Anyone know this snake?

[Cluster F]

So I've been looking to creeks or rivers to find small mouth bass. No luck but while I was wading in the creek this was crossing the water. It's a bad pic but anyone know what kind of snake it is?

 

[EMTDAD]

Black Rat Snake?

 

[Cluster F]

Black Rat Snake?

Yea could be the pics on google are close

 

[Glockster30]

Black Rat Snake?

Yup.

 

[chrbla2000]

Nuke it from orbit, then study any remains, only way to be safe when identifying snakes...

 

[HorizontalHunter]

I would go with northern water snake. Hard to tell from the pictures.

Bob


http://www.masnakes.org/snakes/northern_water/

 

[mchncbill]

That's a Maura.

 

[Palladin]

Black mamba.


Lol

 

[Glockster30]

I would go with northern water snake. Hard to tell from the pictures.

Bob


http://www.masnakes.org/snakes/northern_water/

Field marks aren't consistent with a water snake.

 

[Individualist]

That's a Maura.

No, the Maura is venomous and emits a horrendous stench from its nether region.

 

[Green_Manelishi]

Nuke it from orbit, then study any remains, only way to be safe when identifying snakes...

Why?

 

[Glockster30]

Nuke it from orbit, then study any remains, only way to be safe when identifying snakes...

Maybe that's why it's endangered in MA.

Black Rat Snake

Pantherophis alleghaniensis (42-72", up to 101")

MA Status: "Endangered." Illegal to harass, kill, collect or possess.

http://www.masnakes.org/snakes/black_rat/

 

[BobR51]

Black Racer.

https://srelherp.uga.edu/snakes/colcon.htm

 

[Bonesinium]

I don't know him but I think I met his cousin once.

 

[Picton]

Oh.

That's just my pet snake, Reggie.

 

[Wickedcoolname]

Water snake. Quite common and pretty tasty. Goes good with eggs and toast.

 

[Rockrivr1]

Well, at least it wasn't a python that wrapped around your throat and bit your face.......

 

[zboys]

they are all 25' Anacondas to me

 

[22lr]

Apparently there are only 14 snake species in MA, not counting politicians:
http://www.massaudubon.org/learn/na...hibians/snakes/snake-species-in-massachusetts

Without a better picture it is hard to tell, but it looks to either be the Nothern Water Snake, Eastern Black Racer or the Black Rat Snake

My $ would be on the northern water snake.

 

[oldguy47]

they are all 25' Anacondas to me

ditto!

 

[Cluster F]

Yea tried picking it up with the end of my pole. He didn't like that and just looked at me with his dead soulless eyes

 

[pupchow]

http://www.masnakes.org/facts/

 

[Glockster30]

Apparently there are only 14 snake species in MA, not counting politicians:
http://www.massaudubon.org/learn/na...hibians/snakes/snake-species-in-massachusetts

Without a better picture it is hard to tell, but it looks to either be the Nothern Water Snake, Eastern Black Racer or the Black Rat Snake

My $ would be on the northern water snake.

Water snake has black lines (stripes) on the lower mandible. No stripes show in this area in the OP's pic.

 

[tuna]

Yea tried picking it up with the end of my pole. He didn't like that and just looked at me with his dead soulless eyes

Were they like a doll's eyes? Because that's a sure giveaway that it is a shark.

From the picture, that is what everyone always (mistakenly) calls a water moccasin, highly poisonous (and not from these parts) - which is why they generally get shot on sight.

I'd say racer.

 

[Mark from MA]

Field marks aren't consistent with a water snake.

When wet and older and havent shed in a while they are nearly black. Its a water snake. Rat snakes are very rare and its too fat for a racer. Racers are jet black. Not dull black

Used to keep them as pets as a kid and catch them all the time. They are nasty when first picked up but once they get used to you arent too bad. They spray some nAsty smelling stuff when threatened.