Snake on Mt. Watatic

[amstony]

Anyone out there help me I.D. this snake the Mrs and I found on the Mt. Watatic, MA summit.........You can see the snake between the 2 large rocks, he slithered away before I could get a real close up!

I almost sat on this rock , luckily she is sharp eyed........

 

[HikerBob]

Looks like it might be a Milk Snake. I came across this one in my yard a few weeks back.

Found a great snake site run by UMASS at Amherst HERE

Bob

 

[Waumbek]

There have been several recent threads on milk snakes, and your snake looks like one. They imitate rattlers by the way.

 

[HikerBob]

They imitate rattlers by the way.

They sure do! After posing for me for a few minutes the one I found in my yard slithered under a bush leaving just the tail sticking out which it then waggled in a most alarming way. Gave me pause for thought!

Bob

 

[giggy]

that is what you call an alabama black snake -

just kidding - I would bet it is a mike snake.

 

[forestgnome]

Yes, a milk snake, and non-poisonous.

HikerBob, really nice image with the lupines!

 

[Sticks]

Yup, milk snake it is, I have one or several in my backyard that scared the heck outta me until I found out what it was.
They will coil up and shake their tail like a rattlesnake and are rather long.

 

[Artex]

More information on the Eastern Milk Snake from enature.com (NWF)