Snake pic ID

What kind of snakeamajob is this? Central Alabama location.

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Ribbon snake

Thanks, it was a lot prettier looking than my cell could take a pic. Heck, I can't even hold it still enough to get a good pic. I've had to dispatch several copperhead snakes right by the house this year, so I always jump when I see anything brown moving...lol

He is welcome to stay though. Dang copperheads won't even try to get away. They just flatten against the ground until you get too close and then strike. One hit me on the back of the shoe a month or so ago when I was putting some stuff, at dark in my truck, to get ready to go to work the next morning. i certainly jumped and thought a opossum or raccoon or such had grabbed my foot. I jumped and slung it off before I realized it was a snake and hit it with my flash light to see a copperhead about 3' long. Got me excited. I grabbed the hoe (not swmbo...lol) and stepped back to get it and he was gone quickly. There is still two small fang marks on the thick part in the back of the heel. I definitely thanks the Lord it did not get me in the leg. I killed it a week or so later in the day as swmbo was having a fit when I was driving up after work. Rat shot in the .22 works good!

Looks like a garter snake to me but I could be wrong.

Frind found an 8 foot python in his back yard one night. (central Texas) I'd hate for one of them suckers to mate up with a Diamon Back.

Decided to try google and found this garter snake picture.

It's one of them feared hoop snakes, no doubt.
A Dangerous Critter

Unless I'm missing something in the pic it looks like it's mostley black with a white belly with black speckels. They might be called something different where your at, but around here it's a plain old black snake. If he's not bothering anything, let him be, and he'll guard his territory against poisioness snakes, like copper heads. In fact they will kill and eat other snakes when they can...I watched one do it one evening years ago beside my wood pile.

Garter snake.

Feed it some Seafoam or some Marvel Mystery Oil...bet it won't squeak!

common garter snake,..nothing to worry yourself over

(quoted from post at 19:40:38 09/11/13) Frind found an 8 foot python in his back yard one night. (central Texas) I'd hate for one of them suckers to mate up with a Diamon Back.

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That is FOR sure! Kinda mind-boggling thinking about the all of the scenarios that could happen! :shock:

Red touches black, friend of Jack. Red touches yellow, dead fellow.
That pic looks like an ordinary garter snake to me. The little ones eat bugs, the bigger ones will eat mice. Unless he"s scaring your better half, leave him be.

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........I've had to dispatch several copperhead snakes right by the house this year, so I always jump when I see anything brown moving...lol

He is welcome to stay though. Dang copperheads won't even try to get away. They just flatten against the ground until you get too close and then strike. One hit me on the back of the shoe a month or so ago when I was putting some stuff, at dark in my truck, to get ready to go to work the next morning. i certainly jumped and thought a opossum or raccoon or such had grabbed my foot. I jumped and slung it off before I realized it was a snake and hit it with my flash light to see a copperhead about 3' long. Got me excited. I grabbed the hoe (not swmbo...lol) and stepped back to get it and he was gone quickly. There is still two small fang marks on the thick part in the back of the heel. I definitely thanks the Lord it did not get me in the leg. I killed it a week or so later in the day as swmbo was having a fit when I was driving up after work. Rat shot in the .22 works good!

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whoa, I think my next trip packing up the truck would be to move! Until then, I'd be wearing tall cowboy boots even when I went to bed.