Bttt. Saw this at the park with a bunch of kids running around. I did a snake id thing that gave me "rat snake" but my brother in law said copperhead.. But he can be a dick and lie for fun so.. Anybody know? It was probably 2-3' long

5/23/2015 8:52:57 PM

That is a copperhead, leave it alone and it won't bother anyone

5/23/2015 9:12:23 PM

umop-apisdn is an asset to TWW

5/24/2015 4:02:02 PM

Kill it with fire

5/24/2015 4:21:06 PM

Cobra

5/24/2015 4:53:15 PM

Cobra

5/24/2015 4:54:04 PM

that's definitely a Texas Rattlesnake, and dat's the bottom line!!!

5/24/2015 8:51:51 PM

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"That is a copperhead, leave it alone and it won't bother anyone"

Yep...Definitely a copperhead.

5/26/2015 12:56:21 PM

cooooooooooool

5/26/2015 1:33:09 PM

they're all Texas rattlesnakes guys....

5/26/2015 1:37:11 PM

How about this one?

5/26/2015 3:14:08 PM

Hard to tell from that pic, but probably a banded water snake. Very slight chance it's a water moccasin, but I really don't think so from what I can see. Where was the pic taken? If it's local to Raleigh you count out the water moccasin.

[Edited on May 26, 2015 at 3:29 PM. Reason : l]

5/26/2015 3:22:13 PM

thats a tough one

5/26/2015 3:27:46 PM

Kill it with fire

5/26/2015 3:47:35 PM

Kill it with shovel.
Grill it with fire.

5/26/2015 3:53:08 PM

Snake was on centennial campus

This makes me think moccasin: http://ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu/water_moccasin_watersnake_comparison.shtml

5/26/2015 4:00:00 PM

Water moccasins aren't found this far west. Must be a water snake. They're pretty good at mimicking a moccasin as mentioned in the link you posted.

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"harmless watersnakes often flatten their bodies and heads when they feel threatened, making themselves look much larger and more menacing. "

The copperhead posted above is really the only venomous snake you need to know how to identify in this county. Water moccasins are found further to the east. I think they've been found in one small pocket of eastern Wake County near Zebulon, but that's about it. Timber rattlers (canebrakes) are found in most counties in NC, but I've never heard of one around here. They'd be easy to identify if you did spot one.

[Edited on May 26, 2015 at 4:17 PM. Reason : l]

5/26/2015 4:15:21 PM

^ Yah I was sold until I got to that part

5/26/2015 4:18:36 PM

You don't have to actually be a water moccasin as long as you look enough like one. If you were afraid to approach it then nature/evolution did it's job.

5/26/2015 4:24:22 PM

That cuts pretty close to Raleigh...

5/26/2015 4:28:07 PM

definitely found a water moccasin at my parent's lake in Raleigh a few years ago

5/26/2015 4:36:52 PM

People have definitely found them every weekend at Falls Lake for the past 20 years.
Yet nobody ever has a picture or a carcass.
And none of the local game wardens or scientists who study herpetology in this region have ever seen one.

Sorry if I sound like I'm being facetious.

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"That cuts pretty close to Raleigh..."

It totally does, but you have to realize that the points that were used to draw that map line were incredibly rare sightings that don't represent an abundant population. They would represent the absolute furthest west points in which these snakes have been confirmed, not places where you would even expect to find them on anything but the rarest of occasions.

If you find a water moccasin in the wild inside the beltline you have a legit scientific discovery that needs to be recognized. Or some yokel let his pet snake loose.

[Edited on May 26, 2015 at 5:01 PM. Reason : l]

5/26/2015 4:44:46 PM

that map also cuts through half of Warren county, and I've definitely come across Cottonmouths in a few areas in that county.

5/26/2015 11:13:07 PM

This snake was seen in the same spot...probably the same one

5/28/2015 3:12:54 PM

yeah, banded water snake

5/28/2015 3:45:12 PM

That's a 3 foot fire receiver.

5/28/2015 9:37:18 PM

I spent two years up around Person County. Those clowns call any snake they find around a somewhat damp area a "moccasin".

5/28/2015 10:23:56 PM

Has anybody posted wiener pics yet?

5/28/2015 10:38:04 PM

5/28/2015 11:05:11 PM

Synapse - both pictured snakes are water snakes, without a doubt. While people suggest banded water snake, it's tough to tell for sure, though they are generally the most prevalent water snake throughout most of the sandhills and coastal plain. My thoughts on the first snake lean toward northern water snake, though the second is either a banded water snake or a northern water snake. The individual(s) pictured unfortunately have obscured patterns that would otherwise make it a little easier to identify. If they happen to be photos of the same snake, I'd put my money on Northern water snake (the prevalent water snake species in the triangle.

Edit: just read both were on Centennial. Both were northern water snakes (Nerodia sipedon).

[Edited on May 28, 2015 at 11:16 PM. Reason : a reason]

5/28/2015 11:08:57 PM

What type of snake is this? The pup got a hold of it so had to finish it off. There are more, want to know before we take care of them

[Edited on April 18, 2016 at 7:51 PM. Reason : Sneck]

4/18/2016 7:50:58 PM

yo, snakes give me the heebie jeebies. I can't even look at these pictures.

4/18/2016 8:09:01 PM

^^it's probably the most common "ID this snake" species, and one that is frequently confused with baby copperheads. It is a Dekay's Brown Snake, Storeria dekayi. They're about pencil-sized with a head about the same size as the body, slight patterning (usually) down the back. They eat worms and slugs. They won't even try to bite when handled and are a very common snake found in yards.

4/18/2016 8:30:03 PM

Thanks umop-apisdn!

4/18/2016 10:03:31 PM