Snake Identification

zookeepertomany · #1 09/30/10, 02:18 PM

Howdy all, I'm not a big poster but a huge reader. I was wondering if anyone could ID this snake. It was located in NE Oklahoma. Thanks!

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Should be able to click on it to make it full size.

Marcia in MT · #2 09/30/10, 02:21 PM

Diamondback rattler?

starjj · #3 09/30/10, 02:36 PM

I blew the picture up WAY big and it doesn't appear like it has rattles. I am stumped on what it is though. Coloring looks like a rattler but I am no expert on snakes

zookeepertomany · #4 09/30/10, 02:43 PM

I apologize, I should of mentioned it did NOT rattle.

It did attack and bite and was highly aggressive. It never attempted to flee even after repeatedly attacking. There is no permanent water close by unless you include livestock water tubs. It was about 3 feet long.

Head Roller · #5 09/30/10, 02:58 PM

I am going to guess a Bull Snake. They are VERY popular in the midwest. They get HUGE and look like Rattlesnakes. No rattle, not deadly, but very scary. They love rabbits.

Gary in AL · #6 09/30/10, 02:59 PM

Looks like a copperhead

Bearfootfarm · #7 09/30/10, 02:59 PM

Quote:

I should of mentioned it did NOT rattle

Rattlesnakes don't always rattle.
It looks like a Diamondback to me unless that's it's tail on the far left.
It's hard to tell if it's part of the snake , or just a stick.

Judging from the width of the head, I'd say it's poisonous
If you have more pictures, most Rattlesnakes have a light streak that runs through or near the eyes:

http://wildlifemanagementpro.com/wp-...ead_coiled.jpg

OK has both Eastern and Western Diamondbacks, but the Western often has black and white striped markings near the tail

http://wwwstatic.kern.org/images/cal...iamondback.jpg

Head Roller · #8 09/30/10, 03:02 PM

Here is a picture of a bull snake... the key is... no rattles

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zookeepertomany · #9 09/30/10, 03:08 PM

These are the only other pictures I have, both at just slightly different angles:

Nomad · #10 09/30/10, 03:19 PM

My first thought was Copperhead, but I don't know with any certainty. I can't see the shape of the head clearly enough.

Nomad

**Cabin Fever** · #11 09/30/10, 03:25 PM

Western hognose?

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starjj · #12 09/30/10, 03:51 PM

IMO the nose doesn't match a hognose snake but again I am no expert for sure. Many people on here know a lot about snakes and will be able to identify them better then me.

jen74145 · #13 09/30/10, 03:59 PM

I would guess he's a diamond backed watersnake. He isn't venomous, whatever he is; OK's venomous snakes are pretty obvious.

I used to live up there around Tulsa... might check out oksnakes.org.

Linda J · #14 09/30/10, 05:42 PM

I read an article not too long ago how rattlesnakes that have rattles (because they are the most noticed?) are the ones that are being caught at the rattlesnake roundups, leaving the rattlesnakes with small rattles or no rattles at all to escape notice and to breed. These are producing rattlesnakes with no rattles or very few rattles. This makes a walk in the woods more dangerous now.

TSYORK · #15 09/30/10, 06:52 PM

I'll about bet it's a copperhead; they're very aggressive this time of year, too!

CarolynRenee · #16 09/30/10, 07:49 PM

Doesn't look like a copperhead to me. But maybe there are different "types" depending on location? I was also thinking bull snake.

Sheripoms · #17 09/30/10, 07:53 PM

Moccasin? Was it located by water?

Danaus29 · #18 09/30/10, 09:01 PM

How about Blotched Water Snake?
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...ed=0CCcQ9QEwBA

pheasantplucker · #19 09/30/10, 09:43 PM

I vote copperhead, also.

JasoninMN · #20 09/30/10, 10:44 PM

Its a water snake, they have nasty little attitudes but are harmless. I had one as a pet and it was a escape artist but I could always count on finding it in my aquarium when it decided it wanted to be caught again. Can you mail it to me?