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Black Duck
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Getter of Goats
Looks like a corn snake.
Rush Chairman
Eastern Rat...
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Looks like a DeKays
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Red rat
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Rubberhead
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A bass would hit it on a circle hook.
Black Duck
I have no idea, but Google says it's a red bellied snake
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Yep, red bellied. I come across em raking leaves sometimes. Bright red or reddish orange belly. Harmless.
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No red belly I ever seen. Must not be a water snake then
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Rush Chairman
Sneaky snakes are sneaky to identify at that size for dang sure. I could get on board with red belly but I would still call it a rat until it got big enough to be what I know is a red belly...
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Red bellied.
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Is it the same red belly as what I know as a “red-bellied water snake?”
Can’t say I’ve ever seen a juvi red belly.
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It is a redbelly snake, Storeria occipitomaculata. NOT the same as the red-bellied water snake (which now are called "Plain-bellied water snakes"). These small, fossorial snakes eat worms and slugs and are basically a "first cousin" to the Dekay's brown snake.
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I agree with Zephyrdite, the Goddess of Snakes.
Village Idiot
Looks like a red belly for sure. I find these guys around the house often, usually under pine straw or under the leaves of my live oak, basically where the worms are. We even kept 2 in a terrarium for a while last summer and the coloration between the two varied a good bit.
There's a number of similar species that stay under 12 inches or so. That one doesn't look to be a juvy, they're just small snakes. Full grown for them might be 10 inches. Neat little snakes.
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Last edited by willyworm; 05-25-2023 at 07:56 AM.
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Delta in a nutshell: Breeding grounds + small wetlands + big blocks of grass cover + predator removal + nesting structures + enough money to do the job= plenty of ducks to keep everyone smiling!
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Glad you didnt say Medusa, but concur with your sentiments.
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