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Palms N Snakes! THat time of year again!

Briank

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Kevin S Experienced

Kevin S

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3 hours ago, rprimbs said:

Looks like a "Speckled rattlesnake" to me

 

Am I wrong?  I think these are called "Speckled Rattlesnakes".  They are what we have here in Escondido.  They are fairly little.  

The weird nurse at the hospital insisted that I couldn't have been bitten by a rattlesnake because the fang marks were too close -- and she didn't think that I could have gotten a "dry" bite from a baby.  What did she think caused my big red swollen ankle? 

  You're not wrong one of the common names is speckled rattlesnake  it's scientific name is Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus 

BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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Completely missed this thread before. In 20 years of living here I have only seen one snake and I suspect/think it was a gopher snake. I do have a fair amount of crows and some Hawks that fly about and I think that may have something to do with it..?

Cool thread

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

Frond of Palms Collaborator

Frond of Palms

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This shot is a common black garden snake (also known as a black racer) sunning itself on a Silver Date frond. I must have about three living in the gardens…I think they are cool and beneficial to have around…but my cat dose not.

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rprimbs Mentor

rprimbs

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6 hours ago, Frond of Palms said:

This shot is a common black garden snake (also known as a black racer) sunning itself on a Silver Date frond. I must have about three living in the gardens…I think they are cool and beneficial to have around…but my cat dose not.

 

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I killed a rattlesnake, with a shovel, because it was hanging around near my front door.  My cat ate it...:huh:

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Frond of Palms Collaborator

Frond of Palms

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21 hours ago, rprimbs said:

I killed a rattlesnake, with a shovel, because it was hanging around near my front door.  My cat ate it...:huh:

I try not to kill anything that I don’t have to…I feel bad when I have to spray a hornets nest above my front door, but I can understand that having a venomous snake living around your home is not a good thing. I believe there are five venomous snakes in the U.S. and in my state we have all five living here. Luckily my area is a well developed community and most have been driven out…I do hear about the occasional Coral Snake found dead in swimming pools.

strandoo Enthusiast

strandoo

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Just passing through, out on our back verandah the other night, I guess he/she was looking for frogs or ghekkos.  In the garden we also have secretive snakes, slatey greys,  green and banded tree snakes, although we do not see them all that much. No palms in the picture but they are a large part of their habitat.

Kind regards John K.

 

 

Stevetoad Grand Master

Stevetoad

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On April 4, 2016 at 6:36:04 AM, hbernstein said:

Really? Might there have been some way of coaxing it into a secure container and releasing it in a place where it wouldn't be a problem?

If it's cute and furry, folks usually call some type of critter relocation or control. If it's a snake, its head gets chopped off.

What a f***ed up world!

I wouldn't say that it's f***ed up. I love reptiles and own a snake.  I always release them when possible. BUT rattle snakes can kill my son and trying to coax them into a bag isn't all that easy. Cute and furry is not even close to the same as cold and deadly. 

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"it's not dead it's sleeping"

Santee ca, zone10a/9b

18 miles from the ocean

avg. winter 68/40.avg summer 88/64.records 113/25

Josh-O Grand Master

Josh-O

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2 minutes ago, Stevetoad said:

I wouldn't say that it's f***ed up. I love reptiles and own a snake.  I always release them when possible. BUT rattle snakes can kill my son and trying to coax them into a bag isn't all that easy. Cute and furry is not even close to the same as cold and deadly. 

well said Steve!! 

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

Josh-O Grand Master

Josh-O

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On 6/4/2016, 5:52:49, rprimbs said:

I killed a rattlesnake, with a shovel, because it was hanging around near my front door.  My cat ate it...:huh:

:greenthumb::greenthumb:

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

Josh-O Grand Master

Josh-O

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5 hours ago, strandoo said:

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Just passing through, out on our back verandah the other night, I guess he/she was looking for frogs or ghekkos.  In the garden we also have secretive snakes, slatey greys,  green and banded tree snakes, although we do not see them all that much. No palms in the picture but they are a large part of their habitat.

Kind regards John K.

 

 

awesome picture!!

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

Josh-O Grand Master

Josh-O

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On 5/30/2016, 1:27:34, BS Man about Palms said:

Completely missed this thread before. In 20 years of living here I have only seen one snake and I suspect/think it was a gopher snake. I do have a fair amount of crows and some Hawks that fly about and I think that may have something to do with it..?

Cool thread

you need to buy a bunch of gopher snakes and set them free in the vacant lot next door for some serious gopher abatement :bemused:

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

Palm Tree Jim Grand Master

Palm Tree Jim

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14 hours ago, strandoo said:

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Just passing through, out on our back verandah the other night, I guess he/she was looking for frogs or ghekkos.  In the garden we also have secretive snakes, slatey greys,  green and banded tree snakes, although we do not see them all that much. No palms in the picture but they are a large part of their habitat.

Kind regards John K.

 

 

Looks like a carpet python. 

 

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