I'm in North pickaway county near a stream. These little guys keep showing up. I know he is not poison but can pin down the type.
What kind of snake?
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I'm looking at it on my phone, can't say for sure... First guess; Northern Water snake. Not poisonous, but will make you bleed.
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Cool. He was mildly aggressive. Thought maybe an odd garter he had stripes the length of his body. Moved him to the stream. Seen quite a few of those this year.
The more I dig I think it's a dark eastern garter snake. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PV1oEFkDG4Q/TVcP8HYKPMI/AAAAAAAAA7s/R-r6uYIQcr0/s1600/garter+snake.jpg.
Here's the site I was looking in and IMO it looks like it could be of the queen snake or brown snake family. It also resembles the Lake Erie water snake.
http://trekohio.com/2013/07/27/snake-species-of-ohio-at-a-glance/
It doesn't look like it comes from the garter snake family IMO but regardless its harmless and that's the most important thing.
http://trekohio.com/2013/07/27/snake-species-of-ohio-at-a-glance/
It doesn't look like it comes from the garter snake family IMO but regardless its harmless and that's the most important thing.
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Northern water snakes are aggressive compared to many. They are not at all afraid to strike, and it hurts like heck. Your hand will not swell up and fall off, but you'll wish you hadn't stuck it in his face if bitten.
Good chance this isn't a water snake, even after looking at it on my laptop I can't say for sure. Regardless, I'd either cut his head off or simply move on. Don't prick with "harmless" snakes unless you're into pain.
Good chance this isn't a water snake, even after looking at it on my laptop I can't say for sure. Regardless, I'd either cut his head off or simply move on. Don't prick with "harmless" snakes unless you're into pain.
That one I posted was only 8 inches long cotty! Found that bastard when I picked up some bark of a dead elm.
Looks like the ones I found tonight. One of them ended up in 3 pieces. The other I probably only got half of it. Hoping it is now dead as well.
