Snakeskin - Wildlife Gardeners

ButterflyLinda · 09-01-2010, 08:32 PM

I found a piece of snakeskin in the front yard. I've never seen a rattlesnake around here, but DH thinks the snakeskin is from rattler...but he's no expert. I don't suppose you can tell from this picture of a part of a snakeskin, can you?

havalotta · 09-01-2010, 09:52 PM

I wouldn't know but I found this while searching......

YouTube- Canebrake Rattlesnake Shed its Skin

turttle · 09-02-2010, 09:11 PM

As far as I know, unless you see the rattle, it is really hard to tell what kind of snake shed the skin. My daughter's ball pythons' sheds look fairly similar to that one, and I think that other snakes with a blotchy pattern like that including gopher snakes, copperheads, and many others could shed a skin like that.

Very cool video, Havalotta!

I once brought a snake to school to show my kids' class, and it shed in the container I had it in; the shed came out knotted. They were very impressed. I guess when you need to shed, little things like being in a tight space are only minor inconveniences.

havalotta · 09-03-2010, 05:07 PM

Moisture aids a snake in their shedding. Rubbing on or under things gets the pealing process started...

ButterflyLinda · 09-03-2010, 08:34 PM

Maybe that was why it shed in my yard...because I watered...and this area has had a pretty dry summer. We did get about 6/10" last night/this morning, however. That's the most we've gotten in quite a while. A neighbor did tell me someone had killed a rattlesnake about 2 or so feet long recently. I wish they'd put up photos of the snakes. I always wonder if it really was a rattler. There is another kind of snake in the area that could be mistaken for a rattler if someone didn't know the difference. We're extending a part of my fence out a bit and considering putting in something to deter some critters that can't climb over things very well.

09-01-2010, 08:32 PM	#1
ButterflyLinda Salamander Join Date: May 2010 Location: Texas	Snakeskin I found a piece of snakeskin in the front yard. I've never seen a rattlesnake around here, but DH thinks the snakeskin is from rattler...but he's no expert. I don't suppose you can tell from this picture of a part of a snakeskin, can you? Attached Thumbnails

09-02-2010, 09:11 PM	#3
turttle Curious George & UAOKA recipient Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC	As far as I know, unless you see the rattle, it is really hard to tell what kind of snake shed the skin. My daughter's ball pythons' sheds look fairly similar to that one, and I think that other snakes with a blotchy pattern like that including gopher snakes, copperheads, and many others could shed a skin like that. Very cool video, Havalotta! I once brought a snake to school to show my kids' class, and it shed in the container I had it in; the shed came out knotted. They were very impressed. I guess when you need to shed, little things like being in a tight space are only minor inconveniences. __________________ There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, this is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar. - Lord Byron Turttle's pollinator garden

09-03-2010, 05:07 PM	#4
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	Moisture aids a snake in their shedding. Rubbing on or under things gets the pealing process started... __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

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09-03-2010, 08:34 PM	#5
ButterflyLinda Salamander Join Date: May 2010 Location: Texas	Maybe that was why it shed in my yard...because I watered...and this area has had a pretty dry summer. We did get about 6/10" last night/this morning, however. That's the most we've gotten in quite a while. A neighbor did tell me someone had killed a rattlesnake about 2 or so feet long recently. I wish they'd put up photos of the snakes. I always wonder if it really was a rattler. There is another kind of snake in the area that could be mistaken for a rattler if someone didn't know the difference. We're extending a part of my fence out a bit and considering putting in something to deter some critters that can't climb over things very well.