I just found a snake on my front walkway. Yes, I was barefoot at the time. I thought it was a ground snake at first, bit it's bigger than the ground snakes that I usually find. It kind of flattened out and scrambled sideways. It has attitude like it wants to strike, I've not seen that with ground snakes. This snake has a black spot on it's head. Hunter
No, it's not dead. I put it into a 1 gallon jug so I can take it to the nature center.
OK, I set it free at the nature preserve 20 yards from the river. It should be a happy hunting ground for 🐛 bugs there
Quote from: HunterWhite on September 14, 2021, 09:56:58 PMI just found a snake on my front walkway. Yes, I was barefoot at the time. I thought it was a ground snake at first, bit it's bigger than the ground snakes that I usually find. It kind of flattened out and scrambled sideways. It has attitude like it wants to strike, I've not seen that with ground snakes. This snake has a black spot on it's head. HunterLooks like a Hog Nose Snake. Did it raise up in a strike position and spread something of a hood. Not as dramatic as a cobra but noticeable.They are harmless to humans but will bluff and even mock strike (mouth closed). They actually are a rear fanged snake posessing a few long teeth located well back on their jaws. These are used to puncture a toad's lungs (their main prey) which inflate their lungs to prevent themselves from being swallowed by a predictor. Now, they are in fact mildly venomous but the venom (modified saliva) is nowhere potent enough to cause a human any real harm. Also they do not inject their venom but simply secret it and gets absorbed into the bite wound. As already stated they are all bluff and if harassed enough they will frequently roll onto their backs and play dead. They get their name from a upward lifting group of triangular looking scale covered skin om their nose.link; https://www.google.com/search?q=hognose+snakes+description+and+pictures&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS820US820&oq=Hog+node+snakes+discription+and+pictures&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j33i22i29i30i395.37053j1j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Gil, I actually thought that it was venomous, but I try not to get carried away. I put it in a cardboard box, then I posted here. I thought that it could get out of the box, so I moved it to a plastic water bottle. Then it was identified as harmless by Jshooter. So it's all good.Hunter
Thanks Dinh!Not 3 feet from the snake was a little frog about 1 inch long. I didn't see it until I had the snake in the box. It did occur to me that the snake was just doing it's job, but so was the frog. L O L.Hunter
Quote from: HunterWhite on September 16, 2021, 08:20:27 AMThanks Dinh!Not 3 feet from the snake was a little frog about 1 inch long. I didn't see it until I had the snake in the box. It did occur to me that the snake was just doing it's job, but so was the frog. L O L.HunterNo wonder that snake was so po with you! You'd messed up his dinner plans! LOL
Quote from: Xraycer on September 16, 2021, 11:36:22 AMQuote from: HunterWhite on September 16, 2021, 08:20:27 AMThanks Dinh!Not 3 feet from the snake was a little frog about 1 inch long. I didn't see it until I had the snake in the box. It did occur to me that the snake was just doing it's job, but so was the frog. L O L.HunterNo wonder that snake was so po with you! You'd messed up his dinner plans! LOLYes, likely.Frog, the other green meat!