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Thamnophis sauritus sauritus
A Common- or Eastern Ribbonsnake spotted on a bush beyond the observation tower in the central wetland area at Huntley Meadows Park. Photo 1 is entitled, "Open your mouth wide and say, 'Ahhh!'" I'm not sure whether the snake was yawning or trying to intimidate me.
Huntley Meadows Park, a 1,425 acre wetland area in Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntl...
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Spotted on Aug 21, 2012
Submitted on Aug 22, 2012
40 Comments (1–25)
with such a small body a such a big head
amazing!
Congratulations!
Congratulations, Walter!
Great series - congratulations on your SOTD!
Congrats Walter... This poor guy...must be in self defense stance...
My sincere thanks for the honor, Yasser, and thanks to everyone for the favorites and nice comments!
Congratulations Geodialist. What a spine chilling spotting! Awesome
I can't "double like" this all though I want to. This really deserves SOTD. I love the snake. What a view. Congratulations on all your many wonderful spots.
hahaha, such a beauty!
cool spotting, congrats!
Congratulations !!
Nice Picture
Nice shot!
Congrats for the SOTD..!
Congratulations Geodialist! Nice spotting and series and the first picture is very impressive.
Glad to see this terrific spotting has gotten SOTD! Congratulations!
Great spotting! Congratulations!
Nice shots. Congratulations!!
Fantastic!
Congratulations Walter!
Congrats. that's amazing spotting
Well done Walter.. Congrats.
Congratulations Walter!
Walter, we have chosen this excellent spotting to kick-off our first-ever Snake Week in collaboration with Cameron and the folks at the Center for Snake Conservation. Congratulations on the Spotting of the Day and for starting this awesome week off properly!
"The Common or Eastern Ribbon Snake gets its name from its very thin body. At maturity it can be anywhere from 18 to 86 cm in length. It is a slender black snake with a yellow midback stripe and one on each side."
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Thanks for the kinds words, Cameron, and thanks for the invitation to add my spotting to the Snakes of the United States mission. Done!
WOW! I don't think I have ever seen a ribbon snake do such an amazing defense response. They have opened their mouths at me many, many times but the lip curling is impressive in this one. GREAT SPOTTING! Please consider adding your spotting to the Snakes of the United States mission. Thanks! Cameron