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by Teresa on May 19, 2006
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How many different colors of king snakes are there? I ran over a small baby snake in my yard with my mower one day & didn't reconize the markings. I have a creek that runs through my back yard so I was checking to be sure if it could have been poisonous or not since I didn't know if there were many different colors for king snakes. I did have about a 4 1/2 to 5 foot black king snake in my yard last fall or so that was about all I have seen around until this one. I'm in Hull, Georgia & I don't know what kinds could be around here. Any ideas?
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by Cro on May 19, 2006
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Teresa: There are quite a few snakes in your area. Since you are near Athens, you should try to attend the Annual Snake Show at Sandy Creek Nature Center in Athens on the first Saturday in June.
It is quite possible that the snake you saw will be on display, or that someone there can help you identify it.
Take a look at the posting by Chad Mintor below in the thread about Okefenokee Joe for more information on this event.
Hope this helps.
JohnZ
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by GREGLONGHURST on May 20, 2006
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Here is a site that has excellent photographs of all of the venomous snakes found in the American southeast. If you do not see the snake you hit with the mower, chances are excellent that it was a non-venomous snake, which outnumber dangerous snakes by far.
http://treasurecoastwebdesign.com/snakes ~~Greg~~
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by SwampY on May 21, 2006
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Teresa,
By all means come out to the Snake Day at Sandy Creek. It's always the first saturday in June. email me at swampy@bellsouth.net if you need directions or have questions. Also if you see another snake try to get a clear pic from a safe distance and I'll be happy to identify it for you.
Chad Minter
http://www.envenomated.com
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by earthguy on May 22, 2006
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Also, you're pretty close to the SREL Herp lab (http://www.uga.edu/srelherp/)
The above link has a good list (with range maps, I beleive) of the snakes of South Carolina and Georgia.
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