Snake ID??? Nerodia ???

[Josh]

it will be like a vacation to a spa good descion.

[Pinky]

That's a pretty good size water snake...did he/she musk you?the ones i caught gave me a good stinking!!!

[KITKAT]

That's a pretty good size water snake...did he/she musk you?the ones i caught gave me a good stinking!!!

Actually, she has been quite placid and easy to handle. But I suspect the poor thing is not feeling well. After all, she is missing several inches of tail.

[flakgunner]

hey,
That is one rough looking Watersnake,but at that size they all look rough,and in my "early" snake keeping days,(OH! gosh now Iam feeling old.LOL),found watersnakes quite difficult to keep in captivity ,their not a very good handling snake,and have been know to turn on you,without a moments notice,and THEY! have a set of teeth!!long,to grab and hold on to slimmy fish.You'll need a large water dish ,which it'll always be climbing into,creating a waterfall,soaking everything in your setup,it's been along time since I've kept one,but those that I did,always developed water blisters,and it'll require alot! of food,and I'am not talking about fishing minnows ether.you'll need those hugh muskie bait ,Chubs,Perch and Bullfrogs.Their also quite dirty,always pooping in their water dish,and have a odor that never does go away.Personaly,I'd care for it's injuries,and then release it,in a nice quiet back pond.

Joe

[KITKAT]

hey,
That is one rough looking Watersnake,but at that size they all look rough,and in my "early" snake keeping days,(OH! gosh now Iam feeling old.LOL),found watersnakes quite difficult to keep in captivity ,their not a very good handling snake,and have been know to turn on you,without a moments notice,and THEY! have a set of teeth!!long,to grab and hold on to slimmy fish.You'll need a large water dish ,which it'll always be climbing into,creating a waterfall,soaking everything in your setup,it's been along time since I've kept one,but those that I did,always developed water blisters,and it'll require alot! of food,and I'am not talking about fishing minnows ether.you'll need those hugh muskie bait ,Chubs,Perch and Bullfrogs.Their also quite dirty,always pooping in their water dish,and have a odor that never does go away.Personaly,I'd care for it's injuries,and then release it,in a nice quiet back pond.

Joe

Yes... well... I do enjoy snakes that I don't handle. I am hoping that while we are cleaning up her stump, she gifts us with some young. If so, I will try to keep a couple of the young, but yes, mom will be released in 30 days from capture, and will not be exposed to any other reptile while in our keeping.

She did shed after the pics, and although the shed was in pieces, we did manage to handle her the next day and peel off a couple of stuck places. We are treating her stump with betadine.

She has not eaten yet, but is basking and soaking, finished her shed, and looks alot better than when we caught her. I have access to bullfrog tadpoles, and plan to get about four of them and put them in her dish tomorrow.

[GarterGuy]

You'll have to post a pic of her now that she's all shedded out.

Roy

[enigma200316]

yes I would like to see an updated pic as well please!!!!

[KITKAT]

Here she is right after we captured her and before we started treating her.



Here is a pic after her first shed, but before we worked on the unshed portion of her head.

[Lulu Bennett]

wow what a difference. she is beautiful.

[enigma200316]

yes very nice!!!...and she is a very nice sized snake!!!!