here's the snake I saw today

[gold_bug]

I took a snapshot of it with my digital camera. I used to catch and keep garder snakes as pets when I was a kid (though not big ones like this) but I don't like to even get too near them now.

[Bertha Venation]

1. what a beauty!

snake! a snake! oohhh - ohhhhh, it's a snake . . . !

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

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[Bertha Venation]

14. thank you!

I love that thing so weirdly . . . .

[bigwillq]

2. That;'s a cool looking snake

I didn't know garder snakes grew that big

[hlthe2b]

3. I've always been fascinated by snakes....

But, I do prefer them behind glass! This is a pretty specimen, though...

[wryter2000]

4. Ooooh-ooooh!

Pretty snake. Pretty, pretty. Looks like a garter snake, maybe.

[ronnykmarshall]

5. That's a bad assed snake.

My brother got bit by a gofer snake one time. Scared the crap out of me.

[Skip Intro]

6. aww, what a cutie

:D

[JohnyCanuck]

7. Did you wear khaki shorts and say "Crikey" a lot?

Back in your snake handling days?

[Cheswick2.0]

8. snake creep me out

I am terrified of them.

[democrat in Tallahassee]

9. don't poisonous snakes have triangular heads like that?

You sure it is a garter snake?

[fudge stripe cookays]

10. That's what I was gonna say!

How closely did you read your herpetology reference guide? That guy would scare me just cause of the head!

[Crunchy Frog]

12. I don't know of any

venemous snakes with those types of markings. The head looks like a garter snake head to me. I think the shape is more to do with the camera angle.

Anyway, if it didn't bite, it's a moot question.

[Crunchy Frog]

11. That's very cute!

Looks like a subspecies of garter snake. Very pretty.

[Bluebird]

15. It's a eastern garter snake

I live in northeastern nc and I see snakes all the time. I have a very good snake book and looked this one up and it had a perfect picture of your snake in it

[Hand]

16. Yep--completely harmless nt

[RebelOne]

17. I love snakes and at one time owned 2 boa constrictors..

Really great pets. They just got too big. I didn't have a problem with feeding them rats and mice, but when they got to the stage where they would be eating rabbits, I got them a new home.