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6207 Brian Lane Waterloo, IL (Google, OSM)
Monroe, US-IL, US, NA
38.3044757424, -90.2521683069
Accuracy: 52m
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Description

This snake wandered up to the little frog pond near the house while I was working on re-landscaping it. It seemed to not be concerned with my presence and was not even bothered by the appearance of my bouncy vociferous 8 year old. It had recently shed and the old skin still covered the head and the tip of the tail. Eventually it chased a medium/small bullfrog from under the lip of the fake pond and proceeded to soak it's head in the water for a considerable amount of time...presumably in an attempt to loosen the remaining dead skin.

May. 07, 2012 10:20:32 -0500
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Red Milksnake - Photo (c) PsychoticNature, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
jawinget's ID Red Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum ssp. syspila)
Posted by jawinget about 1 year ago (Flag)
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Red Milksnake - Photo (c) PsychoticNature, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
loarie's ID Red Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum ssp. syspila)
Posted by loarie about 1 year ago (Flag)
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Red Milksnake - Photo (c) PsychoticNature, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
tonyg's ID Red Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum ssp. syspila)
Posted by tonyg about 1 year ago (Flag)
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Nice! You just don't see these guys out in the open that much.

Posted by tonyg about 1 year ago (Flag)
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I think this guy was flying half blind and was more interested in getting the remaining skin shed from his head. it was interesting to watch him submerge his head and rub it against the side of the pond.

Posted by jawinget about 1 year ago (Flag)
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Red Milksnake - Photo (c) PsychoticNature, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
jawinget's ID Red Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum ssp. syspila)
Red Milksnake - Photo (c) PsychoticNature, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
loarie's ID Red Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum ssp. syspila)
tonyg agrees

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