Wild Snake Identification

Tag @WildSnakeID for identification help, and follow for facts and information about commonly encountered North American snakes!

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See a snake but aren't sure what species it is? Don't panic!

Snap a picture or video from a safe distance and tweet @WildSnakeID for identification help with any North American snake.

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Below: Juvenile Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon)

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Dekay's brown snake

[Tim Altepeter @timalt24]

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Both are juvenile Southern racer snakes!

[Morris Morrison  @Fade__2__Black]

Hey @WildSnakeID I have two more for you. West Central Florida. Seem to be the same type to me. Both found same day, minutes apart; not the same snake.

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Harmless Nerodia sp.

[John C Flanagan @flipflanagan]

@WildSnakeID This fella is hang out in my pond…just curious to what it is…ate a small minnow yesterday. Okay with it hanging out. Hoping will get big enough to eat the nearby chipmunks. #DontTellMyWife

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Yes, beautiful timber rattlesnake!

[YellowDart3 @yellowdart3]

@WildSnakeID help! Is this a Timber Rattler or something else? Found in northeast Alabama on a hike; 5ish ft long, small rattle, pretty thick, not scared of anything.

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Cottonmouth

[Lisa Anderson @LRAnderson47]

@WildSnakeID this snake was hit by a car so I cropped out the gory part, but can it still be ID'd? 😬

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Harmless milk snake

[Kim H @oceanlovingfool]

@WildSnakeID is this a milk snake? Picture taken by bf in Dane County, Wi.

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Banded water!

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Juvenile Southern racer (Coluber constrictor)

[Morris Morrison  @Fade__2__Black]

Hey @WildSnakeID
Wondering what this one is?! Black Racer, Eastern Diamondback, or other?

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@hunterzai Location please

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Yep, nice work!

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Florida water snake

[Snippity🇺🇸 @SnippitySnappy]

@WildSnakeID can you help me identify this SW Florida snake?
1st picture taken at dusk.
2nd picture I messed with filters to see it’s pattern.
3rd picture a zoom in on the pattern.

Is it a cottonmouth?

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Southern racer (Coluber constrictor)

[speckTATOR @WhoCee_]

@WildSnakeID please identify this snake. It’s about more than a foot long. Found this in our backyard in Miami.

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Redbelly water snake

[Alison S @aspiper]

@WildSnakeID wondering who this guy is who I almost stepped on in the Botanical Gardens in Chapel Hill.

[Alison S @aspiper]

@WildSnakeID wondering who this guy is who I almost stepped on in the Botanical Gardens in Chapel Hill.

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Rat snake

[Amy Mertens @mommamerte]

@WildSnakeID what have I got here?

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Lil Dekay's brown snake

[AnxTheEmo @anx_emoavenger]

@WildSnakeID pretty sure I know what species of noodle it is, no clue on how old though

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Eastern hognose snake

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Cottonmouth

[Plant-BASED libertarian @PlantBASEDLp]

@WildSnakeID water snake or cottonmouth? (North FL)

[Plant-BASED libertarian @PlantBASEDLp]

@WildSnakeID water snake or cottonmouth? (North FL)

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Yes!

[Christina @yourmamasofunny]

@WildSnakeID Is this a Dekay's Brownsnake? Spotted in Boston in an urban area (on my front steps). Thin at maybe 1/2 inch diameter and about 9-12 in length. Thanks for taking a look!