Anyone recognise this snake?

**beeniesmom** · 08-31-2006, 01:47 PM

It was in my front yard yesterday.
I was just curious if it was poisonous.
He is still in my mulch bed.

**Blue_Frog** · 08-31-2006, 02:17 PM

Maybe one of these?

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology...axispilota.htm (brown water snake)

If not, heres a list of a lot of the snakes in Florida (it says Fl under your name, I guess Florida?)

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology...snakeslist.htm

*edited to add the link. durr! *

**beeniesmom** · 08-31-2006, 02:28 PM

I don't know.
It was red and black, with diamond like red marks on it's back.
I looked at some websites too last night and couldn't figure out what it is.

**CathyBogart** · 08-31-2006, 02:30 PM

I can tell you right off the bat it's not poisonous, there is only one snake in the world that is poisonous, and that's the yellow-bellied sea snake.

It looks like an Eastern Hognose, one of my personal favorites. They eat mostly frogs, and they're not venomous. In fact, if you tried to pick it up, it would most likely play dead to avoid being eaten by you.

**beeniesmom** · 08-31-2006, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by CathyBogart

I can tell you right off the bat it's not poisonous, there is only one snake in the world that is poisonous, and that's the yellow-bellied sea snake.

It looks like an Eastern Hognose, one of my personal favorites. They eat mostly frogs, and they're not venomous. In fact, if you tried to pick it up, it would most likely play dead to avoid being eaten by you.

OK, I have a lot of frogs in my yard lately so you are probably right.
Thanks. I was just worried for my dogs. If it was poisonous, I'd just call someone to get and take it in the woods.

**lv4dogs** · 08-31-2006, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by CathyBogart

I can tell you right off the bat it's not poisonous, there is only one snake in the world that is poisonous, and that's the yellow-bellied sea snake.

Only ONE? I could of sworn there was more, like the rattlesnakes, copperheads, coral snakes, cottonmouths?

Don't mean to scare you Carmin, I don't htink what you have is any of those, but I can be certain either. I just thought there was more than one poisonous snake in the world.

**lv4dogs** · 08-31-2006, 03:16 PM

Carmin, here's a site with all of Florida's poisonous snakes listed:
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology...E/Venomsnk.htm

**BitsyNaceyDog** · 08-31-2006, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by lv4dogs

Only ONE? I could of sworn there was more, like the rattlesnakes, copperheads, coral snakes, cottonmouths?

Poisonous and venomous are differant. Things that you breathe in or swollow are poisonous. Venom does damage when injected into your skin. You can breathe in venom and it will do no harm.

**CathyBogart** · 08-31-2006, 04:48 PM

You can eat a rattlesnake, so it's not poisonous. However, if it bites you it can be dangerous, so it is venomous. The onyl snake in the world that will make you sick if you eat it is the yellow-bellied sea snake, and if I remember correctly they are also rear-fanged venomous....

It's most likely not a mudsnake. Mudsnakes are solid colored on top and striped in the belly. Also, mudsnakes are glossy, and this snake has matte scales. They're both COOL little sankes, mudsnakes and hognoses, with neat behaviors.

**christa** · 08-31-2006, 04:18 PM

Okay, first of all, poisonous or not . . . I just shivered!!!

Originally Posted by CathyBogart

I can tell you right off the bat it's not poisonous, there is only one snake in the world that is poisonous, and that's the yellow-bellied sea snake.

What? I don't know my snakes . . . but . . . what? That doesn't make sense.

**BitsyNaceyDog** · 08-31-2006, 04:34 PM

I believe it's a mud snake. They're known to poking people with their tails, but never bite. Justin and I saw one not too long ago and indeed it tried to poke Justin with it's tail. It was such an odd thing to watch.