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Found this little guy in the weeds around my house. Baby or just a small species?

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5 Comments

ChristinaRivera
ChristinaRivera 11 years ago

unfortunatley I only have the one picture. Thank you for the input! I did not know snakes eyes turned a blueish color when it came time to shed.

Most likely an Eastern Gartersnake - Thamnophis sirtalis but additional photos will help. You are just a bit north for queensnakes although not by much so if it is a queensnake, this is a particularily interesting spotting. Do you have more photos?

amdurso
amdurso 11 years ago

It could be a queen snake. I agree about the eyes, it is about to shed.

amdurso
amdurso 11 years ago

Hard to tell from this photo, could be a garter or watersnake.

NeilDazet
NeilDazet 11 years ago

Probably a common garter snake. Do you have any other pictures? Did it have tan/yellow lines? How long was it?

ChristinaRivera
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ChristinaRivera

Medina, New York, USA

Spotted on Aug 28, 2012
Submitted on Sep 24, 2012

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