Snakes

from eNature:

~ go to the picture and enlarge it until that stops being an option
~ right click the image
~ click the word 'properties' in the pop-up window
~ double-click the gibberish (all of it!) after 'URL:'
~ right click the highlight and select 'copy' from the pop-up window

~ come back here and click 'post reply' at bottom of this page
~ look above the empty message window - click 'IMG'
~ right click the box with 'http:\\' highlighted and select 'paste'
~ click 'ok'
~ click 'submit' under the message window

There is a help section at A2K where you can find help for this sort of thing in the future. The thread on posting images is here: http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=136

this is the Northern Water Snake from eNature.com. It doesn't look very black.

Good job! If you saw it in shade or dappled light, it might appear black, no?

I uploaded my picture of the snake I saw in CT to Raven's Realm, but I haven't been able to figure out how to get the image here, even following the same instructions as for the previous picture. So you'll just have to go and look.


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Follow the above steps, but when you copy the URL, lop off the junk after '.jpg'

like this

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0SwAAAKkWpFzXoDoPX05dZs99wYzyfQH832fTesr3zZinKUDILML4Sh4E!No4CgpyurDGJVqIoAxLsL5icJx7e11t4eX*UzfFCsRvqdx!QTsaWPzC1quEGA/Dscn4044.jpg

By the way, Squirrels, welcome to A2K. I had a cat named squirrel once.

Back to snakes....

Whoo-hoo! Thanks, littlek!

I feed backyard birds and squirrels, the number of which varies from 5 to 13, depending on how many litters are pupped at once.

Now, what about that ID? By the way, notice the snake is missing a bit of tail.

I didn't notice the tail. It's kind of hard to tell - looks like it might be out of view rather than missing. So, you got a good look at it?

In the city, critters like squirrels don't really need to be actively fed by us, they find enough food from our trash and litter (or from natural resources). We have 2 or 3 nests on or abutting our little chunk of property. We have skunks and raccoons as well and I have even seen a hawk snacking outside my window.

I hope no one here doubts Quinn's story. It's true. I was there.

I didn't trust Quinn being alone with fishin', so I tailed them. I stood in the shadows, watching. Quinn cast her line and giggled as it struck the water. She was a picture of innocence.

As she reeled her line in I was alarmed to see fishin' make his move. He had a lecherous look in his eyes as he crept up behind her and was just about to reach around her neck with his left hand to cover her mouth and stifle her scream when the snake appeared out of nowhere.

fishin' saw it about the same time I did. He let out a scream and went running for his life. Quinn then saw it. She fainted.

I raced toward the fallen Quinn, but I was too late -- the snake had wrapped her in its warm embrace.

I watched in awe as the snake wound its way around her body; not so much in awe of the snake, but rather of quinn, as she laid motionless and surrendered to this massive creature from the depths...

<heehee>

Well, I think you probably saw a water snake (just a dark one), but there is another smooth scaled dark snake in this area which might be seen in the water; A Northern Ringneck Snake. But this species has a distinctive ring around its neck, which you probably would have seen.

Looks like quinn doesn't really care any more, rosborne. She just tosses out snake stories and runs, never seeing them to the conclusion.

quinn is like that.

Just when I found a good snake picture too.

hey now...I'll come and visit--when its not sooo darn scary

thanks for the pic..close one but, no white band. sigh.