When I was 15, I once found a snake in my summer camp in Arizona. I thought it was a garter snake, but now I am not so sure, it was about 1 to 1/2 ft long and it was solid green with black beady eyes. I picked it up and it did not hurt me, it just wrapped around my wrist. what did I pick up? A garter snake or a rough green snake? Someone please answer lest I go mad trying to figure it out.
2007-02-24 21:28:58 · 12 answers · asked by Jeanny W 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
It didn't constrict my wrist it just wrapped his cute little snake body around my wrist. He didn't exude a smell like I read about garter snakes just now, but someone at the camp told me it was a garter snake
2007-02-24 21:30:51 · update #1
Just so you guys don't think I am another Steve Irwin(RIP) who picks up every single snake I see, I know the difference between a venomous and non venomous just by looking at the head formation
2007-02-24 21:40:36 · update #2
From a web search I see Arizona has a green rat snake: http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/biology/aznature/pages/snakes.html, http://www.reptilesofaz.com/herp-snakes.html. This would also fit with it coiling around your wrist (rough and smooth green snakes would just try to get away from you, but rat snakes are constrictors and would coil). Garter snakes would usually have an obvious pattern, which you don't mention.
As far as head shape (I'm assuming you are referring to the triangular head of most US venomous snakes), or pupil shape, be aware this doesn't work in all areas of the US - just look at a good photo of the venomous coral snake - round head, round pupil!
2007-02-25 12:32:05 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only two all-green snakes in North America that I am aware of are the rough and smooth green snakes.
Still, not a good idea to be picking up every snake you see. Steve Irwin had the advantage of having a lot of money and a private collection, and I wouldn't be suprised if he had the venemoid surgury done on most of his snakes and staged a few shots. Yes, they can go in and disconnect the venom duct from the gland to the fangs (kinda like a vasectomy), stitch it back up real nice and you can never tell it was done. And what would you have done if someone lost an exotic from their collection? What if it had been a mamba or a vine snake or something that most likely your area has little or no antivenin for?
Don't believe everything seen on television is as easy or safe as it seems. I hated the fact that Steve never once said "Kids, I'm a trained professional and I've done this all my life, don't do this at home." That is what made me not like him. (also, crocodilians can be gotten used to a routine, and are willing to cooperate especially if there's food afterwards.)
2007-02-25 01:57:41 · answer #2 · answered by gimmenamenow 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To my knowledge green snakes dont live in arizona. Could of been a some sort of garter snake, racer, or green ratsnake. Garters dont always musk you, usually but not always, and most snakes will wrap around you it has nothing to do with constriction. It has more to do with not falling or spreading musk.
If you could narrow down where the camp was you could probaby get a better answer.
Preacher55 what is a grass snake?
2007-02-26 12:14:23 · answer #3 · answered by rock 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just wanted to weigh in on the debate-it isn't a good idea to pick up anything if you aren't sure of the species. In Arizona, Florida, California-it is easy to get non native species that have escaped or been set free. You can't generalize about head shape with all the snakes of the world, and nowadays you can't be sure where that snake in your yard came from.
I live in Texas and once found a 10 foot python on my front porch.
Steve Irwin DID stress that he was a professional and had been working with reptiles all his life and he always stressed the speed of the animal and the power of the venom-he just didn't try to scare the beejeesus out of you while he did it.
2007-02-25 04:34:41 · answer #4 · answered by hoodoowoman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people use the term garter snake to refer to any harmless snake. It was probably a green snake. Either way it is not something to go mad about :) You may want to see www.backyardnature.net/snakednt.htm or look in your local linrary for a field guide to snakes with pictures that will help you know for sure.
Please do be careful about picking up any snake or any other animal when you do not know what it is. You could hurt it or it could hurt you.
2007-02-24 21:51:46 · answer #5 · answered by A F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either a grass snake or a rough green. BTW, you can't rely on head shape to identify venomous from harmless snakes. A coral snake has a round head & round pupils & will kill you about as dead as it's possible to get from a snake bite.
2007-02-25 06:56:54 · answer #6 · answered by preacher55 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was prob a green tree snake. I do not know of any green garter snakes.
Audubon's book of reptiles.
2007-02-24 21:37:14 · answer #7 · answered by Mike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea where your summer camp is. If you just saw it there and picked it up, that snake is probably very common and you would have no problem googling "Common snakes in _________"
2007-02-25 11:26:58 · answer #8 · answered by Amy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-16 10:57:06 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was a big big big big big big snake
2007-02-24 21:33:10 · answer #10 · answered by prabin p 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋