Snake ?

[Sand Angel]

Sounds like it was probably a red rat snake... we've seen quite a few around our house in Pt. Washington lately. This is a close-up:
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Here are a couple of other snakes that color:
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Scarlet king snake (harmless). Coral snakes look similar, but red and yellow bands touch on the poisonous coral snakes.

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Copperhead. Poisonous, but not likely what you saw. Some are more orange tinted like this one, but most around here are more brown and tan.

 

[Rita]

It looked redder, but pretty close - can't bear to try and google snake pics .

My yard is like wild kingdom this week - feral cats roaming, possums hissing, and a snake!

More like this? This is the RED RAT Snake.

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[Rita]

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My yard is like wild kingdom this week - feral cats roaming, possums hissing, and a snake!

Saw this sign recently!

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[scooterbug44]

I love the "missing cat sign!!!" :funn:It's like the urban legend of the couple who adopts a sewer rat!

It was the red rat snake Rita posted!

HATE snakes - icky!

 

[Sand Angel]

Saw this sign recently!

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Somebody found my cat???!!! Thanks!

 

[DuneLaker]

What I want a picture of is one of you seeing the snake.

 

[scooterbug44]

I think the better picture would have been this morning when I did a little soft shoe routine in the driveway when a magnolia leave touched my foot and I went "bad word, I forgot to look for the snake!" :funn:

 

[Dia]

Saw this sign recently!

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[bdub]

I love SoWal.com. It's where I come to get updated on all the exciting snake news in the county.

Last time I was down at our place, I had to turn off the water main to work on a plumbing leak. There was a 4 foot black snake coiled up in the box that contains the water meter. I jumped and screamed like a little girl (and trust me, I'm not a little girl.) Neighbors came running to make sure I as OK.

I had to fish out the snake with a rake (now officially named "the snake-rake") before turning off the water. I shooed it into the neighbors yard.

I hate snakes.

bdub

 

[organicmama]

Scooter, I'm with ya on the snakes. Yikes and Yuck.:shock: I'm shivering just thinking about it because I go out with flip-flops on only if I remember to actually put shoes on. I don't go in the grass without shoes, but snakes can be anywhere! UGH!

I'll stay with the animals we have seen in our backyard... We did have a cute turtle in our backyard last week that looked like he was doing the turtle version of the happy-dance.... very slow sticking his/her legs as far up in the air as a turtle can. It was grayt! Last year, we had a momma rabbit stay for winter and give birth to 2 baby rabbits. We've had the tortoise and the hare!