What kind of Snake is this?

[jburgasser]

Does anyone know what type of snake this is? Saw it in May 2 years ago just before Woody Gap. It is about 3' long. Thanks! JB158241582515826

[Jim Adams]

timber rattler?

geek

[hikerboy57]

looks like a milk snake

[jburgasser]

timber rattler?

geek

Thank you Geek but no rattle. hmm

[Jim Adams]

Thank you Geek but no rattle. hmm

Thanks. I couldn't tell whether there was a rattle or not...I was just going by the pattern.....also thought that it could be a brown water snake.

geek

[Espero]

Here, on the left coast, I would think it's a Gopher snake. Where you are, could it be a Bull snake?

[jburgasser]

Here, on the left coast, I would think it's a Gopher snake. Where you are, could it be a Bull snake?

Appalchian Trail, North Georgia

[rocketsocks]

The head looks longer like that of a constricter,someone could have releashed it???but I really don't know snakes and this is only a guess.

[Samson]

sort of looks like a brown water snake

[birchy]

I would say that it is an OLD Brown Water Snake. The slim head is an identifying feature

[turtle fast]

The head does not look like a pit viper, but it is thick bodied. The markings throw me, I am stumped....It is not a released constrictor...looks like a brown milk snake as mentioned before but the markings...hmm.

[jeffmeh]

Looks like some type of Nerodia water snake to me.

[BigToe]

Definitely a water snake. Along with garter snakes, the most prevalent snake in the US. Nice shot. They make good pets once you calm them down. They can be a mite nippy at first.

[Kitecop]

For sure a northern water snake (Nerodia sipedon) they look way different when they are wet. Which is how they are most often seen. If that was durring a drout then he may have been seeking a new body of water since his very well may have dried up. THATS A FAT ONE.

[Cookerhiker]

Somewhat similar to this one I saw last weekend on the Sheltowee Trace in KY

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[Kitecop]

Somewhat similar to this one I saw last weekend on the Sheltowee Trace in KY

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looks like hes about to shed too, cloudy eye.