2 foot orange snake ! What kind is it!

Bobberman · Mon Jul 07, 2014 10:32 pm

In my cold frame area I just about tramped on a 2 foot snake sunday! It was very fast moving and looked orange and fuzzy almost like a giant centepeed! Does anyone know what it could be and is it dangerous!

GEOSAN · Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:15 pm

Possibly a Northern Red-bellied Snake. They get up to around a foot and a half here in Pa. It's a friend and good garden companion. Harmless to man.

GEOSAN · Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:17 pm

Possible it was shedding old skin which gave it a fuzzy look.

Ohio Tiller · Tue Jul 08, 2014 12:33 pm

Might have been a corn snake also and if it was fuzzy it was shedding. Copper heads can be very orange also but they have a very large wedge shaped head. Copper heads are snakes you want to tread lightly on their bite doesn't mess around!

tomc · Tue Jul 08, 2014 1:17 pm

Most snakes will slither away given a chance. Copperheads being the most notable north american exception.

It is alas somewhat venomous. tread carefully around him.

Ohio Tiller · Wed Jul 09, 2014 11:16 am

If it looked like this you need to stay away from it and have it removed to someplace it can be safe and away from folks.
https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt ... I8BEPwdMAo

But if it looks like this leave it alone it will help your garden.
https://www.google.com/search?q=corn+sn ... B432%3B286

Bobberman · Wed Jul 09, 2014 2:31 pm

it was a solid orange no stripes. very fast moving and seemed to move like a centipede. it was straight out no wiggle as if it was crawling on tiny legs.