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« on: September 19, 2009, 11:26:14 AM »
I found this little aggressive fella in my yard this morning and trying to find out what it is.
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« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2009, 11:40:12 AM »
It is a banded kingsnake i believe
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« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2009, 11:43:15 AM »
In Mid Missouri?
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« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2009, 11:46:22 AM »
looks like baby rat snake
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« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2009, 11:48:18 AM »
It's.... .  .   .   . the cutest thing I've ever seen!!
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« Reply #5 on: September 19, 2009, 11:51:25 AM »
Quote from: GreenBullhead on September 19, 2009, 11:48:18 AM
It's.... .  .   .   . the cutest thing I've ever seen!!

Too bad I cannot send snakes across the state line or I'd send the mean little bastard to ya. You get within about a foot of it and it is trying to strike!
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« Reply #6 on: September 19, 2009, 12:12:50 PM »
Huh, maybe it's a baby northern water snake? I had one as a baby, it was 5 inches of fury!! The pattern looks similar too.
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« Reply #7 on: September 19, 2009, 12:36:33 PM »
It's the little ones that are most aggressive it seems. I found a 4" gopher snake in the middle of our meeting room. Darn thing kept coming after me instead of 'shooing' out the door!
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« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2009, 05:20:19 PM »
it looks like a banded king IMO
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« Reply #9 on: September 21, 2009, 01:56:33 AM »
It is a baby ratsnake, either Great Plains rat snake or a Black ratsnake.

NOT a kingsnake or watersnake.

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« Reply #10 on: September 21, 2009, 05:09:54 AM »
We find baby rat snakes in our building every year, probably at least a dozen.  Looks exactly like what you have in the bucket.  They are VERY aggressive.  Definitely not afraid to take a shot at you.

Good call, Kerby!   
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« Reply #11 on: September 21, 2009, 08:18:43 AM »
Great Plains Rat Snake

Elaphe guttata

This species is another member of the rat snake group and is seldom seen. This snake has numerous brown blotches along the body, a brown eye stripe, and a spearpoint marking on top of the head. It is 24 to 36 inches (61-91 cm) long. Lives in open, rocky, wooded hillsides, where they venture out at night to feed on rodents, bats and small birds. Like other rat snakes, Great Plains rat snakes vibrate their tails when alarmed, and will bite to defend themselves, but the bite is harmless.

Missouri Distribution: Mainly wooded areas in the southern half of the state and along Missouri River counties, excluding southeastern counties.
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« Reply #12 on: November 05, 2009, 08:36:03 AM »
it is a rat snake.. baby rats and kings look close.. but rat snakes heads are wider than the body..
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« Reply #13 on: November 12, 2009, 01:35:59 PM »
Babies are more aggressive as they are much more vulnerable. When my snakes were smaller they were much more nippy. Now they just lay back when I hold them.
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