Two Striped Garter Snake - Thamnophis hammondii by Arlene Schag
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Two Striped Garter Snake - Thamnophis hammondii underwater in Pine Valley Creek, California. The forest is peaceful and seems we are the only people in this part of Pine Valley Creek. My hiking buddy lounges on some rocks while I explore downstream.
Ogeechee River-Kings Ferry Landing-Georgia
You may find yourself in a bit of a “pickle” swimming to close to this fellow. We were lucky enough to spot him while fishing on the edge of the river. His colors blend well in the blackwater stream.
Ogeechee River Snake
We have a rule to treat all snakes as venomous because it’s hard to distinguish between harmless and poisonous when they are in the…
Let me tell you a story. This is a #watersnake. I guess it’s called that b/c it lives in the water? Or maybe it has a more sophisticated “official” name? Water snakes are notoriously aggressive (look it up). They aren’t poisonous. But they will bite you several times and pursue you (rather than bite you in a defensive manner. Hit and run style). Nope. This grumpy prick will come at you over and over. Water snakes are the original gangsters of the snake world. They kick the ass of all other snakes. This snake was on the bridge earlier in the day and startled me when I nearly stepped on it. Well… a more honest description would be. The snake scared the shit out of me. And I’m permanently traumatized. Later in the day. My daughter Ellie was playing in the “creek”. Catching miniature lobsters or crawfish or whatever they are called. And this jackass snake literally chased her. Twice. She got out once. Waited awhile. Then went back to lobster hunting. We thought the snake would run and hide. The second picture shows us what happens to a water snake when it attacks my #daughter. A dad and a hockey stick take care of the problem. DO NOT GIVE ME A SPEECH ABOUT SNAKE CRUELTY. He started it. I was just trying to have a quiet day 😎 #recovery #mentalhealth #outdoors #nature #sobriety #snakes #snakesofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CfSHT6vu6Pf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Also- I know you have human Archimedes and Sylvia, but may I propose: human watersnake? I like to think he’s an experienced diver and assistant researcher :3
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your character design is amazing as always...and thank you that you like seal fortress! (now this au brings me so much serotonin... and your words... too...)
Surfpent's scales are rubbery and flexible, allowing it to swim easily and survive in cold water climates. They can swim to unfathomable depths with ease.
Surfpent features a unique Hidden Ability, Rubberize, which turns all normal type moves it uses into Bouncy type moves! What the heck is the Bouncy type? Perhaps you'll learn more with Surfpent's evolutions!
Surfpent is based on water snakes and scuba divers.
What should I tell you? About the Saturday in December that Bunny ran around the house at five in the morning, yelling 'First snow!' and pouncing on our beds? Or the time Camilla tried to teach me the box step; or the time Bunny turned the boat over – with Henry and Francis in it – because he thought he saw a water snake?
They say one way you can tell the harmless watersnake from the venomous cottonmouth is by the shape of the pupils; the watersnake has round pupils while the cottonmouth has slitted, eliptical pupils in harsh light.
Saw an absolutely gorgeous watersnake today! Must’ve been at least two feet long, super handsome snake (I saw another, much smaller one a week or two ago, even got to see it enjoying a meal, but I’d have to take some time to sift through my camera roll since more of my pictures are not very good)
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Oh, wonderful! I love videos of watersnakes swimming so much. Thank you for sending this in!!
florida keeps dropping "scarlet kingsnakes" in everybody's mug and wonders why people aren't laughing
snake psa below the break
Fun fact: Coral snakes (a member of elapidae, meaning they're closely related to taipans/cobras/kraits etc) are actually very chill! They're SO chill, in fact, that it's rare for hospitals to have the proper antivenom in stock, because people don't tend to get bitten by them. As a general rule, try to be hesitant about handling what you think is some kind of coral mimic.
Also, the red/black/jack, red/yellow/kill-a-fellow rhyme only works in the US & northern mexico, generally speaking- elapids and mimics in Southern Mexico and beyond (M. diastema in Mexico, M. isozonus in Venezuela, etc) follow different patterns. Be aware of what venomous sp. look like in your area!
In any case, corals don't want to bite you. In fact, because you- presuming you are in fact a human and not a sentient mouse or frog that has learned to use the Internet- are so huge, no venomous snake wants to bite you, as you would be too large to fit in their stomach. Snakes bite when they feel threatened. Sometimes, this threatening is on accident (stuck hand in wrong place while hiking, picking up firewood, accidentally stuck foot somewhere, etc). However, a number of snake bites are because someone was being stupid and harassing the animal.
Just. Don't mess with snakes, y'all. They don't want to mess with you, either. I promise.
So, this is the drawing I made for Rayman Alive 2023, a bunch of characters inspired by the Polokurse style. I'm not completely satisfied with the result (specially the lighting/shading), but I ran out of time 😅.