


Non Poisonous Snakes in/around Ky http://www.kentuckysnakes.org/...onous

Poisonous Snakes in/around Ky
http://www.kentuckysnakes.org/...onous

Backyard Snakes
http://www.kentuckysnakes.org/...nakes

Here is a picture of a Rat snake.
[IMG] http://www.kentuckysnakes.org/...d.jpg [/IMG]


Modified by EdDavisKY at 2:09 AM 9/25/2007

[countryboyky]

I would almost bet ya he aint a copperhead. Not poisonous I am gonna guess. let us know when you find out. We have tons of copperheads around here and never seen one look like that, plus it looks like it has round eyes.

[Bassmangsj]

That is gonna be one ticked off snake when they open the lid.

[Rippinlip]

my GUESS is it is a rat snake....let us know what it is when you find out....take away from the houses and let it go.

Buck

[Mike Daleo]

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Buck</TD></TR></TABLE>

Treehugger

[Roddy]

Colors look like a corn snake, but that sure looks like the head of a pit viper. I wouldn't put my hand in the bucket with it.