Posted By: Gulo
Photo Phriday 47 - 06/24/22 01:47 PM
It's that time of year again when I spend an inordinate amount of time catching and measuring snakes (2 or 3 hours every day). To me, very fascinating critters.
Prairie rattlesnake, Crotalus viridis. Compared to other places, we don't have BIG rattlesnakes. A 4-footer here is monstrous.
Bullsnakes, aka Pine snakes, aka gophersnakes, aka Pituophis catenifer are nonvenomous, but can still make you bleed.
Racers, Coluber constrictor, are another nonvenomous snake. This is an adult.
The only snake we have that looks entirely different than the adults in their first year of life is the racer. This is a youngster.
Prairie rattlesnake, Crotalus viridis. Compared to other places, we don't have BIG rattlesnakes. A 4-footer here is monstrous.
Bullsnakes, aka Pine snakes, aka gophersnakes, aka Pituophis catenifer are nonvenomous, but can still make you bleed.
Racers, Coluber constrictor, are another nonvenomous snake. This is an adult.
The only snake we have that looks entirely different than the adults in their first year of life is the racer. This is a youngster.