I found a snake and i dont know what kind it is. Helpp!?

Question

The snake was about 4 inches long and it's back was black and his belly was a neon orange.

Answer 1

Sounds like a black swamp snake which isn't venomous but don't hold me to that!! LOL

Answer 2

Southern Ringneck Snake

Answer 3

A few snakes look like that. Some are the redbelly, southern ringneck, redbellied water snake, and black swamp snake. Get a field guide and try to figure it out. The Peterson series has two good guides.

Answer 4

probably a southern ringneck....cant tell for sure.srry give more info.

Answer 5

ahhh! get away from it some snakes can kill ppl!

Answer 6

i wish i knew but i think its poisnous but my friend is saying it is and you can see them at the zoo!! sorry

Answer 7

Hope these help

http://www.snakesandfrogs.com/scra/ident...

Looks like a red belly water snake

http://www.uga.edu/srelherp/snakes/nerer...

or a southern ringneck snake

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-...

Both are nonvenomous so have at it!

Best answer please

Answer 8

red and yellow kill a fellow red and black giva a man a heart attack orange and black do the same thing as red and yellow!!!!

Answer 9

There are a couple that match your description on this page...

http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/herpetol/snake/...

The people that answered your question with "run away" or "don't touch it!" are idiots, by the way.  You came on Y!A to ask if anyone knew what snake this is, not hear people that are afraid of them exclaim their stupidities.

Answer 10

did it look like this:

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EDISImagePage?i...

that is a Black Swamp Snake

if i had ur location it would help to determine which kind it is

Answer 11

I asked my boyfriend about it, and he says that it sounds like a ringneck snake.  Here is a website for you to check out.

http://www.oksnakes.org/index.cfm?id=6&a...

Answer 12

http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/herpetol/snake/...

take a look at this site has a lot of snake tyes

sory lack URL knowledge.

Answer 13

That small it was probably a Ringneck snake. Did it have a ring around it's neck?

Answer 14

hmm well its small i would so i say a ringneck

2 small 2 be anythin else

Answer 15

4 inches or 4 feet? If it's 4 inches, I have no clue. If you live by the water, it could be a water moccasine.

Answer 16

i am pretty sure it is a ringneck

Answer 17

ummm if you see a snake, leave. Don't record what it looks like so you can put it on yahoo answers.

Answer 18

Maybe a ringneck snake?  see link