snake redux

Post by **BaaBaa.** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 2:53 pm

I certainly wouldnt be messing around with that.

Would you help release that one in a bush Buksida?

JW · Post by JW » Fri Apr 25, 2008 4:28 pm

Its head doesn't look pointed enough to be a viper. Still wouldnt be trying tp pick it up though!!

Post by **sandman67** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 4:36 pm

looks like the head of a King Cobra

look here

http://www.siam-info.de/english/snakes_ ... s%20hannah

scary!

Post by **Norseman** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 4:49 pm

No way it's a dangerous snake.
It's a Striped Water Snake.

Post by **STEVE G** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 5:01 pm

He’ll be happy to know that Norseman, his house backs onto a lake so a water snake makes sense.

Post by **Jim** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 5:25 pm

and it looks like its been snacking on a lot a frogs...that is one fat snake.

JW · Post by JW » Fri Apr 25, 2008 5:46 pm

Look at the markings on the pic in the OP, could well be the same thing.

Post by **STEVE G** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 5:54 pm

JW wrote:Look at the markings on the pic in the OP, could well be the same thing.

Thats what I thought.

Post by **huahinsimon** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 5:56 pm

The OP says, Good eyes, JW,

Yup, that looks like the same type critter. Is his name Dave? 555 In my picture you see the same brown and black top markings and also the grey underside as this 2 meter creature was coiled up. It was fast in the water and fast out. Don't know about a striped water snake but I'd treat it as if it were a cobra.

HHS

JW · Post by JW » Fri Apr 25, 2008 5:57 pm

The snake doesnt have the eyelids of a King.

Post by **BaaBaa.** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:07 pm

JW wrote:Its head doesn't look pointed enough to be a viper. Still wouldnt be trying tp pick it up though!!

As JW says. Vipers have big, flat, pointed heads.

Its not a Pit Viper.

But this is.