azhuntnut Report post Posted July 27, 2014 I came across this fella while glassing today. He was eating tadpoles in a small basin of watering the rocks. He was very aggressive and struck the end of my tripod leg several times. About a foot long and as big around as a thumb. David Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MULEPACKHUNTER Report post Posted July 27, 2014 Garter or water snake Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ready2hunt Report post Posted July 27, 2014 I'm aggressive too when someone bothers me during a meal. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rageinthesage Report post Posted July 27, 2014 Cotton mouth or some sort of pit viper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted July 27, 2014 Black Mamba. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
az_shooter Report post Posted July 27, 2014 That's definitely the black mamba. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted July 27, 2014 Gotta laugh, we kill about 3 of these a week. I'm usually very compassionate about snakes but we've got a koi pond with some regular goldfish. We've lost some very nice fish to these idiot garter snakes who bite anything they can latch onto but can't swallow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted July 27, 2014 Yes, it's a garter snake. Not sure exactly which species, but all garter snakes are non-venomous. Black-necked is the most common. Kind of depends where you were in the state. here is a great website for snake and amphibian info: http://www.reptilesofaz.org/snakes.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan H Report post Posted July 27, 2014 Looks like a checkers garter snake. Used to catch similar ones in tortilla n fish creek in summer monsoons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan H Report post Posted July 27, 2014 Checkered dam auto spell. Had one in high school n it would eat 15-20 goldfish live in one meal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rageinthesage Report post Posted July 28, 2014 Checkered dam auto spell. Had one in high school n it would eat 15-20 goldfish live in one meal. So that's how gold is made?!!!.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
