I have finally seen my first live snake in the wild. I have questions. First, how many snakes are there living underneath our home.
And second, can anybody identify this snake just for fun here? 1/2
@SECRET_ASIAN_MAN Seems to be a western ground snake, native to the SW US and northern MX. Harmless to humans. Eats spiders, centipedes and other invertebrates.
@SECRET_ASIAN_MAN As for how many live under your home, likely probably only one or two. That may change in fall & winter when the cold sets in. If you see a snake you can't readily ID, stand still and it will eventually go on its way.
I see snakes once in awhile. Most are harmless, but I keep an eye out for the venomous ones.
1) Cottonmouth ☠
2) Copperhead ☠
3) Pine snake
4) Common water snake
All pics mine.
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@POOetryma @SECRET_ASIAN_MAN When I lived in the country we had a nest of corn snakes under the pole barn slab - they look like rattlers and make the sound of a rattle while shaking their tale. We don't have rattlers in this area .That pole barn in summer was literally moving when you opened the door - "Why'd it have to be snakes" came to mind when Id open it.
@SECRET_ASIAN_MAN Cool from a safe distance. Not so cool when you're literally eyeball to eyeball with a cottonmouth or rattler at arm's length. Yes, that's happened to me. Not fun! Thankfully, I had sense enough to stand still for a minute.
Snakes only care about 3 things:
Can I fuck it?
Can I eat it?
Will it eat me?
If the answer to all 3 is 'no,' snakes want nothing to do with you.
P.S.:
Did you know that tail wiggling to warn predators occurs in many snakes other than rattlers?