Snakes (Chattanooga: house, to buy, live in)

[ldb123]

I have found 3 snakes in the last month. one was in the house under the stove drawer, couldn't catch him and do not know if he is still in the house or not. Lawn guy ran over one with mower, he described it as a black snake about 3 ft. long. Just this morning i let my dog out to potty and he was playing with one under a tree where i have a bird feeder. the snake was coiled with his head up and appeared to be grey in color. i called my dog and rushed him back into the house. i went to look for the snake but couldn't find him. i live in the ooltewah area with horse farms near by. does anyone know of a way to prevent snakes from coming on property or someone to put something along property border to keep them out?

[JoAnn5]

Probably after field mice who will come inside at this time of year. Snakes are usually harmless unless provoked and are really beneficial to have around.

[ldb123]

What if the snake were to bite me or my dogs? Like I said, my dog was approaching the snake and then he would back away when the snake coiled. I only saw white underneath the snake and he appeared to be grey in color. His head appeared to be triangle in shape, this was very early in the morning arould 6:00am.

[Angel079]

Hubby is havin the same problem up in the mountains right now but he deals with easily 2 dozen per day.
Best advise from my time in Colorado I could give you: Go speak to any of your local Wildlife people/ Ranger and have them walk through pictures which snake is indeed dangerous from your local ones and which ones are "just there" but not poisoning. Once you know what to really watch out for, you're much easier about it all.
I'd wanna do that as well, once I get there as I got zip zero ideas about the wildlife out in TN.

[Angel079]

Hey I found this on the link listed below, hope that's some help to you
Chattanooga Snakes: There are many species of snakes in Chattanooga, but few are venomous. If you need help identifying snakes of Tennessee, browse this site or give us a call at (423) 266-3555. We at TruTech, Inc. can provide Chattanooga snake control any time you need us.
Quoted from Chattanooga Wildlife in Tennessee - Wild Animals

[liquidkode]

Hello everyone. Umm I got trapped a little snake and I am looking forward to buy one of those artificial environments to keep it there. The problem is that it does not look too friendly, I mean it tried to attack me couple of times. I need please someone to help me identify the specie and if it is dangerous or not. I attached the pic below. Please help me ASAP cuz I do not wanna keep it inside that bucket for too long.

[Grizzlybear34]

I looked at some other snakes for Tennessee, it is really hard to tell what you have from my inexperienced view. In the Tennessee forum, there was some discussion on snakes awhile back and some real knowledgeable people on them, maybe you could post that there and they could help you?

I just searched and found the thread. I sent a direct message to one of the experts, hopefully they'll respond quickly so you can get that guy out of the bucket.

[kamoshika]

Originally Posted by liquidkode

Hello everyone. Umm I got trapped a little snake and I am looking forward to buy one of those artificial environments to keep it there. The problem is that it does not look too friendly, I mean it tried to attack me couple of times. I need please someone to help me identify the specie and if it is dangerous or not. I attached the pic below. Please help me ASAP cuz I do not wanna keep it inside that bucket for too long.

In my inexpert opinion, you've captured either a Northern watersnake or a cottonmouth. If his eye pupils are elliptical, you have a cottonmouth on your hands. If round, probably a watersnake. But the shape of the head and its scale patterns closely resemble a cottonmouth's:
Florida Venomous Snakes 2

IMO, your best option is to simply release the snake where you found him, if possible.

[liquidkode]

Thank you all for the help! Yes ..I've been looking around and I think it's a cottonmouth. It's eyes are elliptical so I guess that means it's not an inoffensive watersnake. Is this animal too dangerous to keep??

[kamoshika]

Originally Posted by liquidkode

Is this animal too dangerous to keep??

IMO, yes. While a cottonmouth's bite almost certainly wouldn't kill you, it would be extremely painful and could cause major tissue damage.

Unless one's had considerable experience w/ snakes, I don't think it's a good idea to keep a venomous species. Much better to start out w/ something more docile & less dangerous.