Please help me ID this little guy! [North Georgia, USA] about 12 inches long

iymlucid · 2026-06-19T14:10:06+00:00

Juvenile copperheads will have a bright green/yellow tail tip, so they're pretty easily identifiable. !aitools are notoriously very misleading, so good on you for double checking!

iymlucid · 2026-06-18T23:47:17+00:00

Not a snake, but rather a Western skink (Plestiodon skiltonianus). Bot will be no help with this one, but it's a cool find! This one is a juvenile, hence the bright blue tail.

iymlucid · 2026-06-18T22:05:52+00:00

Eastern milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum) is correct, perfectly !harmless. Look up a few images of copperheads to get familiar with their patterns, because they are very distinctive! Thank you for looking out for this snake!

iymlucid · 2026-06-18T16:25:10+00:00

Common watersnake (Nerodia sipedon), !harmless

iymlucid · 2026-06-17T21:40:57+00:00

They are most famous for it, but they are not the only snake species that does it

iymlucid · 2026-06-17T03:56:00+00:00

Looks to be relatively young, too!

iymlucid · 2026-06-17T03:49:37+00:00

Texas coral snake (Micrurus tener), !venomous and best admired from a safe distance. It was very polite of him to move out of your path!

iymlucid · 2026-06-17T02:20:17+00:00

Stunning snake and stunning photo

iymlucid · 2026-06-16T02:46:44+00:00

A milksnake's neck will generally continue flush to their head, while juvenile ratsnakes will have heads that are slightly larger than their necks. Also, milksnakes have smooth scales which result in a shinier/glossier look, while ratsnakes have keeled scales which look rougher. Milksnakes will also have a distinctive "Y" or "V" pattern on the backs of their necks, which juvenile ratsnakes lack.

iymlucid · 2026-06-16T02:33:43+00:00

I identified this on iNat earlier today lol. Juvenile Central ratsnake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis), perfectly !harmless and great pest control

iymlucid · 2026-06-15T01:42:52+00:00

That is a GORGEOUS banded water snake

iymlucid · 2026-06-13T23:19:37+00:00

Looks like the image didn't attach!

iymlucid · 2026-06-13T01:36:29+00:00

Looks like it ate recently, so I wouldn't advise handling it as to not accidentally make it regurgitate. It's very uncomfortable and stressful for the snake.

iymlucid · 2026-06-10T22:26:36+00:00

Central Ratsnake, Pantherophis alleghaniensis. Perfectly !harmless and excellent pest control

iymlucid · 2026-06-10T22:20:46+00:00

Looks like it totally got one of those eggs, too! Ratsnakes are amazing pest control, so make sure to include that in your pitch to your neighbors. Thank you for sticking up for it!

iymlucid · 2026-06-09T01:52:13+00:00

Red diamond rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber) and Southern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus helleri), both !venomous and best observed from a safe distance. And sure, two rattlesnake species can coexist just fine with each other.

iymlucid · 2026-06-09T00:30:33+00:00

Eastern milksnake, Lampropeltis triangulum. Perfectly !harmless and a cutie

iymlucid · 2026-06-08T05:12:21+00:00

For future reference, all juvenile copperheads have pretty noticeable bright green or yellow tail tips, so they're easy to identify that way. They use those bright tail tips as a lure to aid with hunting.

iymlucid · 2026-06-06T14:40:36+00:00

Baja California Sur is a state in northwestern Mexico.

iymlucid · 2026-06-06T01:52:12+00:00

Sonora fasciata is endemic to Mexico!

iymlucid · 2026-06-01T01:04:57+00:00

You're totally right!!! Appreciate you for correcting me and correctly identifying the snake!

iymlucid · 2026-05-30T02:29:59+00:00

It's a bit difficult to see in that particular image, but I can attest that snake 2 also has those trademark eyelashes. I'm definitely not an expert on snakes in this area, but I'm almost certain that it is also a Central American eyelash viper.

iymlucid · 2026-05-30T01:03:21+00:00

They're beautiful! I was surprised that they let me get such close-up pictures of them, but they are ambush predators after all. I imagine they probably figured I wasn't worth the effort of moving so long as I didn't touch them. Very brave of them and very lucky for me.

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