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Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

06/22/2005 12:47:02 PM · #1

this snake was just on my porch and i think its a copper head baby snake... can anyone confirm this for me. they are very well known in this area but im not from here(kentucky) and this is the first snake( besides a rattlesnake) that i have seen. this snake was striking at anything close enough and almost got my 9yo HELP!!!

edit to add photo

Message edited by author 2005-06-22 12:52:53.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

06/22/2005 12:54:56 PM · #2

Nope, not a copperhead, it is a very young Eastern Milk Snake, and harmless. I had one as a pet a few years ago.

Edit: He's irritable because he's just eaten.

Message edited by author 2005-06-22 12:56:42.

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

06/22/2005 12:57:50 PM · #3

Originally posted by kirbic:

Nope, not a copperhead, it is a very young Eastern Milk Snake, and harmless. I had one as a pet a few years ago.

thanks...this one scared me cause it just kept striking at everything and i have no clue what a copperhead snake looks like
thanks..i feel better now

sage

Canon EOS-20D

06/22/2005 12:59:57 PM · #4

Yea it appears to be an eastern milk snake. Copperheads aren't typically that red. All snakes, regardless of how dangerous they are will strike when they feel threatened.

If you want to know what a copperhead looks like, check this link for a hirez photo of one:

//www.dgif.state.va.us/wildlife/species/photos/030016-3.jpg

Message edited by author 2005-06-22 13:00:50.

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

06/22/2005 01:01:09 PM · #5

Copperhead snake:

copperhead

R.

Message edited by author 2005-06-22 13:02:18.

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

06/22/2005 01:17:09 PM · #6

Cheryl! Wish you had kept it hahah
I would have come down your house to get it.
I love milk snakes to death - i've got a picture with one around my neck i should show you.
Thats a milk snake that just ate a rat! shew they are not normally that fat or agressive - my milks have never bitten me, my garters are another story.

Originally posted by smilebig4me1x:

dragonlady

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

06/22/2005 01:19:49 PM · #7

It is a milk snake, not a rat snake as I thought; rechecked my field guide.. common in east and mid west. constrictor family.

Message edited by author 2005-06-22 13:26:56.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

06/22/2005 01:20:54 PM · #8

For snakes in Harlan look to the head - the coper heads and rattlers both have LARGE boofy heads with triangular jaws, notice the milk snake has a head like a pencil.

I will email you a picture of a copper head we had an encouter with last summer, so you know what they look like around here ( bear musics pic is not like our local copperhead).

Hollar at me whenever you see a snake, i'm crazy snake girl haha.

Originally posted by smilebig4me1x:

Originally posted by kirbic:
Nope, not a copperhead, it is a very young Eastern Milk Snake, and harmless. I had one as a pet a few years ago.

thanks...this one scared me cause it just kept striking at everything and i have no clue what a copperhead snake looks like
thanks..i feel better now

kevrobertson

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

06/22/2005 01:21:00 PM · #9

Originally posted by smilebig4me1x:

A very scary one!

06/22/2005 01:21:29 PM · #10

It's not a rat snake, it's a milk snake (common mistake though)

Originally posted by dragonlady:

It is a grey rat snake. common in east and mid west. constrictor family..exudes foul smelling liquid near tail from glands. Harmless, they will make good pets but can be aggressive.

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

06/22/2005 01:25:30 PM · #11

Originally posted by mesmeraj:

Hollar at me whenever you see a snake, i'm crazy snake girl haha.

the only hollarin' i did was to tell my 9yo daughter to get my camera via the back door!

dragonlady

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

06/22/2005 01:27:58 PM · #12

you're right Mesmeraj, just rechecked the field guide...forgot about that black around the red patches.

Message edited by author 2005-06-22 13:28:26.

mfairbanks

Sony DSC-F828

06/22/2005 01:29:37 PM · #13

The type of snake that reminds me why I dont move south where its warmer!

Mike
//www.mikefairbanks.com

06/22/2005 01:50:30 PM · #14

Snakes to be seen in Harlan C.

Copperhead (V)

Timber Rattler (V)

They say water mossasin or cotton mouths are not in Harlan, but i know ppl that have killed them here - i've not photo'd onemyself though. They are also venomous. So if you see a snake in the water, or with a white mouth, steer clear.

Some non - venomous

rough green tree snake

Eastern milk snake

Eastern Garters

There are a few more NVs, the black snake, and the ringsnake are ones i'll often catch and release around here also. I've no photos of those though.

Heres a website for the snakes in harlan though - //www.kentuckysnakes.org/search.cfm?option=southeast