cowboy43":13431p6k said:Looks like chicken snake, harmless snake, non poisonous , just makes you mess your pants. They will bite if provoked .
alisonb":16sktv5v said:Wow...It's a looong snake. We get adders around here and they have quite short thick bodies, spose that's why this one looks so long.
RiverHills":1pe5c3rs said:Grey Ratsnake maybe
Margonme":24kfrep9 said:cowboy43":24kfrep9 said:Looks like chicken snake, harmless snake, non poisonous , just makes you mess your pants. They will bite if provoked .
Technically, no such critter as a chicken snake. However, it is a commonly used name that amateurs use to refer to various Ratsnakes and other similar species.
If you don't accept that, Google Chicken snake. Look under Wikipedia. It will explain that it is a colloquial term for referring to about 4 different species of serpent.
callmefence":axnp3fuc said:Margonme":axnp3fuc said:cowboy43":axnp3fuc said:Looks like chicken snake, harmless snake, non poisonous , just makes you mess your pants. They will bite if provoked .
Technically, no such critter as a chicken snake. However, it is a commonly used name that amateurs use to refer to various Ratsnakes and other similar species.
If you don't accept that, Google Chicken snake. Look under Wikipedia. It will explain that it is a colloquial term for referring to about 4 different species of serpent.
Amateur what?
Margonme":syp4b2ml said:callmefence":syp4b2ml said:Margonme":syp4b2ml said:Technically, no such critter as a chicken snake. However, it is a commonly used name that amateurs use to refer to various Ratsnakes and other similar species.
If you don't accept that, Google Chicken snake. Look under Wikipedia. It will explain that it is a colloquial term for referring to about 4 different species of serpent.
Amateur what?
Amateur herpetologist.
True Grit Farms":1mre3y3q said:Definitely not a snake expert but we call them oak snakes here Georgia. They are definitely a rat snake of some species.
greybeard":1whwkr8i said:spreading viper
I've heard that called a "spreadnatter" or "spread adder" too.
Margonme":2381l9re said:Fence, here is the Google search I referenced:
Chicken snake may refer to:
Pantherophis alleghaniensis, a.k.a. the eastern rat snake, a harmless colubrid found in North America
Elaphe guttata, a.k.a. the corn snake, a harmless colubrid found in North America
Elaphe obsoleta, a.k.a. the black rat snake, a harmless colubrid found in North America
Elaphe spiloides, a.k.a. the gray rat snake, a harmless colubrid found in North America
Pituophis m. melanoleucus, a.k.a. the northern pine snake, a harmless colubrid found in North America