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Gato Moteado

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80. that was my initial feeling as well...

Wed Jan 9, 2013, 04:44 PM

Jan 2013

...as i'm a backyard herpetologist that lived in south florida for 4 years. that said, the head in the second of the two original photos doesn't appear to have the shape of a water snake and actually resembles some sort of boid or possibly a viper. i'm still leaning toward brown water snake but i would say we can't make a positive ID until we have clearer photos.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 OP

Call Wildlife Control and have them come and get whatever the thing is. sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #1

+1,000 nt MADem Jan 2013 #4

No ideas, just.... OneGrassRoot Jan 2013 #2

No idea, and I would NOT want to get close enough to find out... 2theleft Jan 2013 #3

Thank God it's not a dingo! pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #5

"Any ideas?" - Move ? n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #6

Call everyone! HappyMe Jan 2013 #7

I'd rather have pythons in my back yard than rats. Whovian Jan 2013 #8

I believe FL requires you to have a permit to kill it. Alternate is a nuisance wildlife trapper. nt jody Jan 2013 #9

Pythons are invasive species in Florida. Jenoch Jan 2013 #66

+1000 Please call Wildlife Control Fla Dem Jan 2013 #73

I believe a permit was needed a few years ago. Do you have a link to FFWCC allowing killing without jody Jan 2013 #76

4 Foot? Wish it well and let it go on its way. FarCenter Jan 2013 #10

If it's really only 4' long, pick it up and put it in a pillowcase, then MineralMan Jan 2013 #11

+1 Scuba Jan 2013 #14

What is needed is a 12-year-old boy. Have him take the snake MineralMan Jan 2013 #23

I grew up in SW PA DocMac Jan 2013 #40

I'm so glad I never knew there were copperheads in SW PA... OneGrassRoot Jan 2013 #59

Not just boys ya know Politicalboi Jan 2013 #46

You're right, of course. I had friends who were girls who would grab MineralMan Jan 2013 #50

It could be a bull snake madokie Jan 2013 #12

Nope, not a bull snake. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #15

I think HERETIC I AM was using the picture in the OP to say it looks kinda like this snake madokie Jan 2013 #19

It's still not a bullsnake. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #39

The first pic in the OP is from a web search. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #38

No, bull snakes have completely different markings. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #20

Not a Burmese python? marions ghost Jan 2013 #13

Unfortunately... GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #17

Buy a gun and shoot anything that moves! randome Jan 2013 #16

Preferably .22 birdshot FarCenter Jan 2013 #24

They are easy to grill snooper2 Jan 2013 #18

Catch it and keep it as a pet! Edit: Actually, don't! backscatter712 Jan 2013 #21

If it were me, first thing I would do dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #22

If you have pets keep them inside and ring up arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #25

Yah, that's one of the constrictors, and not a very big one, either. MineralMan Jan 2013 #26

The problem is, too many non native snakes have been released in this state. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #31

That's why I suggested catching it, bagging it, and calling MineralMan Jan 2013 #35

I have handled plenty of snakes in the past.... A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #44

I just read about this.. siouxsiecreamcheese Jan 2013 #27

It isn't barbaric. It is necessary. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #36

looks like one of these Python sebae warrior1 Jan 2013 #28

Pythons are not native to FL and are a dangerous and invasive species. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #29

boa constrictor? Baitball Blogger Jan 2013 #30

Perhaps. Short little bugger. n/t A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #32

There's a general color pattern for each species. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #33

It hauled ass. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #37

Problem solved for now. MineralMan Jan 2013 #45

I just saw your photos. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #52

Thanks. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #64

I don't want the invasives around, either. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #70

Call somebody. Reptile bites get infected and they suck. LeftyMom Jan 2013 #34

looks a good bit like a Black Snake in the lower photos 1-Old-Man Jan 2013 #41

I have owned boa constrictors, so it is definitely not a boa. RebelOne Jan 2013 #42

Kinda looks like a brown water snake to me. Non-venomous Solly Mack Jan 2013 #43

Yep. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #54

Could be a Moccasin though. Solly Mack Jan 2013 #63

No, the head is the wrong shape. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #65

I agree. The head is wrong. That's what I based my earlier post on. Solly Mack Jan 2013 #69

Yeah, the tail threw me off, too. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #77

lol! True that! Solly Mack Jan 2013 #79

I think it is a burmese python >30% chance 100% it is a python Botany Jan 2013 #47

It's a Python thelordofhell Jan 2013 #48

LOL A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #58

Good lord! ellie Jan 2013 #49

My oldest brother lives in Eastern Lee county, near Ft. Myers.... A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #75

Actually, it would have been an Eastern Diamondback Gato Moteado Jan 2013 #85

Well, I googled.... A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #86

definitely not a ball python Gato Moteado Jan 2013 #51

It has been VERY mild around here. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #61

Jeb Bush and Ball Pythons Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #53

It looks like a cottonmouth Tallulah Jan 2013 #55

Just now showed the pics to my neighbor. That's what he said. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #56

Nope. Not a cottonmouth. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #62

Fair enough A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #67

Looks like something got a hold of its tail. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #78

actually, snake tails won't grow back..... Gato Moteado Jan 2013 #81

You're correct. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #83

that was my initial feeling as well... Gato Moteado Jan 2013 #80

It's no python. freethought Jan 2013 #57

Agreed. See my post above. n/t A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #60

I brightened and enlarged the pic Fumesucker Jan 2013 #68

What This Thread Needs Is Some... KharmaTrain Jan 2013 #71

LOL A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #72

Make a call to TheCowsCameHome Jan 2013 #74

Looks like a healthy Brown Water Snake rightsideout Jan 2013 #82

It's definetly back in the water again, as I watched it go in! A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #84