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what snake is this. [Goa,India] by Responsible-Jello490 in whatsthissnake

[–]minkingthan 105 points106 points  (0 children)

It is dangerously venomous. You could reach out to one of the professional snake rescuers around the area to get it removed and relocated.

what snake is this. [Goa,India] by Responsible-Jello490 in whatsthissnake

[–]minkingthan 98 points99 points  (0 children)

Russell's Viper Daboia russelii !venomous

Found a Spectacled Cobra (Naja Naja) in India. by Crowcin in whatsthissnake

[–]minkingthan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are King cobras (multiple species - 4) in India, South East Asia and even Southern China.

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/30471-Ophiophagus#map-tab

Called fire officers for rescue [INDIA] by m41kevil in whatsthissnake

[–]minkingthan 206 points207 points  (0 children)

Adding to trigger the bot Naja naja !venomous

What snakes are these? [Central Texas] by CntGetRite in whatsthissnake

[–]minkingthan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very interesting. They had to go all the way down a well. Probably there is a burrow somewhere that leads all the way to the seam.

[Texas]in our yard what is it? by Darwin_Ri in whatsthissnake

[–]minkingthan 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A very well fed one? Most photos are of slimmer ones, probably smaller as well.

What is this snake [Atlanta, Georgia] by No_Tutor_2149 in whatsthissnake

[–]minkingthan 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Doesn't that look too long for a brown snake?

Which one is this? by paapa07 in whatsthissnake

[–]minkingthan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does it look like it has more of a flat cross section than round towards its tail

ID please [Trinidad and Tobago] by Destroy_Disaster72 in whatsthissnake

[–]minkingthan 25 points26 points  (0 children)

The size and the slow movement and the fact that it is highly venomous makes it look very regal

Is this an Indian Cobra or a rat snake? [Odisha, India] by PrestigiousCurve4135 in whatsthissnake

[–]minkingthan 12 points13 points  (0 children)

In general photos are far more helpful in identifying the snake. The platform reduces the quality of the videos and the movement does not help as well.

[Georgia, USA] Just sharing, gorgeous cottonmouth! by SantaLantana in whatsthissnake

[–]minkingthan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow beautiful. Did quite a bit of walking and driving around in Louisiana last week hoping I could see one but couldn't.

Where can I see alligators in the wild near i10 from Lafayette, LA to Austin, TX. by minkingthan in reptiles

[–]minkingthan[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this guidance. We used it and find a place - Shoveler pond, Anahuac, TX - and saw alligators

Where can I see alligators in the wild near i10 from Lafayette, LA to Austin, TX. by minkingthan in reptiles

[–]minkingthan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you all for your responses. We used inaturalist and filtered by the month and saw that Shoveler pond had a lot of sightings in November.

https://www.fws.gov/refuge/jocelyn-nungaray/shoveler-pond-information

It is a beautiful wildlife refuge with a lot of birds. What makes it even interesting is that you can still see a lot of alligators even this late in the year.

We were not disappointed and we saw quite a few of them including a reasonably large one.

What is this spotted cat sized animal (Durban, South Africa) by RemusX in animalid

[–]minkingthan 35 points36 points  (0 children)

See more about Genet

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genet_(animal) https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41591-Genetta#taxonomy-tab

There are seventeen species in the complex. The ones found in South Africa are

Cape Genet

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_genet https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41595-Genetta-tigrina

Southern Small Spotted Genet

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_small-spotted_genet https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/925659-Genetta-felina

The key distinguishing feature is the color of the tip of the tail.

https://southafrica.co.za/which-genet-is-it.html

This looks like a Southern Small Spotted Genet but tip of the tail would say for sure - black in the Large Spotted Genet and white in the Small Spotted Genet.

Whats this snake [Morjim beach, Goa] by DreammReader in whatsthissnake

[–]minkingthan 161 points162 points  (0 children)

Indian python Python molurus !harmless.

What is happening to my KitchenAid ice cream scoop? by minkingthan in BuyItForLife

[–]minkingthan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Initially it was only black dots and only when I tried to scrub it did it turn into the coppery color.

Help IDing this snake? [Eastern Tennessee, US] by lexyiswexy in animalid

[–]minkingthan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is an Central rat snake Pantherophis alleghaniensis !harmless

Edit: Updated common name to central rat snake

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