BajaBlanca
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snake id ?
A couple weeks ago, this serpent was in our front yard. When I got up closer to take photos, it stayed dead still and did not move for at least 15
minutes!
It is still out there somewhere and I wondered if anyone knows what it is?
The head was brown and really looked like a branch. Amazing camouflage.
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David K
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Looks like a Coachwhip.
Photo 107 B
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BajaBlanca
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DK no photo showing???
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woody with a view
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Showing here.
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BajaBlanca
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shows up now! thanks
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BajaBlanca
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the snake in our garden was quite yellow along the body -perhaps because it was obviously a baby
There is a previous post by Tehag with a HUGE coachwhip in Loreto. He said it was 15 foot long and it sure seems it.
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TMW
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I think I would stay away from any snake 15 foot long.
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JZ
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Kill it. Kill all snakes.
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Barry A.
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"Kill it"???? Snakes keep rodents down and can be very beneficial to have around. Very few are dangerous, and none mean you any harm unless you are
aggressive. I think you might want to rethink that statement, if you are serious. LOL
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Good snake!! Ever since the bible came out snakes got a bad name--they have no germs till you touch them BTW!!
[Edited on 6-17-2017 by BajaGlenn]
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The info that DK attached listed the size at 59 inches, which I will bet is probably about two feet longer than the average size coachwhip.
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
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Jizz,
You display ignorance and cowardice. Don't fear what you don't know. Open your mind.
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bajabuddha
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... And Little Jizzy has the audacity to condescend others. Sad.
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tehag
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That is definitely a Baja Coachwhip. If I ever said they attain 15 feet of length, I apologize. That is incorrect by about 9 feet. I have seen 6
footers, but not longer.
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BajaBlanca
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tehag - you were looking at a photo you took of a coachwhip and it really looked so very loooooooooooooooong.
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They are also great climbers and will eat birds out of the nest.
"The future ain't what it used to be"
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BajaBlanca
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this Coachwhip must still be around our yard - perhaps they are territorial? There is a long groove crossing our sandy driveway.
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Rake it before bed and you'll know who visits during the night!
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David K
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In my next (Day 6) trip report posting, I have a photo of a snake track, near Guerrero Negro.
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