Harmless black racer snake mimicking a rattlesnake with dry leaves (sound on).

Apr 16, 2022 2:51 AM

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What if there aren't any dry leaves around?

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

my pet corn snake did this when she was startled. It was really neat.

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Black snakes do it too.

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I caught one on its way into a crowded picnic area. It was about 6 1/2 feet long, very pretty, mostly docile, just scooped it up.

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Hallo, am rattle

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Still isn't a fun sound to hear when you're hiking.

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

There are blue racers near me, but rare. They will run from you and chase you, playing a kind of tag. Weird shit and they are fast.

4 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Wanna become a expert? Bite me!

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Corn snakes will do this too.

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

4 years ago | Likes 195 Dislikes 2

Interesting. Does this count as tool usage?

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

No because acknowledging animal intelligence would be reeeeeealll inconvenient at this stage.

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 3

I'm not enough of a herpetologist to do anything other than quickly head the other direction when I see a snake out in the wild. Clever one.

4 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

That's a good idea anyway. First idea when it for walks is to make a lot of noise. It scares most things away from you. They don't want a

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Confrontation. Use a stick in front of you, shuffle your feet, kick rocks, etc. Scares other critters away, too.

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

“Harmless” ha! They bask on rocks on railroads. One chased me and leapt up to bite my butt leaving a bruise through jean pockets. Dicks!

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

They are just giant slithering biting black cocks is what they are.

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Had one scare my horse once. I was lucky not to get thrown on my head. Sneaky bastards. Fast, too.

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Gopher snakes do the same thing, and even look similar to rattler's, except the heads.

4 years ago | Likes 91 Dislikes 0

My bull snake and California king snake both pretend they are rattle snakes if I accidentally startle them.

4 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

twice my golf partners have mis-identified gopher snakes, because of this. I've had to scoot the snakes along, and get 'em out of harm's way

4 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Ran into one of these [or a similar snake] on my way to work once. It shot across the sidewalk into the grass and shook it's tail at me.

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Evolutionary speaking, all snakes do this to some effect...Rattlesnakes just wanted to do it louder

4 years ago | Likes 31 Dislikes 0

lol wanted

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I mean that's how young earth creationists see evolution. We wanted to evolve the way we have so we did.

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

They're just slithery doggos who wag their tails when they get excited.

4 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

but why?

4 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

To make predators think he’s a rattler and is dangerous. Lots of snake species do this to imitate a rattler as a defense mechanism.

4 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Why not just like… ya know BE a venomous snake

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

These things also go eye level with you out of nowhere and chase your ass. First time it happened I almost shit myself.

4 years ago | Likes 55 Dislikes 0

They live up their name. Saw a red racer chase someone down at bible camp one time. It was fuckin great. Quick fuckers though.

4 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Eye level? How tall are you?

4 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Barely six foot. May have been under eye level, but when the fucker reared up like a goddamn cobra it may as well've been godzilla-sized.

4 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

That lizard part of our brain just screams run it's gonna eat ya.

4 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Yuuup

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Can't really hurt humans though

4 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 0

Your username ?

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

It still hurts my skin when they bite. I'm not going to die, but that isn't the kind of biting I'm into.

4 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I disagree while bites are not much an issue, cornering one and it lunging at your face and you fall will hurt more than a bite.

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Can sure as hell hurt my feelings though when I shit myself.

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