*Except if you're in the Everglades and you're absolutely sure it's an invasive Burmese python and not one of the native species the pythons have been eating to extinction. Then you should kill it quickly. But don't eat it, they contain a lot of mercury.

PapaStevesy@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 318d (2 replies)

Idk, lemme ask the I Can Haz Cheeseburger cat

SolSerkonos@piefed.social · 4 pts · 318d (1 reply)

Excellent, straight to the highest possible authority.

brsrklf@jlai.lu · 2 pts · 318d

I tried going for a senior expert so I asked CATS instead, but he just told me that I had no chance to survive and to make my time.

foodandart@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 318d

If you interacted with a smooth green snake - aka "grass snake" - (they're tiny) and checked out their color in the sun (it's gorgeous) - they'd maybe be less nope ropes and more dinky slinky..

But yes, the "danger noodles" are the venemous ones..

spongebue@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 318d (1 reply)

Sorry, I didn't realize animal meme-ing was taken this seriously and one can be wrong. Now that I know it's possible, I probably am

SolSerkonos@piefed.social · 4 pts · 318d

They're memes, but they do still have meaning. Being fake-serious about the classifications used to be part of the joke, but that was about three social media platforms and ten years ago for me so maybe that part got lost.

macarthur_park@lemmy.world · 55 pts · 318d (6 replies)

Looks like a gopher snake

Gullible@sh.itjust.works · 17 pts · 318d (5 replies)

Weird description, rattle snakes aren’t aggressive either. Every one I’ve met has attempted to leave after announcing itself

falidorn@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 318d

I had one aggressively pursue a group of us (had a dog with us but I doubt that makes a difference). This was on the top of a mountain.

zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 317d (3 replies)

I have definitely encountered aggressive rattle snakes. I'd be careful about assuming they'll flee.

Seleni@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 317d (2 replies)

Speaking as an owner of five snakes, they definitely have individual personalities. Although I wonder if it’s regional too? Most of the ones where I live seem to be lazy more than anything else.

zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 317d (1 reply)

As a kid we had two instances of large rattlers getting into our house and coming after us not to mention the many times I'd come across them in tall grasses. This has given me a heavy reason to give them distance.

Duamerthrax@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 317d

Like People, Some of Them Are Just Jerks.

Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 38 pts · 318d

He's a snek

LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net · 31 pts · 318d

Gopher snake I think?

dhork@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 318d (3 replies)

No step on snek

grue@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 318d (1 reply)

No bike on snek either.

I hope OP is asking to find out if it's non-venomous and safe to grab to remove from the path next time.

foodandart@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 318d

OP is a snek bro..

WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 318d

Don't trend on me

EndOfLine@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 318d

I think it might be a Gopher Snake based off of the coloring and the pattern of the spots along its body.

Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 22 pts · 318d (1 reply)

Since he's a gopher snek, he's probably someone's PA, off to fetch a half-caf oat milk latte. And he's harmless. Also, he's native to California. Leave him be.

https://www.calacademy.org/blogs/naturalist-notebook/ask-a-naturalist-rattlesnake-roundup

homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 318d

Where’s that snek with my latté ?!?

Wilco@lemmy.zip · 22 pts · 317d (1 reply)

That is a snake

SlothMama@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 317d

I was thinking the same thing, but thanks for additional confirmation.

anubis119@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 318d (1 reply)

If it had wheels, it'd be a bike.

PumpkinEscobar@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 318d

well done. for anyone who hasn't seen it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-RfHC91Ewc

drspawndisaster@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 318d

Snake

Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social · 14 pts · 318d (6 replies)

Google lens says gopher snake. Google lens and iNaturalist are great ways to help ID all kinds of animals, plants, and fungi.

Edit for clarification. Don't trust any of these image recognition algorithms. They get many things wrong, but they can help narrow down what a thing is.

grue@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 318d (2 replies)

I don't think I'd trust image recognition enough for anything potentially dangerous (deciding if the snake is venomous, deciding if a mushroom is edible, etc.), but good suggestion for satisfying general curiosity!

nocturne@slrpnk.net · 9 pts · 318d

Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social · 5 pts · 318d

Yes, I don't trust any of them, but they can give you a general idea and you can narrow down yourself afterwards.

starlinguk@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 318d (1 reply)

Don't trust Google.

Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social · 1 pts · 318d

I don't trust iNat either, but it can give you a general idea. Yes, you must do some leg work if you want to be certain.

N0t_5ure@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 317d

You've nailed it. Looks like a San Diego Gophersnake - Pituophis catenifer annectens. It was morning, and he was warming up on the asphault. He didn't seem too worried about me, and gave me time to stop my bike, pull my phone out of my backpack, and snap the shot.

Donebrach@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 317d (1 reply)

Snake.

Vupware@lemmy.zip · 0 pts · 317d

Le epic moment

Maiq@piefed.social · 10 pts · 318d

Garter Snake is my guess.

https://wildlifeinformer.com/types-of-garter-snakes/

rainbowbunny@slrpnk.net · 10 pts · 317d (1 reply)

A cutie

N0t_5ure@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 317d

He was very majestic!

yermaw@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 317d