venom_within's Identifications
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Western Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus)Observer
coleonyxconnoisseurDescription
Flipped, going through ecdysis.
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Western Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus)Observer
coleonyxconnoisseurDescription
First image in situ.
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Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)Observer
coleonyxconnoisseurDescription
Very DOR
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Western Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus)Observer
coleonyxconnoisseurDescription
DOR, moved out of busy road. Had to improvise photo for the sake of safety. Rigor mortise had already set in but the body hadn’t begun to smell much, death likely occurred the prior night.
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Western Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus)Observer
coleonyxconnoisseurDescription
DoR
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Plain-bellied Watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster)Observer
coleonyxconnoisseurDescription
Two juveniles seen together, left individual is N. erythrogaster right is N. fasciata.
This observation is for erythrogaster. Apologies for the low quality they both dipped before I could get any better shots.
Total snake count for the day is as follows:
Four Plain-bellied Watersnakes
One Broad-banded Watersnake
One Western Ribbon Snake
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Banded Watersnake (Nerodia fasciata)Observer
coleonyxconnoisseurDescription
Two juveniles seen together, left individual is N. erythrogaster right is N. fasciata.
This observation is for fasciata. Apologies for the low quality they both dipped before I could get any better shots.
Total snake count for the day is as follows:
Four Plain-bellied Watersnakes
One Broad-banded Watersnake
One Western Ribbon Snake
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Western Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus)Observer
coleonyxconnoisseurDescription
Quite a defensive individual, reminded me of Leptophis in display. oddly this is only the third proximus I’ve seen this year when historically they’ve been my most commonly encountered snake.
Total snake count for the day is as follows:
Four Plain-bellied Watersnakes
One Broad-banded Watersnake
One Western Ribbon Snake
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Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)Observer
coleonyxconnoisseurDescription
Second Copperhead of the week, possibly the same individual. Similar size and found in the adjacent flower bed to the previous snake. They are more than welcome to stay.
Edit to add that this individual moved around the same flower bed for another day or two before presumably moving on.
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Western Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus)Observer
coleonyxconnoisseurDescription
DOR in busy intersection, unfortunately quite fresh as the body was slightly reactive when laid down from being moved out of the road.
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Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)Observer
coleonyxconnoisseurDescription
Presumed to be one of last years babies, first of the year! Moved out of the flower bed to the woods about fifteen feet off. Beautiful juvenile, right eye seemed off colored and may have been injured/deformed.
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Three-toed Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina ssp. triunguis)Observer
coleonyxconnoisseur
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Plain-bellied Watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster)Observer
coleonyxconnoisseurDescription
Calmed down well.
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Banded Watersnake (Nerodia fasciata)Observer
coleonyxconnoisseurDescription
Today I learned that accidentally falling down a steep incline is in fact a successful way to scare Nerodia into making themselves seem.
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