Considering A Relocation To The Santa Fe Area - Concerned Snakes In Santa Fe Area (Albuquerque: apartments, scorpion) - New Mexico (NM) -Santa Fe County - Page 13 - City-Data Forum

bachristopher · 03-25-2011, 04:22 PM

Thanks for the great info - where we live now we're used to coyotes but the snake potential concerned me alittle. I have our 4 year old labradoodle has the rattlesnake shot and I think it's a good idea to get the 11 month old Spinone vaccinated too. We walk the dogs all the time and the puppy can get really curious about new things he sees -

TomM1 · 06-25-2011, 04:58 PM

Here is your pink snake. (not Photoshopped)

Poncho_NM · 06-25-2011, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by TomM1

Here is your pink snake. (not Photoshopped)

Wow.... What is it and is it native to New Mexico? Definitely pink... I mean, did you find this in the wild?

Rich

TomM1 · 06-25-2011, 10:23 PM

It was in the yard here in Eldorado. Post #6 in this thread identifies it as a Western Coachwhip.

Dancingearth · 06-26-2011, 08:23 AM

I saw two snakes the 8 years I lived in Eldorado. They are out there but my dogs never had problems although I tried not to let them run free--the lab would get out once in awhile. Now I live in the southwest area in the city and have never seen a snake here --only skunks and prairie dogs. One spring I did see a baby snake poking it's head up in the cracks of the sidewalk at Galisteo and Water near the plaza. It was next to the river. I found it amusing that people were walking over it and didn't know it was there.

Love the pink snake--beautiful.

beezle1 · 06-26-2011, 08:42 PM

Wow, I think you got WAY too close to that snake to take that photo!

Annn Uryasz · 08-28-2012, 12:40 PM

So so wrong..we have a home in Santa Fe and I just took a picture of a 5 foot red snake in my front yard.
THis is the second snake we have seen in less than 1 year. They DO live here!! ugggg!

Gungalagungala · 05-13-2013, 10:22 AM

This guy was in my drive on Sunday morning hissing and rattling away.

Gungalagungala · 05-13-2013, 04:08 PM

Been seeing a lot of snakes this spring out and about, especially in Eldorado and out of the city. Where there's mice, there's snakes.

newmarket2 · 05-19-2013, 01:48 PM

Jeena,
Come to Santa Fe and you have a ton of choices for various spiritual pursuits that, if taken seriously, should help you or your friend get over your fears and enjoy the climate, hiking, food, art, music, etc, etc, etc, etc....