snakes

[nwwanderer]

Be careful out there

[nitroelk]

wow!!! no kidding that is scary looking, I used to mess with them a little but I keep my distance a little more nowadays.

[Special T]

My uncle got bit by a small baby rattles in EWa. Could have been a game ender and he was sick for quite a while.

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[DOUBLELUNG]

Rubber Boa

[scotsman]

Took my grand daughters pet ‘Wolfie’ for a hike one day. He chased this critter out of my path. Granddaughter gets a kick out of where I take Wolfie.

[nwwanderer]

Good job wolfie!!  Big bull snake

[O. hemionus]

Some from my stint in Alabama - copperhead (I'm pretty sure it was hunting some abandoned kittens I found on a red dirt road), timber rattlesnake, and water moccasin/cottonmouth. Lots of close - too close - encounters down there. Wish I had photos of when we were doing research in swamps and catching cottonmouths in waist-deep water at night! 

[runamuk]

Rubber Boa

those are so cute.

The bull snakes in spring have always been extra bratty and will bite even if they are not devistating you can get a gross infection.

[O. hemionus]

Northern Pacific rattlesnake, and western terrestrial garter snake (I think). Klickitat County.

[O. hemionus]

For those interested, the website below is my favorite place to go for help with reptile and amphibian identification in WA.

http://www.burkemuseum.org/blog/curated/amphibians-reptiles-washington

[CarbonHunter]

Funny, you guys see snakes and grab a camera and make some good photos. I grab a shovel and make 2 snakes... sometimes 3,4,5 out of one.

[O. hemionus]

I used to kill 'em whenever I came across them. Don't get any pleasure out of it anymore. I've developed quite an appreciation for them, and I think they're downright beautiful. I'd rather have lots of snakes than lots of mice.

[pashok23]

Funny, you guys see snakes and grab a camera and make some good photos. I grab a shovel and make 2 snakes... sometimes 3,4,5 out of one.

 

[W_Ellison2011]

I kind of want to venture to the east side and search for them a bit. Wife wants a rattle off of one and I want to try eating one!

[nwwanderer]

Thanks for the southern pictures, excellent!!