I had this snake over 4 foot lg swim up to the back of my boat on the Trenton channel near humbug island 6-11-16 it seemed to coming from gross isle going to humbug island upstream of eagles nest.
GreenAcres
11-Aug-2014 12:34
Dowagiac, we saw one yesterday. We've had some tree logging going on within a 50 acre range and assume it's been displaced. Glad to know its a mimic.
Christopher
17-May-2012 18:57
@Jeanmarie... This is an Eastern Fox Snake and is not poisonous. It mimics the rattling of a rattle snake but does not actually have a rattle, the sound being the rustling in the dry leaves etc. So... IF you INDEED heard a real "rattling" sound then it was not this snake.
D.G.... Did your dad PURPOSELY run the snake over!!!!????
Jeanmarie
19-Apr-2012 00:58
I also had one of these visitors in my yard today. I had my dog out for a romp and he ran up on this and began barking like crazy. I looked to see what he was barking at and it scared me something awful. It raised up and started making a rattling sound. I too thought it might be a rattle snake and got away fast. Now I'm afraid to take my dog in the yard. Will this thing strike and is it poisioness?
Al
18-Mar-2012 17:35
We have snaks in our pond that look like this Fox snake but it's head has a hood when on land and you get near it.. Do Fox snaks swim? We live in Belleville, MI
D.G.
02-Jun-2010 01:45
I saw one today and my dad ran it over, me and my brother went up to see it it moved on us we were freaked!
Guest
03-Aug-2009 21:20
This is a foxsnake :]
Ron
10-Jul-2009 18:53
i had one of these in our yard today,,it was about 4 feet long and when i approached it it coiled up and began rattling like a rattle snake so what kind of snake is this? and is it a type of rattler and does this kind bit?this was in chesaning mi.
