NFR Got any Herp pictures?

[Russell]

Had to relocate this one at work today. Sitting there just a few feet from where we were sitting.

 

[M_D]

That’s a rattler….right?

 

[Russell]

That’s a rattler….right?

Right!

 

[BassBarbell]

A Northwester salamander juvenile that still had its gills found along the edge of a pond.

 

[SilverFly]

No idea what kind of turtle. From the pond at a local winery here in SWW.

 

[Zak]

No idea what kind of turtle. From the pond at a local winery here in SWW.

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Looks like a Painted turtle, but maybe those are only in New England?

 

[Uptonogood]

Water moccasin…I was trying to catch up, I only had my phone and it was heading north at a good speed! It was about 21/2 feet long.

 

[SculpinSwinger]

I saw two on the walk late this afternoon

 

[clarkman]

Yes, finally!

 

[Vagabond]

Eastern Milk Snake. He/She (no introduction) was on the edge of the road trying to make the hill side on one of the busy roads in the park. After seeing quite a few turtles that had been killed by vehicles while migrating across the same area earlier this year, obviously by reprehensible bastards, I figured this may be the first trip to the rocky, denning area to the east for it. Had one driver get impatient with my crossing guard act so I ended up picking it up @clarkman style and depositing into the tree line. I slept better last night.

 

[clarkman]

Eastern Milk Snake. He/She (no introduction) was on the edge of the road trying to make the hill side on one of the busy roads in the park. After seeing quite a few turtles that had been killed by vehicles while migrating across the same area earlier this year, obviously by reprehensible bastards, I figured this may be the first trip to the rocky, denning area to the east for it. Had one driver get impatient with my crossing guard act so I ended up picking it up @clarkman style and depositing into the tree line. I slept better last night.
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To me that looks a lot more like a juvenile (perhaps young of the year) gopher or pine snake (Pituophis sp.). Whereabouts was it found?

 

[Vagabond]

South Central PA.
Did Google lie to me? 🫪
It may have been 15” in total.

 

[clarkman]

South Central PA.
Did Google lie to me? 🫪
It may have been 15” in total.

Possibly, but maybe not in the direction that I originally thought. While a Pine snake would be incredibly rare there, from that pic above, it REALLY looks like a juvie Pituophis. My next best guess would be a juvie Eastern Rat snake as their head markings (especially as juveniles) look pretty similar.