My dog is my hero.....SNAKE!

[lynxs1981]

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This is only true of coral and milk snakes.

 

[TanithT]

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More of a career than a hobby for me, but yes.

I'm pretty narrowly focused on the venomous species, as lovely as some of the non-hots can be. A good overview can be had on my site, http://www.snakegetters.com

 

[TanithT]

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This is only true of coral and milk snakes.

True. This refers to banded snakes where the bands are directly touching. Red rat snakes can be red and yellow. They are so harmless and inoffensive that they are among the most popular of reptile pets, and have been bred like guppies for especially pretty color varieties. Some garter snake species also sport both red and yellow in their pigmentation, but any snake you see in North America with stripes going from head to tail is a nonvenomous species.

Essentially the old rhyme is only useful for differentiating Lampropeltis from Micrurus, (king snakes and milk snakes from coral snakes) and only in North America. In South America, all bets are off and you'll find some absolutely stunning Micrurus that don't match the rhyme and colubrids that do.

 

[FireTigeris]

I would like to remind people here there are protected snakes that have huger fines for harassing/killing (Indigo)

Here is a nice site - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw251

 

[Delta3013]

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Sorry i don't think it is possible for the two snakes to have offspring.

Chicken snakes(rat snake) lay eggs while rattle snakes are livebearers.

I dont know, we get some seriously deadly snakes here in texas, and you my be right, all Im saying is you cant trust them here.

 

[Delta3013]

Okay, I've been getting ALOT of crud for saying that chicken snakes breed with Rattlers, I have Strait A's, I outsmart my teachers, and im only a freshman, ok. BUT, every year i find a rattler without a rattle, yes it has fangs, and a dimond back. I plan on getting my degree in zoology, i know my stuff, and I also did reserch and you guys were right. My mom is the other reason I killed it, she wont even go in my coop because of snakes. Also: there are 15 poisonous snakes in Texas, 5 DON'T have rattles, I live on the outskirts of town where they like to live, I only killed it for the better of my chickens and family. We good??

 

[TanithT]

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Rattleless rattlesnakes aren't uncommon at all. I run into them a fair bit in captivity as well. I cared for one in a zoo for years that was born rattle-less in captivity, and I guarantee no hybridizing was going on there as both parents were completely normal Eastern diamondbacks. It happens. I've also dealt with some trauma cases where snake met shovel and rattlesnakes lost a tail that way and survived.

Relocating is better than killing, and better yet if you get a local herper who wants them or can move the venomous ones to a good home in venom research. Drop by my website and I'll let you download my safe snake containment and removal instructional book for free (it's normally $10, and I teach it as a course to police and wildlife officers). http://www.snakegetters.com

 

[treldib]

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Venomous...

 

[treldib]

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Rattleless rattlesnakes aren't uncommon at all. I run into them a fair bit in captivity as well. I cared for one in a zoo for years that was born rattle-less in captivity, and I guarantee no hybridizing was going on there as both parents were completely normal Eastern diamondbacks. It happens. I've also dealt with some trauma cases where snake met shovel and rattlesnakes lost a tail that way and survived.

Relocating is better than killing, and better yet if you get a local herper who wants them or can move the venomous ones to a good home in venom research. Drop by my website and I'll let you download my safe snake containment and removal instructional book for free (it's normally $10, and I teach it as a course to police and wildlife officers). http://www.snakegetters.com

The Moonridge Zoo has a Rattle-less Crotalus Atrox. Most of the tail was taken off by a struggling rat. The feed f/t now...

 

[Delta3013]

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Rattleless rattlesnakes aren't uncommon at all. I run into them a fair bit in captivity as well. I cared for one in a zoo for years that was born rattle-less in captivity, and I guarantee no hybridizing was going on there as both parents were completely normal Eastern diamondbacks. It happens. I've also dealt with some trauma cases where snake met shovel and rattlesnakes lost a tail that way and survived.

Relocating is better than killing, and better yet if you get a local herper who wants them or can move the venomous ones to a good home in venom research. Drop by my website and I'll let you download my safe snake containment and removal instructional book for free (it's normally $10, and I teach it as a course to police and wildlife officers). http://www.snakegetters.com

THANK YOU!! And I found a place that would start taking the snakes for me, so no more killing them.