Snakes in the wood pile!!!!!!!!!!!

[stihl sawing]

I rolled over a round of wood in the yard yesterday evening and found this:

There was another smaller, kinda rainbow colored, shiny lizard at the same spot that ran for cover when I rolled the round. I had been seeing the 'rainbow colored' lizard around the yard the last few days. I'm wondering if it was the male and the one in the picture was the female protecting the eggs.
I got a shovel, dug under 'mom' and the eggs, and moved them near to a rotted wood round in the right-of-way beside my driveway.

Kevin

We call them skinks, They stay in woodpiles and that one has had his tail broken off. You can see it starting to grow back. Really neat with all the eggs.

 

[KMB]

That is just so cool! I hope they do well in your yard, any idea as to what it is?

No idea. I'm sure stihl sawing or ropensaddle will know. I'll also ask the local's around here.

When I moved the round, I immediately saw the eggs, and then a second or so later saw 'mom'. She was very well camouflaged.

Kevin

 

[KMB]

We call them skinks, They stay in woodpiles and that one has had his tail broken off. You can see it starting to grow back. Really neat with all the eggs.

As if on cue...thanks.

Are they snake food? As in will they attract snakes?

Kevin

 

[stihl sawing]

As if on cue...thanks.

Are they snake food? As in will they attract snakes?

Kevin

Yep, snakes will eat them. Their harmless, They do get to be a good size, About 10 inches counting tail.

 

[KMB]

Yep, snakes will eat them. Their harmless, They do get to be a good size, About 10 inches counting tail.

Well my yard seemed to be snake free till now. We'll see what happens. We'll (wife and I) have to keep a close eye on our little one since she's getting more adventurous.

Kevin

 

[ropensaddle]

Well my yard seemed to be snake free till now. We'll see what happens. We'll (wife and I) have to keep a close eye on our little one since she's getting more adventurous.

Kevin

Yup but those skinks eat ticks and bugs so it is a trade off. Keep a close eye on the little ones and as soon as they get old enough to comprehend teach them the venomous species to the point they can id them at first glance.

 

[woodbooga]

Note to self - if I ever want to post a thread that will become epic in length, put something about snakes in the subject line.

 

[KMB]

Yup but those skinks eat ticks and bugs so it is a trade off. Keep a close eye on the little ones and as soon as they get old enough to comprehend teach them the venomous species to the point they can id them at first glance.

I'm still learning about iding snakes. If I can see a 'triangular' shaped head, I know it's venomous...correct? If I see an open mouth that is white...water moccasin/cottonmouth. There's a rhyme for iding the snake that is yellow, red and black...something about if the colors touch each other the snake (corral?) is venomous. I guess I should Google 'snakes of Arkansas'. Whatever I learn will definitely be passed on to the youngin(s).

Kevin

 

[KMB]

The Texas Coral snake is the one that is venomous. "Red touch black, venom lack; red touch yellow, kill a fellow." (the rhyme I mentioned and was trying to remember)

Kevin

 

[ropensaddle]

I'm still learning about iding snakes. If I can see a 'triangular' shaped head, I know it's venomous...correct? If I see an open mouth that is white...water moccasin/cottonmouth. There's a rhyme for iding the snake that is yellow, red and black...something about if the colors touch each other the snake (corral?) is venomous. I guess I should Google 'snakes of Arkansas'. Whatever I learn will definitely be passed on to the youngin(s).

Kevin

Yed touching yellow kill a fellow red touching black venim lack but there are exceptions near Mexico different coral snakes. It is good to pass it on so they know what to avoid and if they by a bad chance are bitten they know what to tell the doc.

 

[dolmen]

Thought you folks might like this ...

http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?t=66141

Cheers

 

[Henry G.]

Cant see the pics unless you join the forum......

 

[dolmen]

Sorry about that ... the pics show a black snake in someone's yard catching and eating a rattle snake.

Confirms what someone said in this thread.

Cheers

Cant see the pics unless you join the forum......

 

[Henry G.]

The saying I heard was " Red on black is a friend of Jack, red on yellow will kill a fellow".
Here we have King snakes they kill rattlers we like them, very docile unless they see a rattler I hear.....