Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

[andycul]

Cooler than Robins... that's funny.

Check out Garfield comic for March 13, 2011. Cracks me up.

Garfield's Comic Strip Archives at Garfield.com - The Official Web Site of Garfield & Friends

LOL that's a good one

[ConcinusMan]

Twang!

[ConcinusMan]

Hey Stefan, want to take a crack at a snake I.D. ?

I'm having a heck of a time with this one. Found in southern Louisiana and is newborn size. I've looked at every dang snake known to exist in LA and I still can't figure out what it is.

[Stefan-A]

Colubrid. Water snake?

[ConcinusMan]

IDK, the head shape just doesn't seem right. Seems more like a rat snake but who knows what species.

[Stefan-A]

The head shape can be deceiving, it looks like a very young snake. I'm leaning towards a Nerodia, but I haven't had time yet to look at the species found in Louisiana.

[RedSidedSPR]

Hey Stefan, want to take a crack at a snake I.D. ?

I'm having a heck of a time with this one. Found in southern Louisiana and is newborn size. I've looked at every dang snake known to exist in LA and I still can't figure out what it is.

Soon as I saw it, I though "banded water snake". Can you get a picture of his underside? They have a very distintive belly. Sort of red and yellow. I could be wrong though.
Species Profile: Banded Watersnake (Nerodia fasciata) | SREL Herpetology

[Stefan-A]

N. erythrogaster, maybe?

Red-belly Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster)


Who knows, they all look the same to me. But I definitely think it's a juvenile Nerodia.

[ConcinusMan]

Can you get a picture of his underside?

No, it was released. That's something that people asking for I.D. often fail to provide - a shot of the underside.

Yeah, Stefan. I'm with you. They all look the same to me. I think there's several different ones that live in LA too.

[ConcinusMan]

Hmm... strange

July this year has 5 fridays, 5 saturdays, and 5 sundays. Won't happen again for another 823 years.