Swamp Snake and Striped Crayfish Snake

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Posted by Jeff Weber on 23:27:03 09/05/08

In Reply to: Rotenberger Road on Labor Day Has Minimal Birding Content posted by Hawker

Good find on the Swamp Snake. I found a S. Fla. Swamp Snake a few years ago at Shark Valley after a heavy rain, the only Swamp Snake I have ever seen.

The Striped Crayfish Snake I told Hawker about was in ENP on the road to Flaminge, near West Lake. It was in the middle of the road, following a heavy early morning rain. Despite the fact that all the authorities say these snakes are docile, this one struck at me repeatedly as I tried to coax it off the road, biting my shoe and even advancing on me like a cobra. All this aggression made me think twice about picking it up. If anyone wants to see a picture of the crawfish snake in strike mode, contact me off line and I'll send you one.

Follow Ups:

• Re: Swamp Snake and Striped Crayfish Snake - Paul L. 15:47:01 09/09/08 (1)
  • Cursed by Recall - Hawker 13:51:27 09/12/08 (0)
• Re: Swamp Snake and Striped Crayfish Snake - Georgiana 14:11:39 09/06/08 (7)
  • Indigo Snake Sightings - Hawker 09:05:15 09/08/08 (4)
    • Re: Indigo Snake Sightings - Larry 10:13:04 09/12/08 (3)
      • Re: Indigo Snake Sightings - Hawker 13:29:24 09/12/08 (2)
        • Re: Indigo Snake Sightings - michael wolf 11:00:14 09/14/08 (1)
          • Re: Indigo Snake Sightings - Jenn 15:47:21 09/15/08 (0)
  • Re: Swamp Snake and Striped Crayfish Snake - Jeff Weber 15:40:25 09/06/08 (0)
  • Re: Swamp Snake and Striped Crayfish Snake - Jeff Weber 15:40:24 09/06/08 (0)

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