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Re: Be careful out there. DennisTinsley New
Date: May 09 2008, 21:36 GMT
From: cravincreeks

	I'm not doubting your snake-identifying skills, I'm just putting this out there so people don't feel compelled to kill a relatively harmless snake.  Here's a copperhead: Here is a banded water snake: The most obvious difference between the two is the shape of the head.   Copperheads, like other pit vipers, have a triangular shaped head.  Banded water snakes don't.  Look before you kill.

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Are there c-heads that look more like that water snake? Because the color patterns in those two photos look nothing GRITS New

The older ones get kind of ruddy but the young ones look bright like a copperhead, unless you see a real copperhead ga_creeker New

copperheads have an hourglass pattern on their back, DangerJudy New

Thanks for the tip, that does make it easy if you don't have a view of the head (and who wants to disturb a snake GRITS New

Look up Northern Water snake. <NT> Will_Carry New

Better yet, google search "Banded Water Snake". and look at their range. Will_Carry New

The ones here go pretty far south. Leland New

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