Snake ID
 

I've always known these as a ground rattler. Is this true? Bc there are no rattlers. Attachment 66207Attachment 66208

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dead grass snake?

It's Def dead... I kill all

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Well I did some research.... I was half right. Lol its a Ground Snake.

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You just killed a very rare species then, because we had to learn all the snakes that occur in Louisiana in my vertebrate zoology class, and that ain't one of em!

At first I was thinking crayfish snake, but the belly doesn't look right.

I've seen at least 30 of them in the last few years.

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I would say one of the worm snakes. The spine on the tail maches as does teh color just not the loacation in the state. .

The accepted common name is the Rough Earth Snake (Virginia striatula). Had to search alittle to find a picture that resembles this one.

The only true Ground snake (Sonora semiannulata) is endemic to Arizona.

I've always thought the misnomer "ground rattler" was funny, because I've never seen a rattler anywhere but the ground.

I've seen these snakes in sw louisiana all my life.

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I never seen one like that before.


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They r always under my kayak where I keep it under the tree... this one was under some dead grass my fiance was raking up... she killed it bc it scared the **** out of her... she's terrified of all snakes...

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headless snake

I've heard them called GARDEN snakes or worm snakes. My lil brother used to always bring them home. Usually around a foot long?

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Smalls is right. It is either a smooth or rough earth snake. About the only difference is the keeled scales on the rough earth snake. They are small snakes that get about 10-12 inches long and eat earthworms and bugs. I find them in the flower beds often under the mulch and leaves. They are very docile. My girls like to hold them when I catch them.

Looks like a Northern Brown Snake. See them all the time in my wifes herb beds(Clampy do not PM me...LM AO).
Just messin with ya bro :)

No fail way to tell if a snake is venomous. Broken scale from anal opening to end of tale=nonvenomous. Solid scale across from anal opening to end of tale =venomous. Gota catch it to check it though.:grinpimp:

we always caught them when i was little got to where my mom wouldnt wash my clothes unless i turned my pockets out first always had frogs bugs snakes and such in them we just called them brown grass snakes

I was raised calling them ground rattlers too. Often wondered why. See dem all the time hanging up on my barb wire fence. Everyone Is neatly hung up on a barb by their head. Old neighbor says its mocking birds that catch and hang dem out to try to eat later.

Lol! That ain't no mockingbird. That's a shrike, aka butcher bird. That is a way of saving their food, but also a territorial message. Shrikes mark their territories with kills.

Got a pic of the head? Would definitely decipher brown snake from earth snake.



Both are extremely non-aggressive and non-venomous, you are lucky to have survived:rotfl: