Red milk snake

That's great Lisa! I think I've seen 11 species in the wild here so plenty more snakes for me to find!

That is a very pretty little red milk. I can't wait to meet him/her!

Actually, we are up to 33 species Karen. Kirtland's snake (Clonophis kirtlandii) is an North American species of nonvenomous snake of the subfamily Natricinae, of the family Colubridae and was discovered a few years back up in Henry County. I REALLY need to update our web site :-)

Thanks for the correction Shane!

Pretty sure this is actually a red milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum syspila). They have a very different head pattern, and the easterns tend to lose their bright reds as they get older.

Thank you for your comments Gerardo, Paulo & Sergio!

Yes it is, Karen.

Very nice shots ! I can almost touch it.

Beautiful very nice!

Thanks Carol - it's a close thing!
Cindy, this little guy is so docile that he handled by the kids when he is taken round the local schools as an educational animal!

Beautiful colors! I don't have the nerve to handle them but I sure do enjoy looking at them... from a distance.

The green snake is cuter, but this one makes a lovely bracelet. WOW! Awesome!

Thank you Melissa!

What a beautiful snake, Karen!

We used to see adders from time to time in the countryside - usually trying to get away before they were noticed by the big bad human!
I remember being at a garden center one day when there was a big commotion & people running around in a panic - the reason was a 4' long grass snake that was basking in the middle of the bedding plants! Unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me as it was a real beauty & it is so unusual to find such a large specimen as that one. Apparently it had been a welcome resident there for many years as it kept the local rodent popular in check.

The most common one here are the adder, I have never seen the two other species before. But I hope to see them ;)

I've just discovered that there are also smooth snakes in parts of England but apparently they are very rare. Unfortunately a lot of natural snake habitats are disappearing & snakes are also affected by herbicides & pesticides so even the common grass snakes I used to see regularly as a child are becoming increasingly rare.

We have the adder, grass snake and the smooth snake...
Hope you see some more species this year ;)

Aaron, I was very tempted to kidnap it!
Stian, I am from England where we only had two species, the adder & the grass snake so it's really exciting to have so much diversity out here. I've seen 10 different species in the wild so far this year & looking forward to getting to see many more!

32 different species, that's awesome... We only have 3 snake species here in Norway and only 1 venomous but the venom don't kill people :P

You chose a beauty to share with us. Thanks!!

Thanks Stian! Yes we are blessed with snakes here in Tennessee (though most of the locals don't see it that way!) with 32 different species, only 4 of which are venomous!
Goody, hehe yes, it would have been something to find this in the wild! I resisted the temptation to post spottings of all the snakes they had in the visitors center but this little guy was way to cute to resist! :)

I was about to cry "LUCKY!" but then I saw that it's an educational animal. :-) Milk snakes have always been considered special finds here in OK.

Great pictures Karen, I wish we had some more snake species over here. Snakes are fantastic reptiles ;)