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This small snake was seen on our street. It met its unfortunate demise under the wheel of a vehicle.
Is it a pygmy rattlesnake? It's about 10"-12" long.
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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr
This small snake was seen on our street. It met its unfortunate demise under the wheel of a vehicle.
Is it a pygmy rattlesnake? It's about 10"-12" long.
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I believe that it is a corn snake which is nonpoisonous. Tough to tell with black and white.
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It’s my favorite kind of snake, a dead one.
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I believe that it is a corn snake which is nonpoisonous. Tough to tell with black and white.
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There are no POISONOUS snakes in Florida, or in fact on the entire planet. Pet peeve of mine. Bon appetite.
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Looks to me like a corn snake.
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There are no POISONOUS snakes in Florida, or in fact on the entire planet. Pet peeve of mine. Bon appetite.
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Correct. My bad, I should have indicated nonvenomous. By the by, the snake in the picture could also be a rat snake, which is also NONVENOMOUS.
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Corn snake, had one in my garage last week, harmless .
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There are no POISONOUS snakes in Florida, or in fact on the entire planet. Pet peeve of mine. Bon appetite.
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Semantics. Left untreated, the bite of a western taipan will kill you just as dead as biting down on a cyanide capsule. The POINT is made equally well whether you use "poisonous" or "venomous".
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There are no POISONOUS snakes in Florida, or in fact on the entire planet. Pet peeve of mine. Bon appetite.
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Respectfully, you are quite incorrect. I have attached a photo of a five foot Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake I took on Villages new construction property. I could have also sent you photos of Water Moccasins (aka "Cottonmouths") taken on Villages ponds. Friends have also seen Coral Snakes. All very venomous and aggressive.
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It’s my favorite kind of snake, a dead one.
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Please, do not demean these helpful creatures. They do a great job managing rodent and insect populations and very, very rarely pose any threat to humans.
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I believe that it is a corn snake which is nonpoisonous. Tough to tell with black and white.
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It’s a rat snake, a god guy
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Brown rat snake. Harmless even when alive.
Venomous-If it bites you, you get sick / Poisonous-If you eat it you get sick = Semantics
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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr
This small snake was seen on our street. It met its unfortunate demise under the wheel of a vehicle.
Is it a pygmy rattlesnake? It's about 10"-12" long.
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Did you get the license plate number of the car that ran over this snake? Could be my wife as she really hates snakes!
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Flat head?
Normally I would ask if it has a flat head but too late for that.
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I believe it is a baby black snake
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr
This small snake was seen on our street. It met its unfortunate demise under the wheel of a vehicle.
Is it a pygmy rattlesnake? It's about 10"-12" long.
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Picture of baby black snake
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