Saturday, May 14, 2011

name that snake...


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37 comments:

  1. Jon HMay 14, 2011 at 8:48 PM

    Hard to tell from that angle and I have never been that great with names, but, is that "Ssssteve the snake"?

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  2. ginivMay 14, 2011 at 9:00 PM

    Nice rat snake....

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  3. AnonymousMay 14, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    Howard. I name him Howard.

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  4. BeeMay 14, 2011 at 9:26 PM

    a hog nose or a racer

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  5. gumoMay 14, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    Bullsnake

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  6. MichaelMay 14, 2011 at 9:30 PM

    Looks like a gopher snake aka bull snake, Pituophis melanoleucus.
    Eats rodents. Good to have around unless you're afraid of snakes.

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  7. Ben in TexasMay 14, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    Sneaky Snake,

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  8. TimMay 14, 2011 at 9:37 PM

    Well if you don't like snakes I would call him a DEAD snake. I like Jon H's name for the snake, call him Sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssteve.

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  9. TimMay 14, 2011 at 9:37 PM

    sssssssssssssteve or Ssssssssssteven.

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  10. AnonymousMay 14, 2011 at 9:39 PM

    Trans-Pecos rat snake. Good snake to have around..likes mice.

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  11. TimMay 14, 2011 at 9:42 PM

    Is that a sunrise or sunset photo?

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  12. Gavin ThomasMay 14, 2011 at 9:59 PM

    I was sitting in the garden one day when one of those guys came down the hill behind our Gazebo... scared the hell out of me before I realized it was a gopher snake. Definitely something my wife and I won't forget.

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  13. TimMay 14, 2011 at 10:05 PM

    Sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssindy or Sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssarah if it is a female snake.

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  14. The Flying TortoiseMay 14, 2011 at 10:11 PM

    Scary?

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  15. JB SMITHMay 14, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    It looks sort of like a barn snake we have here in Mississippi..I only know them by that nickname... That's a beautiful snake...great patterns and colors...

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  16. tffnguyMay 14, 2011 at 11:02 PM

    They will bite if threatened. Won't kill you, but wouldn't be any fun.

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  17. alam0txMay 14, 2011 at 11:53 PM

    OMG...I Hate snakes...That picture made my skin crawl..

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  18. neilMay 15, 2011 at 6:08 AM

    Long John Slither

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  19. GeckolegsMay 15, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    Bull snake

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  20. AnonymousMay 15, 2011 at 7:47 AM

    Snakes are cool. Snakes eat rodents that carrie diseases in the desert like the "Hantavirus"

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  21. heidiMay 15, 2011 at 8:19 AM

    Bullsnake! Love those guys. Stay clear if you're a rodent, though...

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  22. CoolChange©©May 15, 2011 at 8:31 AM

    Definitely Bull snake. Very beneficial, very cool, and they will make you hurt yourself when you stumble upon one!

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  23. UnknownMay 15, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    Pituophis melanoleucus, Bull Snake.

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  24. just.BobMay 15, 2011 at 9:40 AM

    How long was it? Looked 10 feet long!

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  25. Joe B. in CTMay 15, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    That's at least a thirty footer. Me? I'm the dust storm you see running the other way.

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  26. SusannaMay 15, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    What snake? :P

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  27. GritsMay 15, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    We call that a BIG snake. Call Daddy!!!

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  28. DetritusMay 15, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    I vote for the bull snake (P.c. sayi) on p. 224 of . "Texas Snakes" by Dixon and Werler. It appears to be a little out of it normal range. What would be really cool to find is the Sonoran Gopher Snake - p. 223. Beautiful markings. Dixon was my herpetology professor at Texas A&M and his book is at Front Street.

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  29. PaullyMay 15, 2011 at 4:53 PM

    If I could see the face, I'd know for sure if it was a Gopher Snake. They eat rattle snakes so we loved having them on the property up here. Did it have a dark brown band across the eyes?

    You sure take some interesting pictures that document your life down there. Keep up the good work. I love checking in on you.

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  30. markjamesmurphyMay 15, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    Plissken.

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  31. Zap2itMay 16, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    CD is the snakes name.

    short for count dracula.

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  32. TaraMay 17, 2011 at 8:50 PM

    I vote for naming it "Tex."

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  33. budfreshourMay 21, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    the snakes name is lunch

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  34. abstractexpressionistMay 23, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    Sir

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  35. abstractexpressionistMay 23, 2011 at 5:51 PM

    Sir.

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  36. abstractexpressionistMay 23, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    Sir.

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  37. DragonettaJune 1, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    Ssssssssssstanley?

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