Not sure, but definitely not venomous...

poor guy was wrong place, wrong time.

It pays to know the venemous snakes in your area and to be able to identify juveniles and adults. In my area, we have copperheads and timber rattlers. Both are super easy for me to identify and I pretty much exterminate on the spot because I have kids and a dog to keep safe. I have absolutely zero problem handling snakes myself, but kids and dog-boy are my priority... venomous cannot stay. I had a copperhead encounter while barefoot and with my dog just a few days ago... don’t show up with that head and the hour glass draped across your body if you don’t want the tamper.

I pick bunches of garter, black rat, black racer, etc. out of places around my house and return them to the woods on a regular basis. They eat pests and are harmless. Snakes are awesome to have around, but both people and snakey snake need to have an understanding.

In response to this post by Nova Hokie 95

Posted: 10/04/2017 at 11:05PM

Okay, folks, what type of snake did I just kill? -- Nova Hokie 95 10/04/2017 9:29PM

I forget, do we live in same neighborhood or is that just where your -- BG Hokie 10/05/2017 12:04PM

That's where my dad lives -- Nova Hokie 95 10/05/2017 12:06PM

Black Mamba. ** -- Nortazhokie 10/05/2017 10:02AM

Got any of those cave crickets down there? -- GFallsFan 10/05/2017 07:30AM

Milk snake maybe? and boo! ** -- `lag 10/05/2017 04:26AM

My milk snake brings all the boys to the yard. ** -- MP4VT2004 10/05/2017 07:18AM

Looks sorta like a Checkered Garter Snake.** -- MikeVT85 10/05/2017 03:14AM

Checkered garters are found out west...Mexico, Texas, etc.... -- JoesterVT 10/05/2017 09:53AM

Agry ** -- 48zip 10/05/2017 08:58AM

Hummm I would say a dead one.... ** -- okiehokie1 10/04/2017 11:53PM

Not sure, but definitely not venomous... -- No1Hokie 10/04/2017 11:05PM

A live one. ** -- thankbud 10/04/2017 10:58PM

I've had 5 foot long black snakes in my workshop. -- HokieSignGuy 10/04/2017 10:46PM

Black rats are awesome to have around... -- No1Hokie 10/04/2017 11:14PM

I see two snakes. ** -- MP4VT2004 10/04/2017 10:24PM

For most folks that don't like snakes it's a Pantherophis Leaveriteus ** -- Major Kong 10/04/2017 10:11PM

Unshun the wife and we'll help ** -- CPRVHokie 10/04/2017 9:40PM

Go back to pining for Chris Coleman to know your name ** -- Nova Hokie 95 10/04/2017 9:40PM

Oh well. Back to the baseball game. -- CPRVHokie 10/04/2017 9:42PM

Black rat snake...I wish ya hadn't ** -- JoesterVT 10/04/2017 9:36PM

Agree, totally harmless. ** -- 7Hokie1 10/04/2017 10:20PM

You sure? Markings don't look like it -- Nova Hokie 95 10/04/2017 9:39PM

It's a juvenile...99% sure -- JoesterVT 10/04/2017 9:43PM

Here's young'un. Not the same,IMHO -- 48zip 10/05/2017 09:00AM

Absolutely, 100% the same. In the OP's pic, you're seeing the belly -- JoesterVT 10/05/2017 09:04AM

A couple of observations/questions. -- 48zip 10/05/2017 09:15AM

Here... -- JoesterVT 10/05/2017 09:17AM

Nice work. But why are the back markings so different? ** -- 48zip 10/05/2017 09:20AM

I'm not sure what you mean... -- JoesterVT 10/05/2017 09:22AM

Simply the ratio of dark to light. Seems to differ quite a bit. ** -- 48zip 10/05/2017 09:28AM

Just what they look like...here's a pic... -- JoesterVT 10/05/2017 09:34AM

Here's a somewhat blurry pic my wife took that shows the top -- Nova Hokie 95 10/05/2017 10:00AM

Yep... -- JoesterVT 10/05/2017 10:03AM

If it's a juvenile and indoors ... -- Nova Hokie 95 10/04/2017 9:45PM

Not all all...egg layer. mom was gone 6 months ago -- JoesterVT 10/04/2017 9:49PM

Gotcha -- thanks -- Nova Hokie 95 10/04/2017 9:51PM

Just recognize the face...pretty distinctive markings around the eye/lip -- JoesterVT 10/04/2017 9:58PM

...vipers have triangular heads ** -- chumley 10/04/2017 9:54PM

So does Phineas from Phineas and Ferb.Though, he doesn't seem like a viper -- TexasGobbler 10/04/2017 10:22PM

By the way -- VT Pops 10/04/2017 10:42PM

"Whatchya doooin'?" ** -- CPRVHokie 10/05/2017 07:26AM

A rattler Boa - you are a hero- she owes you ** -- bigbadbird 10/04/2017 9:34PM

Garter? ** -- aint2Hokie4me 10/04/2017 9:31PM

I'm hoping. Right now she's in "I'm not gonna do laundry for months" mode -- Nova Hokie 95 10/04/2017 9:36PM

Wouldn't matter in my house -- Tombo 10/04/2017 10:00PM

Where the heck is your laundry room? ** -- HokieinTampa 10/04/2017 9:40PM

Basement of a townhouse ** -- Nova Hokie 95 10/04/2017 9:41PM

What is this "basement" you speak of? -- HokieinTampa 10/04/2017 9:45PM

I do, too ** -- TexasGobbler 10/04/2017 10:24PM

Do you hack up her teddy bears? ** -- bigbadbird 10/04/2017 9:38PM

Not sure, but definitely not venomous...

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