Snakes in Southern Mississippi

[Olohian]

Purpose of this Thread is to post pics of Southern Mississippi snakes, and properly name the snake.

If you find a snake and have a camera, please take a picture and post it.
I am always trying to describe a snake and no one has ever seen one like it. However, if we have pics of snakes, then someone can enlighten us what kind of snake it is.

While running on the Rails to Trails this weekend, I passed over a little snake. He had Red diamonds on his back with White borders. Rest of snake looked tan-ish colored. Anyone know it's type?

[OTM]

It sounds like a juvenile rat snake. Without a pic, it's hard to say.

[PHDPLEASE]

I concur. Rat snake.

[Olohian]

It sounds like a juvenile rat snake. Without a pic, it's hard to say.

that is what I was thinking. But is was very colorful.

http://www.phsource.us/PH/ME/Snakes/index.html (http://www.phsource.us/PH/ME/Snakes/index.html)

After searching this website, I think it was either a
Louisiana Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum amaura) "or"
Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum)

[hendrixfreak70]

I killed a huge rattlesnake about a month ago, and another big snake I think was a cottonmouth. The wife has those pics and I'm sure she will post em if I can't find em.

[Olohian]

http://www.myhattiesburg.com/forums/C:\Documents and Settings\thomas.michael\Desktop\copperhead_big.jpg

This is a picture of the Copper Head Snake. I have killed a few on my porch at the house. Scary devils.

[hendrixfreak70]

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk99/thornton04/PC104.jpg?t=1212942194 (http://javascript%3cb%3e%3c/b%3E:void(0);)

[hendrixfreak70]

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk99/thornton04/PC103.jpg?t=1212942248

[Fish-Bait]

sounds like you may have seen a coral snake if it was really tiny.

[Fish-Bait]

copperhead.

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee100/Fish-Bait_bucket/4-25-08043.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee100/Fish-Bait_bucket/4-25-08053.jpg

[hendrixfreak70]

That's a pretty damn snake!

[Olohian]

sounds like you may have seen a coral snake if it was really tiny.

It wasn't a coral. It was too big for that. I believe it was about 2 ft.

About 2'' diameter.

Looked sorta like snake below, which is a Red Milk Snake.

[hendrixfreak70]

It wasn't a coral. It was too big for that. I believe it was about 2 ft.

About 2'' diameter.

Looked sorta like snake below, which is a Red Milk Snake.


Coral snakes are pretty too!

[Fish-Bait]

That's a pretty damn snake!

Yeah...I caught it and cut it's throat....see the Case XX in my hand. Yes, I am the man. All hail me.:smt001

[hendrixfreak70]

Man card is pulled though because you got a glove on that only Michael Jackson could be proud of!!

[Olohian]

Coral snakes are pretty too!

I have been in the woods a lot, but I have to admit, I have never seen a coral snake in real life. I have asked my father, and my grandfather if they have ever seen one, and neither have. My grandfather was a logger, so he just about lived in the woods part of his life.

Has anyone else seen a coral snake around H'burg?

[virgo]

I don't like snakes....they scare the crap out of me :(

[Olohian]

Man card is pulled though because you got a glove on that only Michael Jackson could be proud of!!

That may be the Glove OJ used, haha.

[kuntrykruzin1]

It wasn't a coral. It was too big for that. I believe it was about 2 ft.

About 2'' diameter.

Looked sorta like snake below, which is a Red Milk Snake.
could have been a king snake they look just like the coral and get pretty big

[Fish-Bait]

Man card is pulled though because you got a glove on that only Michael Jackson could be proud of!!

boy....that's a carhartt mechanics glove....notice my right hand is bare...:smt086

[kuntrykruzin1]

I have been in the woods a lot, but I have to admit, I have never seen a coral snake in real life. I have asked my father, and my grandfather if they have ever seen one, and neither have. My grandfather was a logger, so he just about lived in the woods part of his life.

Has anyone else seen a coral snake around H'burg?
all the experts say we have the coral snake here but i have never seen one. i have spent more time in the woods of south ms than i have on pavement and never have seen on. they also say we have some sort of scorpion never seen that either.

[dollfus46]

They have snakes in MS?

[dollfus46]

I have been in the woods a lot, but I have to admit, I have never seen a coral snake in real life. I have asked my father, and my grandfather if they have ever seen one, and neither have. My grandfather was a logger, so he just about lived in the woods part of his life.

Has anyone else seen a coral snake around H'burg?
Somewhere I had the idea that MS was not a place you'd find Coral Snakes. And you don't want to find one either. Camp Shelby must hold the record for the most and largest rattlesnakes in the world.

[hendrixfreak70]

boy....that's a carhartt mechanics glove....notice my right hand is bare...:smt086


Man card returned! :clap:

[Olohian]

all the experts say we have the coral snake here but i have never seen one. i have spent more time in the woods of south ms than i have on pavement and never have seen on. they also say we have some sort of scorpion never seen that either.


I have seen a scorpion. This was when I was a child playing in some red clay bluffs in Sumrall.

[Olohian]

Somewhere I had the idea that MS was not a place you'd find Coral Snakes. And you don't want to find one either. Camp Shelby must hold the record for the most and largest rattlesnakes in the world.

Believe it!! I have seen some really big Rattlers at Camp Shelby. They were like monster snakes. Big as the road was wide. Like I said, MONSTER Snakes at Shelby.

[Remington]

He had Red diamonds on his back with White borders. Rest of snake looked tan-ish colored. Anyone know it's type?The way you describe that the white borders the red, it sounds more like a coral snake than a milk snake. If it is black bordering the red, it could be a milk snake or a scarlet snake. I think I saw a coral snake once. Guy was digging with a track hoe and he scraped the ground and I saw the snake and was trying to get a good look at it, and he scooped again and it was gone into the back of the truck. I wished I could have caught his attention and told him to hold up so I could see the snake.

I think you would only see coral snakes at night but they are not aggressive at all. And they cannot bite you in the leg if you walked by them. I think you would have to handle one and have him gnaw on you before you could get any poison. But if you did, you wouldn't live very long.

[JimmyJam]

I saw a coral snake on a bluff on the Bouie river several years ago. I eased the boat up close to get a look at it, and it was definitely a coral snake; red and yellow bands were adjacent. (I would have said "juxtaposed", but I know Bluesman reads these threads sometimes) :smt118

[Fish-Bait]

diamonds.....that was prolly a water snake...I'm am readin' you right now....

It didn't have rings it had diamonds? I'm confused.

[EricStratton]

I spotted a rare specimen of Mississippi White Snake over here in Hammond this morning....

[hendrixfreak70]

You know who's fault this is right? It's St Patricks. If he had only drove the snakes out of our lands and not just in Ireland we wouldn't have this problem.

[Olohian]

diamonds.....that was prolly a water snake...I'm am readin' you right now....

It didn't have rings it had diamonds? I'm confused.

It did NOT have rings, but like diamonds on his back. But the center of the Diamond was a red color, with white borders.

It did not have rings like a coral snake.

[hendrixfreak70]

I spotted a rare specimen of Mississippi White Snake over here in Hammond this morning....


Those things, from what I heard, only get to be about two inches long and are ugly. Is that true? :bowrofl:

[4olems]

Those things, from what I heard, only get to be about two inches long and are ugly. Is that true? :bowrofl:
Wait i thought you had one too?

[hendrixfreak70]

Wait i thought you had one too?


Anaconda...:smt118

[4olems]

Anaconda...:smt118

Oh one of those rare minature ones???? :bowrofl:

[hendrixfreak70]

Oh one of those rare minature ones???? :bowrofl:


A miniature would be a monster too so yup!

[Olohian]

:smt117:monkey::ms::slash:
I am pretty sure that it was a Corn snake.

[58ford]

Please don't kill snakes. they are far more beneficial than most people realize. even poisonous snakes. Just leave them alone. If you kill off all the snakes around you expect to have real problems with truly dangerous animals: Rats & mice. Exponentially more people die or are injured by diseases carried by rats & mice than ar harmed by snakes.

[pEtAl mIsFiT]

well the snakes can live as long as they are not crossing my path or property. But we have only seen snakes while I was pregnant.

[endofthetrail]

well the snakes can live as long as they are not crossing my path or property. But we have only seen snakes while I was pregnant.
So the solution would be . Don't get pregnant and you will be safe:clap::clap::clap:

[countrygirl]

I don't kill snakes, I run the other way. I wish I had a picture of the black runner that had me cornered on top of my car under the carport...but no way was I getting down to get the camera when he was shaking his tail at me like a rattlesnake.

[car 51]

all the experts say we have the coral snake here but i have never seen one. i have spent more time in the woods of south ms than i have on pavement and never have seen on. they also say we have some sort of scorpion never seen that either.

I saw one it was less than a foot long but that was 30 years ago. I remember when I was a kid I would see a lot of different snakes that I dont see anymore. Maybe there is not as many as before. It could be I am not in the woods as much. Oh well not really complaining

[kuntrykruzin1]

the enemy
http://www.etv.state.ms.us/television/series/ms-outdoors-2003-2004/Segments/1408/1408%20Snakes%20Open%20Mouth_full.jpg

[kuntrykruzin1]

coral at tishomingo

http://www.etv.state.ms.us/television/series/ms-outdoors-2003-2004/Segments/1408/1408%20Snakes%20Coral_full.jpg

[kuntrykruzin1]

why i dont handle snakes. i dont trust any animal that shows no emotion
http://www.legaljuice.com/snake%20bite%20strange%20bizarre%20face%20weird.jp g

[HorseWhisperer]

I was so temped to buy an albino python today at the pet palace by roses... I wish i'd had the money. Deadly or not i dont believe in killing a snake if you can help it. Capture. and Relocate.

[pEtAl mIsFiT]

So the solution would be . Don't get pregnant and you will be safe:clap::clap::clap:

well that my friend, has been fixed!:smt023 No more babies and hopefully no more snakes.

[PalominofillyinMS]

I read somewhere that there are Coral snakes in the 3 coastal counties only. Have they started to migrate up this way??? EEEK!:ohnoes: