u/Jolonkussion

Found this guy in a preserve a little down Long Island NY

I originally came here to catch some sticklebacks to post on INat (which I was successful doing, found a snapping turtle as well)

I was heading down the trail when I saw a piece of cardboard in a really muddy spot. I removed it, and sure enough it was there.

I only noticed it because I accidentally placed my net on top of it and pinned it! Poor guy :( it wasn’t hard though I think he’s fine.

It appears very small, and has several damaged scales as you can see. I put him in the brush away from foot traffic.

I know these give live birth and are small snakes- but this guy seems freshly born.

Anyone have any idea of how old he is or how he got to a semi urban environment? I don’t know how well they do usually as I’m only familiar seeing this species and not with much else about them.

I don’t see these too often in my area, neat!

Needles to say, times have changed !

I went from making my own as a kid, to making something decent, to then giving up and buying something off of Etsy lol.

(https://www.etsy.com/listing/4295233220/fnaf-cosplay-game-scraptrapspringtrap)

This guy made him and is very cool :)

I said what I know about cottonmouths and other species of snakes, that they aren’t aggressive and are just trying to defend themselves or escape…

But fear, and rumors still seem to be what the vast majority of people believe. It’s sad, honestly.

But it is what it is! I’ve done all I can do.

Yes, venomous snakes are dangerous and should be respected. It’s okay not to like them.

I just hate it when people demonize them and spread blatantly false info that shows a huge misunderstanding of snake behavior.

(I’m none of these people btw. But I am in this comment section.)

I did not in fact put this ramshorn snail here.

I have a ton of these in my pond with my snapping turtle, and one happened to hitch a ride on his face…For some reason.

He didn’t get eaten, somehow, but a few of his larger friends did.