Eastern Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus) by Daniel D. Dye

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01-APR-2012	Daniel D. Dye

Eastern Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus) vs Harvester Ant (Pogonomyrmex badius). Tates Hell, Franklin County, Florida.

Nikon D90 ,Tokina 100mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro Macro
1/125s f/16.0 at 100.0mm iso200 hide exif

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Ellen		28-Feb-2018 05:55
My dog got hold of a baby snake today. It was black with red underneath from tail to head and long yellow on top from tail to head. Anyone know what kind of snake this might have been? The snake was about 7 inches long. I am surrounded by woods on two sides. And on the tail end of a lake. Dog grabbed it by the head and ran with it. He dropped it and once he did I could not describe the head on it. My cocker spaniel is ok but snake did not make it.

art		05-Mar-2016 19:26
Kathy,rat snake proly non venomous anything with a stripe is nothing to worry about .

william mclaughlin		26-Jun-2015 12:46
Creen Snake in a tree when it w came down turned brown?

Guest		22-Jun-2015 18:05
You can rest assured any snake in Florida that you would describe as "striped" is not venomous. So that's a little comforter. And also, ribbon and garter snakes both can vary in colors and be seen as grayish, tan, almost black and even green. So any of these colors with stripes running the length of its body. You most likely have a ribbon or garter snake.

Guest		26-Dec-2014 23:52
Hey Kathy, I'm 15 so bare with my grammar here but what you have found is a garder snake they're non poisonous and don't bite often, I live in the woods, we get them a lot

fazio100		10-Sep-2013 23:17
We found a ribbon snake in our kitchen. It was about 18" long and its color was greyish. Does anyone have an idea as to what type of snake this is????

Kathy		24-Jul-2013 01:54
Found a snake that was tan all over but a black stripe going down its whole body. I have a child that plus in this area can someone please tell me what kind of snake this is, thinking catfish snake from google but not sure any help identifying would be much appreciated. Thanks

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