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Posted by pattico (My Page) on

Tue, May 22, 07 at 13:51

Hi all....didn't know this forum was here...

I posted this on the Kitchen Table..and they told me you might be able to help....

Found this in my house this morning. I Iowa.

Sorry the pictures aren't the best...I was a little ...shall we say ....nervous..

patti

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Posted by day_by_day (My Page) on
Wed, May 23, 07 at 10:48

Same one as the Name This Snake post. Nice one. Great pet or resident mouse catcher. It's vibrating tail trick worked.

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Posted by pattico (My Page) on
Wed, May 23, 07 at 19:59

Look what someone else found for me...I think this is the right one...

This is a link to Iowa Snakes...

the one in the third pic. looks exactly like the one that was in my house. Spots and pattern on top of head are just the same.

Here is a link that might be useful: Iowa Snakes

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Posted by sportguy005 (My Page) on
Wed, May 23, 07 at 21:11

No it's definitely not a Massasauga. It's most likely a juvenile Black Rat Snake, if not that, than a Western Fox Snake. Both these species will vibrate their tails to mimic a rattlesnake whenever they feel threatened, so don't worry, it's totally harmless.

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Posted by wayne_mo (My Page) on
Thu, May 24, 07 at 0:36

It's a juvenile Black Rat Snake. Your pictures are pretty good actually; certainly good enough for a definitive identification.

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