What kind of snake is this?

[Lighterknot]

Any snake experts want to give this one a go?  It was found in eastern GA near the SC border.

[pitw]

That's the worst of the worst kind right there, a live one .

[vvarmitr]

Ahhhhhhhh, ain't he cute.

My assumption is a Garter Snake.

[KySongDog]

My guess would be a garter snake as well. 

[Carolina Coyote]

Garter Snake



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garter_snake

[bigben]

Garter Snake



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garter_snake

+1

[Jimmie in Ky]

I have rarely seen one here, but isn't that a hog nose snake? Garters markings are in lines down its sides. Jimmie

[slagmaker]

Looks like a hognosed. A garter has stripes running down its length and no bright colors. A hog nosed has orange/yellow markings and will "puff up" wehre a garter snake will jsut try a bluff and then run.

[vayotehowler]

juvenile garters sometimes look like that i , the yellow stripe comes later and the black color   . I say garter , hognose has an upturned nose and hog nose usually grayer than that , caught on of them in a friends pool one time

[vayotehowler]

did it make it out alive??? good ratter   I said ratter not rattler, wiki say garter is mildly vemomous , never knew that, the wiki link 2nd foto of a juvenile look right

[Yotehntr]

Not a garter, they have lines running length wise... not a hog nose... nose isn't turned up...  I don't know the "proper' name, but we call 'em  "king snakes" here in TN... it's not poisonous, and actually eats rattlers.  One of the "good guys".   

[bigben]

I know garters are nasty sob's.  I dont know about being venemous but I know if ya get bit by one you get a nasty infection.    anyone know why the nonvenemous ones allways act so nasty?

had this black snake get a bit defensive this summer on me. 

[pitw]

 

[Todd Rahm]

What kind of snake is this?

The kind that makes Barry a World Class Sprinter?

[pitw]

What kind of snake is this?

The kind that makes Barry a World Class Sprinter?

And a pretty fair standing broad jumper

[vayotehowler]

 not sure on the king, kings are ususally clusters or rings of colors found this page online , http://www.snakesandfrogs.com/scra/snakes/scsnake.htm   it is snakes of sc

[vayotehowler]

the ribbon snake on tha page i posted looks like what alot of people here in va call garters , that black with that yellow stripe it is on the page too