SpeedRacer 1 #1 January 8, 2010 So here we've got what I think is a black rat snake (or is it a racer) eating some other kind of snake. This photo was taken I believe in Indiana, if that's any help. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #2 January 8, 2010 QuoteSo here we've got what I think is a black rat snake (or is it a racer) eating some other kind of snake. This photo was taken I believe in Indiana, if that's any help. Looks a lot like a timber rattler. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #3 January 8, 2010 Looks like a King Snake eating a Gopher snake... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedude325 0 #4 January 8, 2010 do they smell very musky? That's sometimes a sign that they are poisonous. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freethefly 6 #5 January 8, 2010 It's a Black Kingsnake."...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #6 January 8, 2010 I didn't take the picture, so I don't know how they smell. BTW, the Black Kingsnake in Indiana is supposed to have spots of yellow/white along its side. The predator snake in the photo seems to be all black on the side, with a white chin, like a Racer. Black Kingsnake: http://herpcenter.ipfw.edu/index.htm?http://herpcenter.ipfw.edu/outreach/INSnakeList.htm&2 Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freethefly 6 #7 January 8, 2010 I think you're right. Comparing the pics side by side, it does appear to be a Black Racer."...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #8 January 8, 2010 I think it is a black rat snake and a copper head. These two snakes are known enemies, as well. The black racer and timber rattler are pretty good guesses, though."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,101 #9 January 8, 2010 Identification: It doesn't have shoulders. Response: It dies. Rule: If you kill it; you have to eat it.Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #10 January 8, 2010 Quote Identification: It doesn't have shoulders. Response: It dies. Rule: If you kill it; you have to eat it. I am good with that.. deep fried snake steaks are yummy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LongWayToFall 0 #11 January 8, 2010 Hell yeah I had a chance to eat snake once, it was great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,101 #12 January 8, 2010 I've only had raw or cooked on a spit. I'm thinkin deep fried would be great.Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pincheck 0 #13 January 8, 2010 ones called dinner , the other is a cannibal Billy-Sonic Haggis Flickr-Fun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #14 January 8, 2010 Black racer perhaps and a corn snake Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Niki1 1 #15 January 9, 2010 Quote do they smell very musky? That's sometimes a sign that they are poisonous. I think that if you get close enough to smell them you're gonna find out if they're poisonous or not. Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossilbe before they were done. Louis D Brandeis Where are we going and why are we in this basket? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ridestrong 1 #16 January 9, 2010 Quotedo they smell very musky? That's sometimes a sign that they are poisonous. Hahahahahaa.....hahaha*I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ridestrong 1 #17 January 9, 2010 Quote Quote Identification: It doesn't have shoulders. Response: It dies. Rule: If you kill it; you have to eat it. I am good with that.. deep fried snake steaks are yummy I'm starting to like you...*I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roostnureye 2 #18 January 10, 2010 down here in florida we have a snake that looks very similar to the black one everyone is calling a racer. it has a slight purple hue to it, and it is a preditorial snake called an "indigo"Flock University FWC / ZFlock B.A.S.E. 1580 Aussie BASE 121 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #19 January 11, 2010 Yes an Indigo has a bluish purple hue, hence the name. Anyone here ever catch a Massasauga? Little bastards and very dangerous if you rile them up. The smaller they are the worse they are. I found one on a cold day down on the Cal Sag, it was really docile until it got warmed up in the truck and the idiot I was working with (WI graduate) thought I was full of shit and it was some harmless species. I guess spending his days in the woods being a dork who could not sneak his way up on a log, did not afford him an opportunity to learn anything about our native species. I came back out after getting coffee and the idiot was writhing in pain and holding his dominant hand like he was going to die. So I had to waste the rest of the damned day taking his sorry ass to the hospital. The doctor asked what kind of snake, I told him. He asked if I was sure, I said hell I have it in a bucket you wanna doubt me too?Why do people who know nothing about snakes and have the reflexes of a cadaver try to mess with snake. That snake minding his own business in a bucket until he was warmed up and could be released in a better spot. I guess it was the snakes fault huh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingJ 0 #20 January 11, 2010 Quotedown here in florida we have a snake that looks very similar to the black one everyone is calling a racer. it has a slight purple hue to it, and it is a preditorial snake called an "indigo" they are similar, but the indigo is usually quite a bit bigger. Consider yourself lucky if you see one. The are state listed in Florida and are mostly found in well managed long leaf pine forests. We used to come across them while doing gopher tortoise surveys after prescribed fires. A pretty cool snake nKilling threads since 2004. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roostnureye 2 #21 January 12, 2010 yeah man i work at an airport in south florida, we have allot of protected land, and allot of snakes, there are a few indigos around, i think they are one of the coolest snakes ive seen, and they definatly eat other snakes!Flock University FWC / ZFlock B.A.S.E. 1580 Aussie BASE 121 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maxmadmax 8 #22 January 13, 2010 QuoteIdentification: It doesn't have shoulders. Response: It dies. Rule: If you kill it; you have to eat it. Kill it, Skin it, Season it and then fry it up. Damn good eating! Don't go away mad....just go away! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites