misfish Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 (edited) Was walking along and all of a sudden,this guy came slithering by. Edited July 21, 2013 by Misfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeytier Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Is that not a massasauga rattler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey buoy Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 No rattle that I can see. They see you before you see them,I'm sure he would of heard a rattle if that was the case.Interested to know as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnsled Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Rat snake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Common Fox snake, see here. If you get up close you'll see it has a round pupil, non venemous. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_snake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farsider Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 I would have guessed Milk Snake but, it is hard to tell by that picture. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_snake Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted July 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 (edited) No rattle. Yes Erich,it had a round pupil. .I got close to is,but NOT to close. LOL Seen it not to far from your town. I would have guessed Milk Snake Thats what my wife said as well. Edited July 21, 2013 by Misfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallacio Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Milk Snake. Seem to be a lot around this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Milk, Rat, and Massasauga are all very close in appearance. Just because it didn't have rattles doesn't mean it isn't one. Better to err on the side of safe. A Massasauga won't likely kill you but it could make you quite sick and if bitten you should seek medical attention ASAP. I do know of one woman who died from a Massasauga bite in French River several years ago. She thought it was just a rat snake that bit her. She died a few days later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 It is a fox snake. Not that commonly seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 whatever it is its pretty big for southern Ontario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thgen Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 It is definitely an Eastern Milksnake. The markings on both Fox Snakes and Massasaugas are quite different from the cream background with reddish brown blotches shown in your picture. Also, assuming that this was somewhere fairly close to Barrie, neither of the other two species occur there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Cool find? Where did you see it (approximately)? Rat snakes have a pretty limited distribution in Ontario and Milk Snakes are pretty widespread. http://www.ontarionature.org/protect/species/reptiles_and_amphibians/eastern_foxsnake.php http://www.ontarionature.org/protect/species/reptiles_and_amphibians/milksnake.php Pretty sure it is a Milk Snake. I will ask some people at the office tomorrow. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singingdog Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 It's a milk snake. The brown blotches, outlined in black, differentiate it from a fox snake. If it were a fox snake, the brown blotches would not have a black outline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 milk snakes. I used to see lots of them while hiking on some Bruce Trails. They aren't poisoness but can be very aggressive and can still give you a nasty bite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooked! Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 How long was it? From the photo it looks like it was about five feet long. If so, most likely a fox snake. Where did you see it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdrifter Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 MILK SNAKE. Looks to be about 3ft long. Am I right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 (edited) Cool find? Where did you see it (approximately)? Rat snakes have a pretty limited distribution in Ontario and Milk Snakes are pretty widespread. http://www.ontarionature.org/protect/species/reptiles_and_amphibians/eastern_foxsnake.php http://www.ontarionature.org/protect/species/reptiles_and_amphibians/milksnake.php Pretty sure it is a Milk Snake. I will ask some people at the office tomorrow. Jon After looking at those links it is obviously a milk snake. So milk snake it is, Cool find! Edited July 24, 2013 by ehg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted July 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 2ft long a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmer Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Milk snake and they like to bite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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