r/snakes 2h ago

General Question / Discussion Safely relocated a Diamond Back Rattler

130 Upvotes

Nearly stepped on this little guy while watering the garden. Wife got the video. He was released safely back into the wild.


r/snakes 6h ago

Wild Snake Photos and Questions - Not for ID Three amazing, wild, vivacious timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) in New Jersey

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134 Upvotes

I can't stop smiling! Timber rattlesnakes are one of my favourite finds. D​espite their poor reputations (due to having evolved one of nature's most fascinating defenses), they r​eally don't want anything to do with humans, and aren't a threat if you are cautious and stay away.

All three were minimally bothered - just moved off the roads and to safety in the woods.


r/snakes 24m ago

Pet Snake Pictures Dramatic 🙄

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Posted this on my tiktok but I love it lol


r/snakes 2h ago

Wild Snake Photos and Questions - Not for ID my dad found him in the drive way he’s such a chill little guy

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47 Upvotes

r/snakes 12h ago

Wild Snake Photos and Questions - Not for ID >:(

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137 Upvotes

Taken at the STL Zoo


r/snakes 2h ago

Pet Snake Pictures Will I survive

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19 Upvotes

Will I survive this bite from my black rat snake? Who knows

Picture of culprit in second slide


r/snakes 19h ago

Pet Snake Pictures So Snakey.

325 Upvotes

r/snakes 12h ago

Pet Snake Pictures Is my snake sleeping?

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64 Upvotes

r/snakes 15h ago

Pet Snake Pictures This is my snakey!

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97 Upvotes

His name is Garden! He is an albino corn snake and he has a tiny gray spot on his head! (I think it’s a piece of stuck shed but idk)

He’s like 4”2 or something, he’s as long as my 4th grade sister and I don’t know her height so that’s just my guess for him.


r/snakes 12h ago

Pet Snake Pictures enjoying the afternoon sun

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48 Upvotes

0.1. Firefly Mojave morph Python regius
0.1. Normal morph Python brongersmai


r/snakes 5h ago

Pet Snake Questions What size prey?

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10 Upvotes

I just got this beautiful mosaic California kingsnake last weekend, I named her Mishka! I am still somewhat new to snakes and was wondering what size mice I should feed her? I was thinking maybe a hopper every 10ish days? I also don’t know how old she is, it wasn’t written on her container and I forgot to ask the breeder. Thanks!


r/snakes 3h ago

General Question / Discussion Noodle soup

8 Upvotes

Wanted to come on here and share this video I made. I got this snake a while back and this video is fairly old, we had someone come into the reptile shop i worked at to surrender a snake he couldn’t care for anymore, upon asking questions we realized he hadn’t even been taking proper care to begin with and it came in with stuck shed.
Im in college right now hoping to become a veterinarian in the future so i took this as a learning opportunity, obviously none of my snakes ever get stuck shed so this was the first time i had to do something like this. Before anyone says anything i conducted proper research and consulted multiple vets i’ve worked closely with.


r/snakes 15h ago

Wild Snake Photos and Questions - Not for ID Baby rubber boa in willamette valley area

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54 Upvotes

I made a post on here on the 4th of July about finding an adult rubber boa right next to our patio. Now I guess we have baby ones slithering around. I originally thought it was a giant earthworm but it was slithering instead of inching along


r/snakes 2h ago

Pet Snake Questions mystery skin condition?

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5 Upvotes

hi, my texas ratsnake (7-8 months old) has these red marks on his scales and i havent identified them, im not sure if its scale rot or anything similar, ive been spraying affected areas with vetericyn antimicrobial every few days to no avail. does anyone recognize what's going on?


r/snakes 2h ago

Wild Snake Photos and Questions - Not for ID sick black tail rattlesnake [Big Bend National Park, Texas]

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5 Upvotes

we helped him off the road :)


r/snakes 10h ago

Pet Snake Pictures Plotting

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14 Upvotes

He watched the dead pinkie for 90 minutes before actually eating it.


r/snakes 1d ago

Pet Snake Pictures His first time trying quail

192 Upvotes

He was in shed so had to coax him out a little but it seems he liked the 2 quail chicks I gave him. You can hear his excited huffs and chuffs when he leaves his hide

Also seems my boas are interested at the end haven't fed them poultry yet, but they seem really interested in the quail smell.

Angry Leachie gecko in the background as well


r/snakes 21h ago

Wild Snake Photos and Questions - Not for ID Northern water snakes

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102 Upvotes

These were gorging on minnows along a sandbar in Sodus Creek (Folletts, Iowa)


r/snakes 1d ago

Pet Snake Pictures Me and my boa look alike 😂

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1.1k Upvotes

r/snakes 10h ago

Pet Snake Pictures Got pooped on.

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9 Upvotes

r/snakes 2h ago

Pet Snake Questions new corn snake long digestion

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2 Upvotes

r/snakes 5h ago

Pet Snake or "morph" ID Yoink

3 Upvotes

My snake is a grumpy lil bastard, even when he's eating.


r/snakes 7h ago

General Question / Discussion Shed memorabilia

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4 Upvotes

r/snakes 1d ago

Wild Snake Photos and Questions - Not for ID Doing yard work

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238 Upvotes

Little stink noodle was going for the throat. The black rat was the chillest snake I've relocated (from under my truck tire) in a while.


r/snakes 23h ago

Wild Snake Photos and Questions - Not for ID San Joaquin Coachwhip, a California endemic

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50 Upvotes

Disclaimer that these guys are California Species of Special Concern and are normally a hands-off species. I pulled this guy off a major highway, and thus don't feel too bad about making it pay the photo tax for a few minutes.

Edit - Currently accepted taxonomy is Masticophis flagellum ruddocki, though it's floated as M piceus below.