Snakes

This northern water snake professionally identified by Suspended Musky. The resident snakeoligist  was laying on the bottom for over 10 minutes just laying there. I knew there was a snake in area because there were patterns for 20 to 30 feet on the bottom of the sand.

 

This guy came in for a cocktail

  

Porch snake heading to the pool for a swim with Gizzy the goose. 

Very nice Fowler.  I would like a porch fox snake.

I got out very briefly today and saw 8 fox snakes and a few other species.  Pics of 3 of the 8.  The first pic is of a 1.5 yr old juvenile, about 18 inches long.  Cute 'lil fella.  The other 2 pics are of sizable adults.

We need NPike_Guy to post a few pics of the interesting SW Wisco snakes; i.e. Timber Rattlesnake, Blue Racer, Gray Rat Snake (fox snake cousin), or a Bullsnake.   

Carpio, I think I have an extra one to drop off for your porch.

It thinks it found a friend.

Aka Porch snakey. Got me again going in to turn on spicket lol
I think the snake I snapped a pic of the other day was maybe porch snakeys  Ma or Pa. Seemed much larger.

Seeing that would give me a start!    

Porch snakey out for exercise in the planted field. Good 5ft plus nowadays. I don't get to see it much as the high warm sun is passed by the time I get home.

Went on a brief hike this aft while the sun was still out.  Saw a bunch of snakes and 2 five-lined skinks.  Pic of a large fox snake I found coiled up in the weeds.  Close-up pic with my cell phone down into the vegetation, trying not to disturb it.

7 snakes observed in 30 minutes today.  1st pic is a sizable male fox snake that had 2 good sized lumps in its stomach (some type of rodents).  2nd pic is of another real good looking fox snake. 

The camera pic does not represent the real color of the first snake at all.  It had a very vibrant reddish/copper tone on its head and body that was quite nice looking.  The 2nd one was a more typical looking fox snake.

41 snakes and 8 five-lined skinks observed in just under 90 minutes.  Some beautiful fox snakes today.  1st pic a 51" female fox snake, 2nd pic - male, last pic is a five-lined skink observed in the vegetation (a difficult lizard to spot).

The latter.