name that snake! broad banded water snake, Thanks Mojo

[Major Pain]

broad banded water snake

 

[Mojo Rider]

Looks like a banded water snake....where'd ya find him?

 

[Major Pain]

in a mud hole in the woods, caught it in a little scoop net catching tadpoles for my turtles.

 

[Mojo Rider]

He's just a baby.... and bandeds are the best lookin of the many species of water snakes around here. IMHO

 

[I_FLY_LOW]

Looks like a Fred, to me.

 

[Major Pain]

non venomous? so he is safe to handle? he seems very aggressive.

 

[Mojo Rider]

Non venomous yes but water snakes in general have the worst disposition of any snake I've met. Just wait till he's full grown if you think he's aggressive now. Besides non stop biting their other main line of defense is to spray ****, **** and musk all over you.
No they don't play well with others.

 

[Sugarbug]

Looks like a Fred, to me.

 

[Major Pain]

what do you think will happen if i put it with the midland brown snake?

 

[edman87k5]

You will be able to kill both with 1 shotgun blast! Go for it!

 

[Mojo Rider]

Probably nothing if they're about the same size. Neither one of those two are cannibalistic. I've kept water snakes before and sometimes they get used to you and calm down and sometimes not. With all of the great snakes on your property I wouldn't bother trying to keep this one for very long. Water snakes don't do well in captivity unless you have a large containment area.

 

[BOSS351]

You hit it on the head! I used to TRY to keep the damn things as pets but they were way too hard to deal with and it was just easier to let them go. I think I've been bitten more times by a water snake more than any others combined--non venomous of course. The thing about them is they absolutely STINK. Once they are out of the water and in your net or whatever, be prepared for a nasty smell. Moccossins do the same thing....you can just smell the damn things!! My best pet snakes were Hog Nosed snakes..

 

[Mojo Rider]

One badass squirrel...

 

[Major Pain]

ok so i put them in the same tank (40 Gallon long) and when i woke up i found the banded snake dead, midland killed it. Im happy that out of the two i still have the midland brown snake. Lesson learned, don't mix snakes.

 

[Mojo Rider]

Ooops, that's unusual. You must have one badass little brown snake. Don't worry, where you live the Bandeds are a dime a dozen and the Midland Brown is not as common. You sure the Midland killled it?

 

[Major Pain]

well, it was doing good last night and this morning it was upside down. nothing in the tank other then the snakes. Its cool tho, I'm happy the midland survived. This am the midland shed it skin, that was fun to watch. It was very elegant.

 

[Mojo Rider]

Well no wonder it killed the Banded...right before a snake sheds they get real moody and mean. It's basically snake PMS.

 

[Major Pain]

Well no wonder it killed the Banded...right before a snake sheds they get real moody and mean. It's basically snake PMS.

oops

 

[I_FLY_LOW]

Bye bye, Fred....

 

[Tantrix]

You weenie...catch you some of these.


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