[41 fan]

This committed suicide in the front yard today, what is it? Looks like one I have not seen since I was a kid. We called them stinging snakes.
Ronnie

 

[sand_man]

Coachwhip. Harmless rodent eater.

 

[41 fan]

He's harmless now.
Ronnie

 

[41 fan]

Thanks.
Ronnie

 

[onlymaroonmatters]

Dang if only colors were swapped I'd take him

 

[2DARK2C]

that's a mud snake and endangered species in ms iirc. I've never seen one in the wild, just stuffed at the science museum. I have heard of folks finding them around the rez. harmless crawdad eater. all this rain probably got it moving.

 

[41 fan]

It should not have stopped under the tire on the f-350.
Ronnie

 

[2DARK2C]

mississippi mud snake - Bing images

 

[41 fan]

Well phooey! I was hoping for baby anaconda or something else.
Ronnie

 

[turable.shot]

I let a King snake go in my yard, two days ago...

Hoe in hand, it was not easy to do.

 

[mascott]

I do that also!! Yep, It's hard to do!!

 

[41 fan]

I'll let king snakes go and not a second thought, all the rest need to move along, fast!
Ronnie

 

[sand_man]

If it's non-poisonus and not trying to get in the house it gets a free pass.

 

[melmerf]

We were moving some old barn roof tin Monday because the Missus said it looked "snakey." Well when I lifted up the last piece there was a big fat cottonmouth coiled up under it! Sucker had a big old head that me & Glock 17 quickly separated from the body. I fired 4 more shots into it "because cottonmouth". The head was still trying to bite.

 

[sand_man]

that's a mud snake and endangered species in ms iirc. I've never seen one in the wild, just stuffed at the science museum. I have heard of folks finding them around the rez. harmless crawdad eater. all this rain probably got it moving.

Hard to see pics good on my phone. It is a mud snake.

 

[1010]

All snakes in MS are in dangered

 

[turable.shot]

We were moving some old barn roof tin Monday because the Missus said it looked "snakey." Well when I lifted up the last piece there was a big fat cottonmouth coiled up under it! Sucker had a big old head that me & Glock 17 quickly separated from the body. I fired 4 more shots into it "because cottonmouth". The head was still trying to bight.

Sounds more like target practice.

 

[thurockk]

It is a mud snake, also called a stinging snake. They don't eat crawfish, but do eat large salamanders (sirens and amphiumas). They are not endangered in MS, but another member of the same genus, the rainbow snake, is.

 

[2DARK2C]

cool! then I want a mud snake! I guess I misread the stuffed one at the science museum.

 

[stidgun]

Let them poor friendly snakes go, then wonder why the bluebird boxes are always empty. Hmmm?