My grandpa, passed 37 years ago, didn’t die from a 'moccasin, but he could have…at age 70-something got bit repeatedly and refused to go to the doctor. Used alcohol as ‘medicine’. (Topically and internally!)
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I think mine’s a banded water snake but still I’ll leave them alone if I see him again
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It looked like it had venom glands…and if it’s mouth had been open, I’d expect to see fangs.
My grandma told me about an old relative that died water skiing he fell in a area full of moccasins and he got bit multiple times never made it to the hospital
I’m not sure do you see venom glands in this close up picture. He’s flattened himself out
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This is an urban legend. I’ve heard this story myself from others.
No, I’m not 100% sure. It doesn’t quite look like any I’ve seen in KY.
Not supposed to have any
cottonmouths here, but
some have been spotted over the years,
so I’ve heard.
Skinny tail says it’s not moccasin. I’ve seen a ton on moccasins here and they all have a short stubby tail. I’m not sure what that is but it looks menacing. Especially for a short young snake. I try to identify before exterminating. Any chance at all its poisonous I put a 410 shell to its head. No matter what kind of poisonous snake it is. I really try to leave others to help with the mouse and rat population. Inevitable population of vermin in the country.
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Too many pictures out there to just trust any of them and those pictures might be snakes from other states or other countries not Florida where I’m at. Here’s a quote from Florida’s fish and game I think I will call them as well to be on the safe side since I usually see a couple snakes a week . If it’s true that non-poisonous have round pupils there is no simpler way to identify them here in Florida and that would make that one definitely a non-poisonous. I know what a coral snake is there’s no misidentifying that. I do want to ask them about baby snakes if they could have different traits than the adults
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Coral snakes can easily be mis identified.
I’m in Florida also.
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The reason I think coral snakes are the easiest to identify is because the colors are simplest to see from a distance away, red touch yellow, kill a fellow. I’ve seen a couple coral snakes while I was in forestry they are extremely fast so I would never try to get close to one although I’ve heard it’s very hard to actually get bit by one it’s almost like you got to go out of your way or step on one with sandals get a hold of one of your toes, but still I would never handle one.
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I’ve heard that too. That they almost actually have to chew on you. Very small mouths. I ain’t finding out either though…LOL
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I know this was a while back, but what kinds of eggs were those that your mystery visitor ate? Hard to tell from the pic but they appear to be soft-shelled like a snake or turtle egg, is that the case or were they just bird eggs?
OMG that is so awesome! Thanks for the reply., As you can probably tell by all my posts on this thread, I am just a gigantic wildlife guy. If it lives,I am facinated by it. I;'ve spent much of my life in the woods so I feel connected to it and wildlife. But turtle eggs are one of the few things I’ve never come across- so I enjoyed your post! thanks.
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“Lions, Tigers and Bears . . . OH MY!”
Your trail cam takes great shots. And your photos gave me the willies. Bears are my ‘nightmare animal’. But, I wanted to share a link to an interview that I listened to yesterday, with a woman who wrote a very interesting and entertaining book - “The Weird World of Animal Crimes”. Some of the stories she relates are pretty funny . . . especially about bears.
Science writer Mary Roach (‘Stiff’, ‘Gulp’) explores scenarios where animals are the ones committing “crimes” — and how society deals with it. (They) talk about bear attacks, drunk elephants, and monkey thieves. Her new book is ‘Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law.’ Here’s a link -
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. We have a small “lake” (more of a large pond in my mind) about 500 yards away. There is actually a row of houses and some open space between me and the lake. I was kind of surprised a turtle would make it that far. In my head, I’m not that close to the lake. But apparently some of the babies make it. Another neighbor was saying he sometimes finds baby turtles in the yard, and he takes them down to the waters edge.
Red eared sliders are not native here. But apparently they have naturalized. But they aren’t considered invasive, just cool
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Roasted box turtle anyone? I burned some brush from last spring’s ice storm that crushed a couple my apple trees. Kept a lookout for a copperhead escaping the fire. Next trip to the orchard…turtle shell among the ashes.