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what species of snake is this? #6527375
04/28/19 03:45 PM
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Re: what species of snake is this? [Re: Canvasback2] #6527378
04/28/19 03:49 PM
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potter co. p.a.
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Re: what species of snake is this? [Re: Canvasback2] #6527379
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diamondback, eastern probably, western maybe, Why? in the house. /

Re: what species of snake is this? [Re: Canvasback2] #6527390
04/28/19 04:09 PM
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7mtns of CENTRAL PA
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One u don't want bit by!


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Re: what species of snake is this? [Re: Canvasback2] #6527403
04/28/19 04:31 PM
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Very rare headless rattle bug. They don't survive in captivity.


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Re: what species of snake is this? [Re: Canvasback2] #6527409
04/28/19 04:43 PM
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Sure looks like eastern diamondback, notice the yellow around the diamonds according to National Geographic...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/relay....ptiles/e/eastern-diamondback-rattlesnake



Re: what species of snake is this? [Re: Canvasback2] #6527415
04/28/19 04:54 PM
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Eastern Diamondback

Re: what species of snake is this? [Re: Canvasback2] #6527426
04/28/19 05:12 PM
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its a nunna

nunna them here thankfully.









Re: what species of snake is this? [Re: Canvasback2] #6527436
04/28/19 05:24 PM
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Western diamond back


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Re: what species of snake is this? [Re: Killbuck] #6527458
04/28/19 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Killbuck
diamondback, eastern probably, western maybe, Why? in the house. /


Must have a mouse problem in the house, I would just go the trap and peanut butter route myself! grin


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Re: what species of snake is this? [Re: Canvasback2] #6527538
04/28/19 07:33 PM
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Details please. Where did you find that? With the weather here I don't think you found it in NY this early. It certainly does look big to me......jk


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Re: what species of snake is this? [Re: Canvasback2] #6527548
04/28/19 07:55 PM
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Canvasback2- Do you know where the snake was from? Based only on the “coontail” markings, I believe it is a Western Diamondback (Crotalus atrox). The Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) lacks the distinct “coontail” markings.

Two locally caught Eastern Diamondback rattlesnakes, notice the variation in color. The more brightly colored one had recently shed its skin. The third snake is a Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)

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Re: what species of snake is this? [Re: Canvasback2] #6527586
04/28/19 08:40 PM
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as far as I know, the only poisonous snakes we have here are timber rattlesnakes, with copperheads in some places.

that looks BIG!

Re: what species of snake is this? [Re: Canvasback2] #6527597
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Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake . Found in a Florida Condo, under a bed.

Re: what species of snake is this? [Re: Canvasback2] #6527646
04/28/19 09:29 PM
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Yikes!!


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Re: what species of snake is this? [Re: pcr2] #6527738
04/28/19 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by pcr2
its a nunna

nunna them here thankfully.

Exactly!


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Re: what species of snake is this? [Re: Canvasback2] #6527862
04/29/19 08:06 AM
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Here's a western diamondback....[Linked Image]

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Re: what species of snake is this? [Re: Canvasback2] #6527890
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When I was a kid in the 50's and 60's our "Vacation" every year was to drive to Florida and catch snakes for the family zoo and to sell to some of the local big city zoos ( Bronx, Orange, and Staten Island). To get diamond backs we would go to where they had just burned off a plantation. The rattlesnakes would go into a hole during a fire and then come back out afterwards, you could spot them from 50 yards away against that black background. We only kept the ones over 4.5 feet long usually brought home 75 or so. To catch cottonmouths we would drive along a road that had a ditch alongside. I would stand on the tailgate and spot them as Dad drove along. Tapping on the roof he would stop, if the snake was far across the ditch we would tap it with a cane pole and they would swim right at us, then we would catch 'em. Great memories!!!

Re: what species of snake is this? [Re: Canvasback2] #6527957
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Originally Posted by Canvasback2
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake . Found in a Florida Condo, under a bed.

Good Grief, My dad told me there was "No such thing" as monsters under my bed!


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Re: what species of snake is this? [Re: eric space] #6527972
04/29/19 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by eric space
When I was a kid in the 50's and 60's our "Vacation" every year was to drive to Florida and catch snakes for the family zoo and to sell to some of the local big city zoos ( Bronx, Orange, and Staten Island). To get diamond backs we would go to where they had just burned off a plantation. The rattlesnakes would go into a hole during a fire and then come back out afterwards, you could spot them from 50 yards away against that black background. We only kept the ones over 4.5 feet long usually brought home 75 or so. To catch cottonmouths we would drive along a road that had a ditch alongside. I would stand on the tailgate and spot them as Dad drove along. Tapping on the roof he would stop, if the snake was far across the ditch we would tap it with a cane pole and they would swim right at us, then we would catch 'em. Great memories!!!


Eric: I have great memories as a kid of visiting Beemerville and watching your dad stand in that circular concrete "pit!" He would tiptoe through the snakes, occasionally picking one up and explaining its natural history to the assembled crowd. Those huge FL diamondbacks were the most impressive of the lot!

It really sparked my interest in snakes and soon I had my own collection (it was not illegal then.) I would cruise Hamburg Mtn and Kittatinny Ridge and collect rattlesnakes in the Spring, keep them awhile and then release them. I had fun, but my Mom was not a big supporter of my hobby!

Pete

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