IowaDeerHunter Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Can anyone tell me what kind of snake this is? Thinking bull snake just because of the area it was in, but it didn't really look like one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Can't really say. Is that in IA? Not sure we have one quite like that down here. Nice diamond head, and round eyes. Is it some type of water snake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Looks like a grass snake to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 (edited) Water Moccasin or Cottonmouth? Edited September 28, 2010 by Hunt or be Hunted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Water Moccasin or Cottonmouth? Don't think so. Round eyes say non venomous. Could be a water snake, they are often mistaken for water moccasins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaDeerHunter Posted September 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Yes, this is in NW Iowa. My Uncle and cousin were hunting and almost stepped on it. I know there are prairie rattlers in the Loess Hills in this area, but this does not look like one of them. I have never seen a snake like this or one this big! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Yes, this is in NW Iowa. My Uncle and cousin were hunting and almost stepped on it. I know there are prairie rattlers in the Loess Hills in this area, but this does not look like one of them. I have never seen a snake like this or one this big! lol Probably a common water snake, they can get over 4 ft long. Google water snake. Definitely not a rattlesnake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Don't think so. Round eyes say non venomous. Common misconception. While that is popular and true with a lot of North American snakes its not true for the animal. There are MANY deadly snakes with straight heads and round eyes. Looks to me like a variety of Diamond Back Water Snake. They get very large and are non-venomous. They are scattered all over the place too. They do have rows of teeth for holding fish so a bite wont kill but would hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Looks like a POed snake. I've seen similar ones up here before, looks like the diamondback water snake that Jeramie posted a pic of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Common misconception. While that is popular and true with a lot of North American snakes its not true for the animal. There are MANY deadly snakes with straight heads and round eyes. Yep, around the world that is true, but thinking in Iowa it is highly unlikely that is a venomous snake. lol. Guess I should have worded my reply a bit better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Yep, around the world that is true, but thinking in Iowa it is highly unlikely that is a venomous snake. lol. Guess I should have worded my reply a bit better. ..... I knew what you meant William. I'm thinking the only venemous snake in the US with round eyes is a coral snake. I do think that may be a water snake, some species have heads like that and will scare the living snot out of you when you almost step on one, but the pattern is not there to match the diamondback watersnake, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerforged Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Looks like a nice belt or inlays for knife sheaths to me:yes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 I do think that may be a water snake, some species have heads like that and will scare the living snot out of you when you almost step on one, but the pattern is not there to match the diamondback watersnake, imo. Not of the pictures I posted but if you do a search for them there are actually several different colors, patterns, etc. I think the name 'Diamond back water snake' is a generic classification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Maybe a bullsnake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Color change to the head matches a bull snake but the head doesnt necessarly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 diamondback water snake is what I'd figure too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 How long was this snake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Sauceman Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Reticulated Tiapan cotton mouthed Mamba timber Gaboon adder snake...Would know now it anywhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Reticulated Tiapan cotton mouthed Mamba timber Gaboon adder snake...Would know now it anywhere! I was thinking along the lines of the copperback rattle mocossin, but you might be right Norm. These two are very familiar. For real tho, it's a live snake. Had that been me, it would have been a picture of a dead snake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 For real tho, it's a live snake. Had that been me, it would have been a picture of a dead snake. yep. i divide snakes into live and dead, also. i prefer dead. got one on the road last week. :clap: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Sauceman Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 I prefer to catch and release them. I LOVE them snakes!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaDeerHunter Posted September 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 I am not sure how long the snake was....just looks big from the picture though. lol And I know I kinda thought it was a bullsnake to, but the shape of the head just doesn't match up. Can bull snakes flatten out there head like that when PO'ed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungry hunter Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 got something like that here in Florida called a Hog nosed snake, kinda resemble a rattler but no rattles will shake it's tail against the leaves, when ya approach it it flips over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 Those hognose are the coolest things to play with, havent seen one in a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griz Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 Looks to me like it's a Copperheaded-rattlein'-water moccasin... No really... It does kinda look like a Bullnose... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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