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Speckled King Snake and a Baby Three-Toed Box Turtle?
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Posted by misssherry (My Page) on Mon, Jun 25, 07 at 19:19
My dogs seem to be the ones that always find the snakes! This time, it was coiled up under an oak tree - when I saw Barney stretching over, then jumping back, I figured it was a snake and sure enough, it was! I went in the house and got my camera, and by the time I got back, it had moved away from the base of the tree. This was NOT an aggressive snake - it was hard to get a picture, because it kept crawling away from me.
This is a speckled king snake, isn't it?
Since we've been having regular rain again - YAY! - the box turtles have been showing up. I live right on the line between the range for Gulf Coast box turtles and three-toed box turtles. The majority of them that I see are GC types, and I've been seeing a lot of babies lately. This baby that I saw a few weeks ago must be the three-toed type?
Sherry |
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RE: Speckled King Snake and a Baby Three-Toed Box Turtle?
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| Thank you so much for sending pictures! The snake and turtle are precious! Mary Ann |
RE: Speckled King Snake and a Baby Three-Toed Box Turtle?
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| Wow, MissSherry, that is a beautiful snake. About how long was it? I would love to see one of those some day. I think you're right on the indentification of the kingsnake. |
RE: Speckled King Snake and a Baby Three-Toed Box Turtle?
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Funny meeting you here bigthicketgardens! :) I love butterflies the best, but I still enjoy all of nature.
The snake wasn't real long, probably about 3' - 4 long - I've seen these before, some that were bigger, and some that were smaller and blue! speckled with white. I feel sure that this is a speckled king snake, but I'm not sure at all about the little turtle. I've never seen a box turtle with red on its back like this baby, and it doesn't really match any of the pictures in my field guide - maybe I need more than one field guide.
I'm happy to post pictures, Mary Ann - there's nothing I like better than making pictures of the wildlife I love so!
Sherry |
RE: Speckled King Snake and a Baby Three-Toed Box Turtle?
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The little box turtle showed up again today in my garden after yet another shower. I remembered a box turtle that hung around my tomato plants in Gulfport and ate the bad tomatoes that I threw on the ground. I had just thrown one on the ground, it wasn't READ bad, so I broke it open and put it within about a foot of the turtle. I went in and got my camera - I've named this one Red -
Sherry |
RE: Speckled King Snake and a Baby Three-Toed Box Turtle?
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That is such a cute picture, Sherry..
Loving it..
Greetings
Susanne(SUE) |
RE: Speckled King Snake and a Baby Three-Toed Box Turtle?
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