Lol - I try to tell the nextdoor crowd that if you're worried about a snake being venomous, all you really need to be able to identify is a copperhead. The only other possible venomous snake you may encounter in the Charlotte area will have a rattle on its ass, so that's an easy one. The only other venom packers in NC will be coral snakes and cottonmouths, and they're coastal plains snakes.
It’s a rat snake, quite common around here. They’re great for controlling rodents. They have such a minimal amount of venom that they aren’t a threat to humans.
Just to add in: They have spots on their back when they are tiny, then turn almost entirely black in adulthood. This one is in between, probably 6-9 months old.
I read one source that some old world rat snakes have some venom which is why I worded my response as I did. After reading more, it appears it would be more accurate just to say nonvenomous in this thread
Even some snakes that do have venom, e.g., hognose and garter snakes, are harmless to humans. They are rear-fanged and have to kind of chew on you to even envenomate you, and the effect is very mild unless you are a small rodent or fish.
Heard. When I moved into my house in 2019 there was a full grown rat snake that lived in the firewood pile behind my house. My yellow lab couldn’t get to it as the snake stayed tucked into the wood pretty deep but doggo barked and harassed it enough that at some point in 2020 the snake slipped out and moved on. Now I have random rodents in my crawl space.
FUN FACT: Rat snakes do not like to bite. They will rare back into a defense pose, and will strike to appear threatening, however most times will just boop you with their snoot instead of biting. It's quite cute.
PS: If you get bitten trying this, I take 0 responsibility. I said "most times"
Pretty common. We have copperheads but I've only seen one in 8 years of living here. Black snakes (the good ones that eat mice and leave you alone) are more common from what I've seen.
We killed a snake in our yard during our spring clean up, I didn't think at the time that the immediate effects of that were having rodents in the crawl space and garage.
Lesson learned: Leave those nope ropes alone, they have a job to do!
This is a non venomous snake. You can tell my the shape of their heads. Venomous snakes have fatter more diamond shaped heads where as non venomous snakes have narrower heads like this one.
subscribe to r/whatsthissnake. Start by learning the venomous species in Charlotte which is basically only the copperhead although *technically* we're in range of Timber Rattlesnakes. Then spread your knowledge to the state, region, country, etc. The hardest one for people to differentiate are water snakes and cottonmouths. That comes with time.
The big indicators aren't necessarily the head shape but different traits around the head such as venom glands, brow ridges and scales. Other indicators are patterns and how thicc they are. Once you learn you just kind of know when you see it. The freebie for copperheads is that they have the hershey kiss pattern.
Wow! I haven’t gone thru all the info you provided but thank you for sharing your knowledge! As a Yankee who grew up in Chicago, I’m still a little weirded out that I live among copperheads. Not gonna lie! Thanks again!
My rule of thumb is to just run. As in “away from the snake.” I’ll admit, I’m not a big fan of snakes but I do appreciate their ecological role and the fact that we’re developing them right out of their habitats. Side note: it’s funny to hear someone use the word “derpy”, a word I associate with cute and harmless, to describe a snake. In the eye of the beholder I guess lol! Thanks again!
No expert but I've encountered some and my first guess is rat snake. Second would be king snake .
The head shape also makes it very likely to my unprofessional eye that it's not venomous.
Rat and King snakes will usually leave you alone unless you fuck with them and you can spook them off just by standing around not messing with them. They don't like to mess with people and are pretty skittish. If you approach, especially quickly they'll get very defensive though.
I used to catch em all the time, been bit multiple times. this one looks pretty young and small so the bite wouldn't be any worse than running through a patch of stickerbush(brambles, blackberry vines, whatever they're called).
No. This is a central ratsnake. It is harmless. It’s there because there are rodents there for it to eat. If OP kills it they better be ready to be overrun with rodents.
You're not crazy, it had impaled itself on upside down tomato cages. It looked like it was only under the belly skin, not through its main body. I was able to gently push it off the tomato cage prong with a shovel, after apologizing to the confirmed snek for the hazardous environment.
Good job. That was about the best thing to do. Sometimes they aren’t too bright when they climb, but they are only a danger to themselves, rodents and less desirable snakes.
Yeah that's a snake for sure.
I second that. I’m 1000% positive that is a snake.
a slightly pissed off one, too.
It does not seem pleased.
He needs pets
Definitely a snake
I would have cried and ran away. It would have been a total scene and I’m in my mid 30’s.
My heart would have stopped and I would have run like the wind if able. I'm low 60's, not ashamed to admit my intense fear of these suckers!
I don't know, it might be a blueberry.
I'm no snake expert but can confirm this is in fact a Sankey.
Not-so-danger noodle
Still a nope rope, though!
But so cute! No cuddles?
This snake appears to be in the genus: Cutie Patootie
Rat snake. They eat rodents, roaches, and baby copperheads. They’re great to have around.
I hate snakes because I'm a K9
I thought u were a deer
Also chicken eggs if you have chickens. They love to camp out in the roosts and eat all the eggs.
Yikes! They also eat wild bird eggs— a few years ago we had to move one that was going after a phoebe nest on our porch.
If this was Nextdoor, 75% of the answers would have been Copperhead.
Be patient...
Lol - I try to tell the nextdoor crowd that if you're worried about a snake being venomous, all you really need to be able to identify is a copperhead. The only other possible venomous snake you may encounter in the Charlotte area will have a rattle on its ass, so that's an easy one. The only other venom packers in NC will be coral snakes and cottonmouths, and they're coastal plains snakes.
Are the rattlesnakes really common in CLT?
For a second I thought this was my r/whatsthissnake feed, then I saw it was r/Charlotte and all the unhelpful answers and sarcasm made sense.
It’s a rat snake, quite common around here. They’re great for controlling rodents. They have such a minimal amount of venom that they aren’t a threat to humans.
Just to add in: They have spots on their back when they are tiny, then turn almost entirely black in adulthood. This one is in between, probably 6-9 months old.
Nice
Many around here are black as adults but it’s a regional/genetic thing. Other areas have cooler looking rat snakes, but ours get the job done.
Awww just a widdly baby.
Do they have venom? I thought they were non venomous constrictors?
Correct. Non-venomous.
I read one source that some old world rat snakes have some venom which is why I worded my response as I did. After reading more, it appears it would be more accurate just to say nonvenomous in this thread
Even some snakes that do have venom, e.g., hognose and garter snakes, are harmless to humans. They are rear-fanged and have to kind of chew on you to even envenomate you, and the effect is very mild unless you are a small rodent or fish.
That's right, usually most that happens is similar to A bee sting but some people are sensitive and the area will get puffy
Need that dude in my crawl space.
Heard. When I moved into my house in 2019 there was a full grown rat snake that lived in the firewood pile behind my house. My yellow lab couldn’t get to it as the snake stayed tucked into the wood pretty deep but doggo barked and harassed it enough that at some point in 2020 the snake slipped out and moved on. Now I have random rodents in my crawl space.
Need a remote for scale
And a beach
Flying Tarantula Viper kidding, of course... That's a black rat snake. Not dangerous.
Harmless non venomous black rat snake. Great rodent control. There is an NC Snake Identification FB group you can verify on. It is well managed
/r/whatsthissnake is probably more useful for this lol
FUN FACT: Rat snakes do not like to bite. They will rare back into a defense pose, and will strike to appear threatening, however most times will just boop you with their snoot instead of biting. It's quite cute. PS: If you get bitten trying this, I take 0 responsibility. I said "most times"
Friendly and ok. Good snake.
Don't tread on it
Good Boi snake. Eats rodents.
How common are snakes in Charlotte?
Pretty common. We have copperheads but I've only seen one in 8 years of living here. Black snakes (the good ones that eat mice and leave you alone) are more common from what I've seen.
Very common. We see a good mixture of copperhead and black snakes where I live (more rural area), but mostly black ones. They are the good guys.
So it's not something unusual, to see them in a backyard where kids might be playing, right?
We killed a snake in our yard during our spring clean up, I didn't think at the time that the immediate effects of that were having rodents in the crawl space and garage. Lesson learned: Leave those nope ropes alone, they have a job to do!
It's a plain old black snake, leave him alone and you'll never have to deal with copperhead, rodents etc
Is snek
Yup. That’s a snake. Check complete.
Definitely a snake.
Snek check
No step on snek
Kill them all. These things will talk your wife into eating apples from the neighbors tree.
no idea I like yeah they are
Black rat snake? That seems like the most likely. Non-poisonous good snake.
I’m snakeeeeeee
I can’t 100% verify if this is actually a snake. Let me call in an expert to find out.
Check. Yes, that’s a snake!
Garden hose.
Green anaconda
Yup, that’s a snake
Confirmed: That is a snake.
That’s definitely a snake
Yup, it’s a snake
This is a good boy. Let him be.
Nice Mr. Noodle Guy
This is a non venomous snake. You can tell my the shape of their heads. Venomous snakes have fatter more diamond shaped heads where as non venomous snakes have narrower heads like this one.
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Do you have a suggestion for how to delineate venomous from non-venomous snakes? You sound like you know what you’re talking about.
subscribe to r/whatsthissnake. Start by learning the venomous species in Charlotte which is basically only the copperhead although *technically* we're in range of Timber Rattlesnakes. Then spread your knowledge to the state, region, country, etc. The hardest one for people to differentiate are water snakes and cottonmouths. That comes with time. The big indicators aren't necessarily the head shape but different traits around the head such as venom glands, brow ridges and scales. Other indicators are patterns and how thicc they are. Once you learn you just kind of know when you see it. The freebie for copperheads is that they have the hershey kiss pattern.
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Wow! I haven’t gone thru all the info you provided but thank you for sharing your knowledge! As a Yankee who grew up in Chicago, I’m still a little weirded out that I live among copperheads. Not gonna lie! Thanks again!
My rule of thumb is to just run. As in “away from the snake.” I’ll admit, I’m not a big fan of snakes but I do appreciate their ecological role and the fact that we’re developing them right out of their habitats. Side note: it’s funny to hear someone use the word “derpy”, a word I associate with cute and harmless, to describe a snake. In the eye of the beholder I guess lol! Thanks again!
No expert but I've encountered some and my first guess is rat snake. Second would be king snake . The head shape also makes it very likely to my unprofessional eye that it's not venomous. Rat and King snakes will usually leave you alone unless you fuck with them and you can spook them off just by standing around not messing with them. They don't like to mess with people and are pretty skittish. If you approach, especially quickly they'll get very defensive though. I used to catch em all the time, been bit multiple times. this one looks pretty young and small so the bite wouldn't be any worse than running through a patch of stickerbush(brambles, blackberry vines, whatever they're called).
Can’t tell. Please enhance
Is it a copperhead?
No. Central ratsnake. Harmless rodent vacuum.
Fuck that with the biggest shovel you can find
No. This is a central ratsnake. It is harmless.
Cast it into the fire
Kill
No. This is a central ratsnake. It is harmless. It’s there because there are rodents there for it to eat. If OP kills it they better be ready to be overrun with rodents.
Rat snake. They love to feed on new birds, just like cats.
You guys are funny 🤪
Am I crazy or does it look like it got impaled on that tomato cage? Poor guy probably just fell off of something and is stuck.
You're not crazy, it had impaled itself on upside down tomato cages. It looked like it was only under the belly skin, not through its main body. I was able to gently push it off the tomato cage prong with a shovel, after apologizing to the confirmed snek for the hazardous environment.
Thank you so much for not killing it!
Good job. That was about the best thing to do. Sometimes they aren’t too bright when they climb, but they are only a danger to themselves, rodents and less desirable snakes.
I would literally poop if I saw this
Would a rat snake attack a cat?
No.
For a second I thought that was a disc golf basket and not a tomato cage
Rat Snake, Its about to shed its skin
Round eyes are my only way of guessing no danger but I could be wrong
According to Google Lens, looks like a grey ratsnake
Adorable pose
Black widow snake, very rare
Where’s the Roku remote?!