Snake at Le Cellier - help identifying?

[tefrench]

We were just at the World, and saw this little guy go right across the sidewalk at Le Cellier. Can anybody tell me what kind of snake he is? I think you can click on the photo for a larger view....

(Don't worry, we kept our distance!)

 

[silverhaze269]

That looks like a corn snake to me...I have one with an almost identical colour as a pet. It's a bit hard to tell though, because the picture is a little small, but from the overall patterning, the pattern on the head, and the shape of the head, I'd say it's a corn snake...harmless little guys. Normally they are orange and brown, but that little guy looks like an anerythistic corn snake, which just means the red and orange pigments have been "bred" out.

 

[t_catt11]

Hard to be 100% sure - the picture is distant - but I'd say that you definitely needed to keep your distance - the markings, combined with the triangle shaped head (pit viper), scream "water moccasin!" to me. Aka cottonmouth. Aka poisonous, also MEAN, snake. This was obviously a young one (they get darler as they get older), but this is one of the few examples of "the only good snake is a dead one".

I think that snakes are great, but this species is an exception.

 

[t_catt11]

That looks like a corn snake to me...I have one with an almost identical colour as a pet. It's a bit hard to tell though, because the picture is a little small, but from the overall patterning, the pattern on the head, and the shape of the head, I'd say it's a corn snake...harmless little guys. Normally they are orange and brown, but that little guy looks like an anerythistic corn snake, which just means the red and orange pigments have been "bred" out.

See, I was thinking that, but the enlarged picture suggests a triangular head to me. If so... http://www.floridabackyardsnakes.com/files/CottonmouthYoungFinal.jpg

Now, if it didn't have the triangular head, then it was 100% harmless.

 

[tefrench]

Thanks for the reply! The kids were fascinated, and they kept other tourists from stepping on him. It provided a little distraction while waiting for supper!

 

[LexiC123]

The real question is...did he have an ADR?!

 

[pad406]

The real question is...did he have an ADR?!

doesn't look old enough to have got one 6 months out

 

[AJA]

I can't see his head it's so hard to tell. The coloring looks like a young copper head to me (they don't have to have a yellow tail). I would stay far away.

 

[Disneykidsdad]

So much for ordering the special. It got away.

 

[nytimez]

I have had it with these (BLANKETY-BLANKIN) snakes in this (BLANKETY-BLANKIN) theme park!

 

[goofyernmost]

I wouldn't care if it's a cardboard cut out...I would keep my distance. Hate snakes with a passion. I was once told that according to ADA regs (this was a few years ago) that a person had a right to bring a snake on public transit because it might be a needed alert animal. I said it was OK with me but I hope he knew how to drive a bus because I wasn't going to drive it.

I, occasionally sit by the "river" in front of Cindy's Castle and watch snakes swimming by. As long as they are there and I am elsewhere, it's OK with me.

 

[DisneyMomma81]

Perhaps this is another reason why we vist DLR more often - no snakes there, just cats and water fowl.

 

[ncmickeyluvr]

Looks like a baby black rat snake, to me. Although, I wouldn't have hung around long enough to find out!! The head looks rounded to me. Baby black rat's look like copper head's but without the yellow/green tail and rounded head, round eyes.

 

[ducky_love]

I have had it with these (BLANKETY-BLANKIN) snakes in this (BLANKETY-BLANKIN) theme park!

And I don't like the shape if that head. I would have stayed FAR away!

 

[slaball1]

I have had it with these (BLANKETY-BLANKIN) snakes in this (BLANKETY-BLANKIN) theme park!

seriously.. It's Florida and the theme parks were built on swampland. Snakes and other wildlife are everywhere here.

 

[silverhaze269]

After looking at some pictures of the two, I dunno about a cottonmouth or a copperhead...but, hatchling/young snakes like that one can look very different when they are that small from what they will look like when they get to be an adult snake. The head shape to me suggests maybe a black rat snake, or corn snake, but it could very well be something more poisonous. At any rate, it's good you kept your distance, just in case...can never be too careful in an area where poisonous snakes are found.

Just for reference, here's my corn snake when we first got her...she was pretty young. I'll just put a link here, since not everyone might want to see another snake.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y276/SilverHaze269/Nyx/IMG_1284.jpg

This particular snake's head seems to be more rounded than my corn's head, but I think they look very similar. Again, just another reason to keep away from an unfamiliar snake, because the difference between a harmless snake and a poisonous one can be very subtle.

 

[LockShockBarrel]

Agree that baby snakes do not always look like their fulll grown counterparts. You also can't really go on "snakes indiginous to central Florida" because people release snakes into "the wild" all the time because they don't know what to do with them. I think that without a better pic, this will remain a mystery. But that being said...don't anyone try to get a better pic! Better to stay away from ANY animal you don't know.

 

[LaurenT]

I think he's cute....whatever kind of snake he is.
He doesn't seem to be bothering anyone...just moseying on his way.
Snakes have been invaluable in creating many different medications that we use every day....so, just smile, say "hi snake" and give him his space to live a happy little snake life.

 

[Brian_WDW74]

The snake isn't a theme park attraction..yet..so I've moved this thread to the Theme Parks Community board.

 

[ZehnJahren]

I have had it with these (BLANKETY-BLANKIN) snakes in this (BLANKETY-BLANKIN) theme park!