Where can I send a picture to identify a snake?
ReptileKnowledge.com has launched a snake identification service. Send us a picture of a snake, and we will do our best to identify the species for you. We will then post the picture to the “photo wall” for your particular state (if inside the U.S.), or your country (if outside the U.S.).
What kind of snakes live in the southeast?
Common snakes found in the southeast U.S. & how to control them – including rat snakes, copperhead snakes, water moccasins, coral snakes, and king snakes
How can I find out what kind of snake I have?
This Quick I.D. is a way to learn what kind of snake it is that you have. Even if you only see a snake in the wild and you can’t get a close look, this Quick I.D. may help you. On each of the screens that follow you will see a pair of choices. Try to determine which of the two choices better fits your snake, and then go on to the next screen.
What kind of snake has a round head?
The coral snake has a rounded head, round pupils, and no heat-sensing pits. It is far more colorful than the other snakes, and is much less common. The coral snake has its own special rhyme to verify its deadliness: Red touches black, safe for Jack. Red touches yellow, kill a fellow.
What kind of snake has a yellow tail?
Water Moccasins (Cottonmouth Snakes) 1 Large snakes, 2-4 feet in length with a very heavy body 2 Color varies from solid brown or brown or yellow with dark crossbands 3 Juveniles have a yellow tail tip 4 Head is distinctly triangular (due to venom glands)
What snake species is this?
- Boas
- Blue Racer Snake
- Yellow Rat Snake
- Cobras
- Elephant Trunk Snake
- Pythons
- Vipers
- Queen Snake
- Ringneck Snake
- Sunbeam Snake
What is the most common snake in Virginia?
The most common snake here in Virginia is the black snake. Most people don’t differentiate between the three types when they see one. They just say they have seen a black snake. Black snakes mate during the spring time of the year and are out and about.
What kind of snake is black with white spots on its back?
The Texas rat snake becomes very black with white spots in some specimens caught in Sabine County , Texas, which reflects the northern intergrade of the black rat snake .
What is the Order of snakes?
All snakes in all the world are members of the order Squamata. This order also includes the lizards. This shows that snakes and lizards are very closely related. Snakes belong in the sub order Serpentes — the serpents. — while lizards belong in the sub order Sauria .
