I am going to have to disagree with the Rat Snake. Due to the markings up by the head I think you are looking at an Eastern Garter snake. I have caught a TON of snakes over the years just to check them out and then released them. The body color looks a little washed out but that could just be because it is going to shed in the near future.
Check this link and see if it is what you saw.
PA HERP IDENTIFICATION » Eastern Gartersnake
I am going to have to disagree with the Rat Snake. Due to the markings up by the head I think you are looking at an Eastern Garter snake. I have caught a TON of snakes over the years just to check them out and then released them. The body color looks a little washed out but that could just be because it is going to shed in the near future.
Check this link and see if it is what you saw.
You're right. I didn't even see the head last night. I was so tired and just browsing the site before bed.
PA HERP IDENTIFICATION » Eastern Gartersnake
That right there is the Indiana Nope Snake. When spotted I say "nope" and go another direction
I can say I have not spotted that one yet.
I have a buddy that thinks the only good snake is a dead snake. Haven't been able to sway him on that view yet. It is all kinds of fun to watch him scream like a little girl every time he sees on though.
I can say I have not spotted that one yet.
I have a buddy that thinks the only good snake is a dead snake. Haven't been able to sway him on that view yet. It is all kinds of fun to watch him scream like a little girl every time he sees on though.
Do I know you, because that is what I always say?
I think my phobia stems from childhood. Almost stepped on a copperhead one time at my grandmother's farm when I was just a little kid. Then a few years later, we had one in the basement of our house. Got in through a hole in the brick around the base of a door. Intuitively, I know that most of them are harmless. At a gut level, I can't stand to be around them.
I can say I have not spotted that one yet.
I have a buddy that thinks the only good snake is a dead snake. Haven't been able to sway him on that view yet. It is all kinds of fun to watch him scream like a little girl every time he sees on though.