begood2 Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Thats the elusive red and black banded snow snake, you realize its a federal crime to kill those as they are an extremly rare form of snake only active during the long cold nights of February. In fact I am forwarding your post to the Federal Department of Fish, Game and Wildlife who will no doubt have your home declared a protected environment and force you to move out until such time as the snake decides to leave on its own (if ever) please don't forget to pay your mortgage and the gas and electric bills during this period as you are required to maintain its current habitat. Also tossing in a couple of white rats every week would be a nice gesture on your part. Snakes are drawn to warm body heat. So you'll probably find your house guest under the covers when you get up in the morning!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbybug Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 we haven't heard from mr steve the snake man since the first post! i hope the snake didn't get him:O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMinja Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Just a simple way to remember the order of the bands- There is a rhyme to help in determining whether the snake is poisonous or not. It goes "Red on black you're okay Jack, but red on yellow kills a fellow." This means if the red and black stripes are touching, you don't need to worry. If the red and yellow stripes are touching, it is a coral snake. I do agree with the earlier assessment though that this is probably just an escaped pet. Unless you live in the tropics, this is not the right time of year for snakes to be out and about, and coral snakes are VERY RARELY pets. Usually, only someone who keeps snakes for milking (extracting venom for use in anti-venoms) will keep such a snake as a pet. King snakes and milk snakes, however, are very common pets. One nice thing to think about if you don't happen to find it- king snakes are snake eaters! So, you have one snake on your property that will make sure you don't have to worry about finding any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 I really can't believe we're still talking about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 closing thread. It's run it's course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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