What kind of snake is this?

[CityChicker]

Check out this link about Michigan snakes. Scroll down to the bottom and it shows pictures of the Milk Snake, the rattler, and the Hog-nose and tells how to tell them apart.

http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12145_12201-32995--,00.html

 

[island.girlie]

Oh Lord, that snake looks big. Whatever it is, its definitely creepy.

I would have sharded myself

 

[LilPeeps]

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With anery, the red pigment is not visible, so definately not anery, although it could be a corn. I think it looks more like an eastern milk.

 

[luvarabhorses]

That is a shame you are color blind. I think it is a milk snake.

Red on black
Friend of Jack (corn, milk, king snake)
Red on Yellow
Kills a fellow (coral snake)

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

If you were in CA I'd say gopher snake

 

[gypsy2621]

http://www.google.com/images?sa=3&q=michigan+snakes

second picture:
its an Eastern Milk Snake.
pretty and a lot of the milk snakes will rattle their scales to scare off a would be preditor.

Likely the reason it didnt move away is because the dog made him angry.

Sorry for the loss of such a beauty but thats what happens when one decides to pretend to be something they are not.

snake learned a hard lesson.

 

[m2wandc]

it doesn't have the same pattern as our rattle snakes...but in different areas there are different patterns for various breeds of rattle snakes...???

 

[Boyd]

whew...... In Texas, I see something like this I definitely shoot first

that's the reason I usually carry a pistol, unfortunately I didn't have any shot loads ready this time

 

[Whispering Winds]

Isn't there a saying that if the tail is stubby its poisonous, but pointy its not . . .that is definitely not a stubby tail. Long and skinny fella wasn't he? and, you know they say that where is one, there is TWO. Keep your eyes peeled!!

 

[Debi214]

Here is VA we look at the eyes for poisonous - hard to tell otherwise. Do you have a photo of the head?