What kind of snake is this?

[halfback20]

I'm far from a snake expert. What say you BGP? Looks black on top with a white belly. Sorry for the blurry pic it's from the iPhone. Found it beside my house.

 

 

 

[akw4572]

Black Rat Snake. And as far as I'm concerned, it's the worst kind. A snake that's alive. The only good snake is a dead snake.

[halfback20]

Black Rat Snake. And as far as I'm concerned, it's the worst kind. A snake that's alive. The only good snake is a dead snake.

 

So that's not poisonous right? Hopefully nothing to worry about because after I went inside for a minute it was gone.

[dolamite]

Not sure what kind it is but I would much rather see one like that opposed to the copperhead I almost stepped on at the golf course the other day. :eek:

[WalterSobchak]

The way its arched back makes me think blue racer, but I really can't see much of it.

[Bluegrasscard]

So that's not poisonous right? Hopefully nothing to worry about because after I went inside for a minute it was gone.

 

Rat snakes are not bad as long as they stay away from you house. They are good for their name - eating rats and vermin. So the farmers like them. We had one in the bushes and eventually killed it since it was big and had become a nuisance and scaring people and kids. It was a good 4 feet long. But it did have a nest and the young ones came out not long after that. They were grey in color and sunned themselves on the stone on the house. They eventually left, probably working their way the adjacent farm.

 

They, like most Kentucky snakes, are not poisonous.

[halfback20]

The way its arched back makes me think blue racer, but I really can't see much of it.

 

Is that poisonous?

[halfback20]

[halfback20]

[Watusi]

Looks like what we always called a black racer.

 

 

 

It is no threat, but they can be aggressive.

 

Besides, there are no poisonous snakes in Kentucky.

[formerkywrestler]

Plus there are no poisonous snakes in Kentucky.

Correct, but there are several venomous ones.

[halfback20]

Correct, but there are several venomous ones.

 

Okay nerds you know what I meant :lol:

[Watusi]

Correct, but there are several venomous ones.

You ruined my fun too soon.

[Watusi]

hb20, go to the following website to find out all you want to know about snakes in KY.

 

Kentucky Snake Identification Site

 

The vast majority of snakes in KY are non-venomous.

 

In most of the state the only venomous snakes are the Timber Ratter and Copperhead. In certain places you may also find a Western Cottonmouth or Western Pygmy Ratter. And that is it.

[halfback20]

Thanks. Im not big on snakes but I guess I should know what's out there.

 

Should I kill this guy if I see him again? I have two small dogs that play in my back yard and I don't want them to get hurt.

 

Aside from that I could care less about it.