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Friday, August 26. 2016

Herp du Jour: Milk Snake

Do not kill these fine snakes when you find them. They are not Copperheads and they certainly are not Coral Snakes.


They come in many different color morphs, sometimes rings and sometimes splotches so they can be confusing. 


They seem to like forest edges and will hang out in old barns, garages, and buildings. The last two I've seen in Massachusetts had been hiding under old piles of boards outside the barn abd the garage. They are mainly nocturnal hunters.


I always wonder how snakes find their mates in the Spring.


Posted by Bird Dog in Natural History and Conservation at 13:18 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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I saw one in Fort Knox on a wooded trail. It was a nice size. I didn't know what kind of snake it was so I steered clear and identified it on line at home.
#1 Anonymous on 2016-08-26 16:00 (Reply)
That was a treat for you.
#1.1 Bird Dog on 2016-08-26 17:18 (Reply)
Could this be what I saw on he golf course in Houston, TX? Saw in along the edge of the woods/golf course. She imilar to the photo but "whiter". More bright white in the pattern than brown. About 4 ft long.
#2 Jim on 2016-08-26 23:01 (Reply)
Will Cuppy says that when threatened, the harmless hog-nosed snake blows itself like a deadly puff adder, and then wonders why people kill it.
#3 rhhardin (Link) on 2016-08-27 11:05 (Reply)
Zero at the bone
#4 Estoy Listo on 2016-08-27 12:53 (Reply)

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