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Simply Red 09-27-2009 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Davechief (Post 6117465)
The riding mower shows no mercy!
lol, did you get splattered? heh... I'm a little surprised a snake was out this late in the year, up there.

Spott 09-27-2009 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Simply Red (Post 6117478)
in all honesty, that was truly my guess, in my head.
I wasn't sure until I looked a couple of pics on the net to compare the markings. I haven't seen one of those kinds of King Snakes since I moved from KC 10 years ago.

Simply Red 09-27-2009 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Spott (Post 6117491)
I wasn't sure until I looked a couple of pics on the net to compare the markings. I haven't seen one of those kinds of King Snakes since I moved from KC 10 years ago.
In GA. we have a lot of Rat Snakes, Black w/ white markings, they're nasty looking, but like the King, it too'll eat a copperhead which is smaller.

Davechief 09-27-2009 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Simply Red (Post 6117484)
lol, did you get splattered? heh... I'm a little surprised a snake was out this late in the year, up there.
No, we had both riding mowers going. I was out mowing east of our barn which is a good distance away. The wife didn't even know she had hit it until I got back up closer to the house and pointed it out to her.

Simply Red 09-27-2009 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Davechief (Post 6117513)
No, we had both riding mowers going. I was out mowing east of our barn which is a good distance away. The wife didn't even know she had hit it until I got back up closer to the house and pointed it out to her.
Did you all try to rescue him, or call the vet? Something needed to be done, if he was still breathing.
:D

DMAC 09-27-2009 08:48 PM
snakes in Iowa? must be global warming.

Simply Red 09-27-2009 08:49 PM
I love talking about snakes, though. If you do some research, India has some crazy looking snakes.

Simply Red 09-27-2009 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by DMAC (Post 6117523)
snakes in Iowa? must be global warming.
oh man, our class of Sept. 05 may be the best in CP history, I'm sorry I couldn't contribute.

DMAC 09-27-2009 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Simply Red (Post 6117534)
oh man, our class of Sept. 05 may be the best in CP history, I'm sorry I couldn't contribute.
Hey....we should have our own sub-forum!

Spott 09-27-2009 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Simply Red (Post 6117505)
In GA. we have a lot of Rat Snakes, Black w/ white markings, they're nasty looking, but like the King, it too'll eat a copperhead which is smaller.
When I lived on a farm in Lee's Summit, I would catch rat snakes and king snakes all the time. I never knew that rat snakes would eat Copperheads, though. One time I caught a Copperhead and put him in the same cage with a King Snake that I had to see if it would eat it. The King Snake went after it, but when it got close the Copperhead bit him on the head and the King Snake just cowered away and went back to it's corner.

Terribilis 09-27-2009 08:55 PM
nerodia? do you live near water?

Mr_Tomahawk 09-27-2009 08:56 PM
Either a Bull Snake or a Northern Pine Snake.

Most likely a Bull Snake being in Iowa.

PastorMikH 09-27-2009 09:10 PM
From the looks of the pic, I was going to say Bull/Corn snake. They can get rather nasty but can't really hurt you unless you run into a tree when you flee from it.

Simply Red 09-27-2009 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Spott (Post 6117566)
When I lived on a farm in Lee's Summit, I would catch rat snakes and king snakes all the time. I never knew that rat snakes would eat Copperheads, though. One time I caught a Copperhead and put him in the same cage with a King Snake that I had to see if it would eat it. The King Snake went after it, but when it got close the Copperhead bit him on the head and the King Snake just cowered away and went back to it's corner.
Who knows? I was told that by someone, I'm not sure it's accurate, but, It was black, about five foot, and intimidating looking.

Simply Red 09-27-2009 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Spott (Post 6117566)
When I lived on a farm in Lee's Summit, I would catch rat snakes and king snakes all the time. I never knew that rat snakes would eat Copperheads, though. One time I caught a Copperhead and put him in the same cage with a King Snake that I had to see if it would eat it. The King Snake went after it, but when it got close the Copperhead bit him on the head and the King Snake just cowered away and went back to it's corner.
i lived in Lee's Scummit yrs. 1986-1988


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