ok thanks, it looks like the eastern hognose, it did have a weired shaped nose, but unfortunatelly my pics did not come out, horrible lighting in the woods were we let him go
dwoolridge was correct in the first place, its an eastern hognose... theres no such thing as a 'bullnose' snake, there is a bull snake, but it looks nothing like that. It also looks nothing like a copperhead. Eastern hognose do come in a variety of colors and patterning though. They're harmless, they eat almost exclusively toads. :)
I came within inches of stepping on this guy yesterday. I think it's a copperhead. Luckily he was trying to relax in the sun and didn't even seem to notice me.
edit: yes, snakes in the wild do seem extremely difficult to photograph. They blend in with their environment quite well and fear of venom prevented me from attempting any macro shots.
I came within inches of stepping on this guy yesterday. I think it's a copperhead. Luckily he was trying to relax in the sun and didn't even seem to notice me.
The muted markings make it look more like a Cottonmouth, but I don't think they'd have them in NY. Here are a few picks of a Ringneck that I saw in TN over Easter. You can tell how gigantic he is by the hair on my knuckle.
Those are great scrum! What a tiny snake! I really want to find out if the snake I stumbled across was a copperhead. I'm going to be pissed it if wasn't because I would have missed the opportunity to play with it a bit. I'm willing to risk a snake bite but not a poisonous one.
Those are great scrum! What a tiny snake! I really want to find out if the snake I stumbled across was a copperhead. I'm going to be pissed it if wasn't because I would have missed the opportunity to play with it a bit. I'm willing to risk a snake bite but not a poisonous one.
Jason,
Don't know where in NY state you were; the copperhead seems to have range only in the far southern tip of NY. your snake has markings more like the Northern Water Snake, I'm betting that's what it is.
I came within inches of stepping on this guy yesterday. I think it's a copperhead. Luckily he was trying to relax in the sun and didn't even seem to notice me.
The muted markings make it look more like a Cottonmouth, but I don't think they'd have them in NY. Here are a few picks of a Ringneck that I saw in TN over Easter. You can tell how gigantic he is by the hair on my knuckle.
What a cutie. I came across a Northern Ringneck at Watkins Glen in upstate NY last year, but no good pics :(
I'm in Rockland. There are definetely copperheads in this area. Not many but enough to warn you from letting kids play around in the boulders. I'm gonna try to look it up now. I was hoping someone would know right away. Pure lazyness on my part. :)
Yeah, it certainly isn't a copperhead. Seems like the northern watersnake is the closest match. It says they have a nasty disposition and will strike and bite if harassed so I'm glad my mistaken caution was still warranted.
Stepped right over this guy once and almost a second time.
Yes, a rattler. Tey don't bother me much, grew up around them on the farm and we actually use to play with them alot (scary, young hicks).
I'm scared to death of snakes, but my boys seem to be Crocodile Steve wannabe's. Here are some pictures (I took 'em, so if there is a blur/shake it's legit)of a critter we ran across last week - when it was still warm and springtime here...unlike today...high was 39.
You can see a forked tongue if you look closely at the first picture.
It looks like a northern watersnake to me also. They are quite nasty but not poisoness. Cottommouths definitely do not get north to NY, mostly southern swamplands.
Stepped right over this guy once and almost a second time.
Yes, a rattler. Tey don't bother me much, grew up around them on the farm and we actually use to play with them alot (scary, young hicks).
This shot is awesome. This would have been perfect for the challenge "Where's Waldo" we had a few months back.
I also used to hang with these guys when I was a kid.
Quite a snake thread we have going here. Wouldn't be complete without a photo of my little buddy...
A really horrible photo, unfortunately the best I had. Normally he's a cutie, but right now he's really ugly, shedding. Been a part of our family for 3.5 years, much to the chagrin of my wife.
