Hunting & Fishing Snake ID?

[D Miller]

Not sure where to put this post but I'm sure there's lots of people on here with creepy crawler experience.

This little guy showed up Sunday AM during our little practice session(actually we were the uninvited guests in his house). Im a So Nev native and this is my first time seeing a snake like this.

-About 18" in length 3/4"diameter
-Imitated a rattler by shaking its tail, but had no rattles.
-Aggressive, came after me and coiled to strike while taking pictures(from a safe distance JIK)
-Its head was shaped or could be changed to look triangular or that of a viper.

Ive seen our western diamond backs, Mojave greens and even a gopher snake, but never this guy... We didn't kill it, we just left him alone to do his thing.

 

[hankpac]

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California King Snake. http://www.birdandhike.com/Wildlife/Snake/Lam_get/_Lam_get.htm

 

[remau308]

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Common Kingsnake, they kill and eat rattlers.

 

[D Miller]

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Thanks guys, I always thought kings had red bands and looked similar to a coral snake. The Commiefornia King snake is the black and white variety i now know.

 

[VJJPunisher]

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looks like a mexican trouser snake to me

 

[Opticsspecialist]

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king snake as mentioned

 

[bowslngr]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: VAJayJayPunisher</div><div class="ubbcode-body">looks like a mexican trouser snake to me </div></div>

you have experience with these?

 

[VJJPunisher]

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yup, its not the bite to watch out for, its the pointy boots

 

[KHOOKS]

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King snakes come in many colors.

 

[ejd049]

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I guess it could have been worse!!!

 

[BOLTRIPPER]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: VAJayJayPunisher</div><div class="ubbcode-body">yup, its not the bite to watch out for, its the pointy boots</div></div>




only a renaissance man could know......

 

[SFree]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ejd049</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I guess it could have been worse!!!

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A shotgun and 100 shells would be about right...

 

[GUNNER75]

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Or a flame thrower!!!!

 

[Longguns]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SFree</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ejd049</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I guess it could have been worse!!!

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A shotgun and 100 shells would be about right... </div></div>
NOT enough shells (100). Two gallons gasoline about right..

 

[Greg Langelius *]

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Beehive Round (105mm flechette antipersonnel round), I think...

...one..., and done...

 

[lessthanfour]

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yeah definately a cali king

 

[Biscuit]

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Cal King, my favorite snake. They do kill and eat ratlelrs, as well as other snakes. Rare for them to be so aggressive, have to wonder of something pissed him off before you found him.

Ive watched them in captivity kill eat a rattler, very interesting. They strike it right on the head and then wrap it up up and seem to stretch it out until it dies.

 

[Captain Moroni]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: VTR</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SFree</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ejd049</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I guess it could have been worse!!!

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A shotgun and 100 shells would be about right... </div></div>
NOT enough shells (100). Two gallons gasoline about right.. </div></div>

Put several pounds of Tannerite with your two gallons of gasoline then you would have the perfect fix.

 

[chansen49]

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Yup, Banded Cal King, They have em with stripes down by San Diego..

Also, Brown and yellow variations..