Snake ID

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bigfishrcool1193

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My dad caught this little guy in our yard. It didn't try to bite him when he caught it. I'm want to be sure it isn't a rattler. It's maybe 8" long. Did some research and it looks almost exactly like a nightsnake. Markings on the head between the nightsnake pic i found online and the snake we caught look exactly the same.

Are there any rattlers that look like night snakes while at small (8"ish) sizes?

My camera sucks, so I can't get good pictures. Here's a horrible one of it.
I'll try to get more.

First pic is snake caught.

Second is a pic of a nightsnake from an Arizona snake website.

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You got it right, it's a night snake.

Rattlers will have at least a button rattle at birth- they never have a pointed tail like other snakes. They also have a distinctive-looking head: big, chunky, slab-sided head on a small neck, pit between eye and nose, small scales on top of head instead of plates. You should have no difficulty identifying a baby rattler.
 
Clearly not a rattler :p considering... theres no rattle lol.
 
Never known nightsnakes to get over a foot. They might but I always catch them about pencil size. Rear fanged if I'm not mistaken with mild venom harmless unless you are a lizard. I beleave that Arizona only needs to worry about rattlers and coral snakes. Sweet pics.
 
I didn't mean to sound so sarcastic I just thought it was funny :p
 
It is a neat snake. I don't know why, but a lot of small ground-dwelling/burrowing snakes have similar patterns, with a dark collar and often a dark head as well. You can see it in brown snakes, crowned snakes, ringneck snakes, some garters, night snakes, Old World water snakes, even some Australian elapids, etc. Kind of a neat phenomenon.
 
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It is a neat snake. I don't know why, but a lot of small ground-dwelling/burrowing snakes have similar patterns, with a dark collar and often a dark head as well. You can see it in brown snakes, crowned snakes, ringneck snakes, some garters, night snakes, Old World water snakes, even some Australian elapids, etc. Kind of a neat phenomenon.
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Don't forget coachwhips! They have collars and get long! Quite possibly the fastest snake definitely the fastest non venomous. I bet they could outrun a mamba.
 
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