Identifying Baby Snakes Today

The plains black headed snake tantilla nigriceps pictured is a creature of the west found along prairies.

Identifying baby snakes today. The most distinguishing identifying feature which when combined with the others tells you what type the baby snake is is the color pattern on the body. While copperheads and even the occasional rattlesnake may be in the area experts say majority of the snakes in the area are harmless. The black rat snake ranks as the most wide ranging of the species. What kind of snake is this is a common question during the spring and summer months as more slithering creatures come out of the shadows.

Continue clicking to see the snakes that have been found in. Amateurs should never approach or handle a copperhead. Many of these snakes can be found outside of north tx. Identifying a snake you just saw can be a difficult task.

Snake species are grouped by their most obvious markings diamonds blotches rings or crossbands lengthwise stripes or mostly solid color without obvious markings solid colored snakes may have speckles darker heads etc and are grouped by color some species will be listed in multiple groups due to pattern variations within the species or between juveniles and adults. Instead use the color pattern tail tip and body shape of a snake to identify baby copperheads from a safe distance. A baby milk snake has a very bold pattern consisting of a body that can vary from a light gray to tan. Many can even be found outside of tx.

The picture highlights two facts. Venomous species are listed first in each group followed by look alikes and non native species are listed last. The all black body makes it a fairly easy species to recognize. Probably the corn snake is the most common of the species in the pet trade.

Two of the eleven species of black head snakes have been recorded in kansas. If you do see a snake and need it removed don t. This extends to dead animals as well. The body has patterns of two black bands surrounding reddish brown blotches.

Thankfully the young snakes are easy to identify. Facebook 0 tweet 0 pin 0 linkedin 0 email 0. This site is a great place to help identify the snake you saw and to learn more about texas native snakes. By living upstate sc published february 1 2018 updated april 8 2019.

How to identify snakes in sc nc ga. This site is focused on snakes of north texas. Dead venomous snakes may bite reflexively for hours after death. The coloration is very similar to the adults in they are usually light brown or reddish in appearance.

Flat headed snakes tantilla gracilis occupy a variety of woodland and prairie habitat in the east. The baby copperheads are about seven to eight inches long.