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#1697896
Frogboy1
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 SNAKE HELPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!
there is a snake i my backyard and i don’t know if it is venomous or not help meeeee!!!!! it is light brown with darker brown 1 inch stripes with two 1 centimeter yellow stripes on both sides of the dark brown. I couldn’t see the head so i’m not sure if it is venomous or not.
HELPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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04/10/08 05:58pm
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#1697985
Occ1123
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Message To: Frogboy1 In reference to Message Id: 1697896
SNAKE HELPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!
OK...this is what you need to do:
1. RELAX.
2. Take a look at an online snake field guide for your state, and read the descriptions and look at pictures to try to identify it.
and most importantly...
3. Venomous or non-venomous, it does not want to hurt you. Just leave it alone, and it will eventually move on.
There is absolutely no need to panic at the sight of a snake. It won’t get you anywhere.
~Alex
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04/10/08 07:11pm
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#1699617
Navy_JD
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Message To: Occ1123 In reference to Message Id: 1697985
SNAKE HELPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!
Oh my! You got close enough to measure the yellow stripes but could not see a head?? Methinks it may be the Sleepy Hollow subspecies of Washingtonius irvingus!! I thought they were only found along the Hudson River in NY State.. they may be expanding their range....FLEE FLEE!! 
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04/11/08 09:29pm
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#1700634
Atrox56
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Message To: Frogboy1 In reference to Message Id: 1697896
SNAKE HELPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!
There are NO venomous species of snakes with the markings you described within the US borders. Leave it alone and you won’t have a rodent problem and it will leave when the food supply runs out.
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04/12/08 08:10pm
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#1702746
Navy_JD
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Message To: Atrox56 In reference to Message Id: 1700634
 SNAKE HELPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!
Yo atrox- I don’t know whether that was a serious question or not, but I would keep something in mind before making a blanket statement about no resident snakes matching a certain description. With the growing popularity and availability of hot herps comes the growing problem of escaped specimens. Even worse, more and more unwanted critters are being dumped by morons that got in over their heads. (think Everglades Berms!) I have not run into any unidentifiable snakes since I got back into the hobby, but if I do, I’ll be treating them as dangerous until proven otherwise. Kind of a common sense approach anyway.
John
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04/14/08 11:51am
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