Snake ID Please!

[The Riddler]

Anyone know what kind of snake this is?

It turned up in a mates garden, has being eating birds and is roughly 5foot long.

[HOGEPH]

Alabama black trouser snake.

[SpunkyMonkey]

Where does your mate live? That's not a UK indigenous species, if it's in the UK then it's probably an escaped pet.

[The Riddler]

Leeds, Yorkshire.

I didn't think it was native to this country, but just trying to figure out what kind it is!

[Mr AJ]

Some kind of rat snake?. Possibly a Bairds - but the head doesn't look quite right?.

[SpunkyMonkey]

I think you should call the RSPCA - non native snakes should definitely not be out in the wild! They will probably be able to ID it for you.

[The Riddler]

RSPCA are attending his later today I think!

Was just looking to find out what it could be.

[The Riddler]

Mr AJ said:

Some kind of rat snake?. Possibly a Bairds - but the head doesn't look quite right?.

Markings are more broken up and random, and its a lot bigger than a rat snake!

But he says that's the closest so far!

[Snoop Bagg]

Mr AJ said:

Some kind of rat snake?. Possibly a Bairds - but the head doesn't look quite right?.

The head makes it look like a milk snake of some kind, most rat snakes have a arrow shaped head. Maybe an Eastern Milk Snake?

[The Riddler]

It also has 5 yellow spots on the end of its tail!

[Zaxxon]

King Brown or Mulga? If it is, you may want to stay away from the front end.

[The Riddler]

Zaxxon said:

King Brown or Mulga? If it is, you may want to stay away from the front end.

Not sure it could be this! Head is the wrong kind of shape, different markings too!

Cheers all so far!

[captainzep]

The Riddler said:

Zaxxon said:

King Brown or Mulga? If it is, you may want to stay away from the front end.

Not sure it could be this! Head is the wrong kind of shape, different markings too!

Cheers all so far!

Encourage it to bite your friend.

This will help to narrow down whether its venomous.

[y2blade]

try picking it up by putting your thumb up it's butthole



"crikey this blighter is gettin' cranky"

Edited by y2blade on Thursday 21st April 13:32

[Tokoloshe]

Wow, what an amazing animal, bet your mate was a little surprised to find it.

Hopefully the RSPCA have someone skilled in handling something more exotic than your basic grass snake....actually, could it be a grass snake? they get over 5ft long and there are lots of varieties of markings, not sure whether it matches head shape etc though.

[Tokoloshe]

Actually, ignore that, it's eating birds not frogs, hopefully the RSPCA can ID it, especially if they need an antivenom after trying to catch it!!

[JFReturns]

y2blade said:

try picking it up by putting your thumb up it's butthole



"crikey this blighter is gettin' cranky"

Edited by y2blade on Thursday 21st April 13:32

Southpark?? "Right, im gonna jam my thumb roight up its butthole. Crikey, its pissed now!!"

[JFReturns]

HOGEPH said:

Alabama black trouser snake.

[y2blade]

JFReturns said:

y2blade said:

try picking it up by putting your thumb up it's butthole



"crikey this blighter is gettin' cranky"

Edited by y2blade on Thursday 21st April 13:32

Southpark?? "Right, im gonna jam my thumb roight up its butthole. Crikey, its pissed now!!"

yep

one of the Steve Irwin ones was on the other day..hence it popped into my head

[itsnotarace]

Looks like a corn or milk snake to me. My ex-flatmate used to keep them and they grew pretty large