What is this?

06-30-2012, 04:30 PM	#1
nikeman Member   Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 545	What is this? I found these orange dots on a piece of wood the other day. I stepped on one and it was like a tiny orange paint ball. Anyone ever see this before? While we are at it, what kind of snake is this?

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06-30-2012, 04:38 PM	#2
joecaption Member   Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hartfield VA Posts: 18,115	What is this? The balls look like spider eggs. If you Google snake ID there's lots of site where you can put in your location and the color of the snake and lots of picture will come up.

07-01-2012, 01:25 AM	#3
ratherbefishin' (the original)   Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: long beach, ms Posts: 436	What is this? spider eggs......yeah, good one there, joe. That's a "slime mold". The snake is a garter. Very good to have around.

07-01-2012, 06:51 AM	#4
chrisn paper hanger and painter     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hagerstown MD Posts: 5,703	What is this? I sure would hate to come across the spider that laid those "eggs", wow __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

07-01-2012, 01:42 PM	#5
del schisler Member   Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: port st lucie, florida Posts: 337	What is this? Quote: Originally Posted by chrisn I sure would hate to come across the spider that laid those "eggs", wow The egg's are inside the orange ball. They aren't laid.

07-01-2012, 02:00 PM	#6
nikeman Member   Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 545	What is this? I looked up slime mold and I found pictures almost identical to my picture.

07-01-2012, 02:07 PM	#7
Blondesense Stuck in the 70's     Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: south central Missouri Posts: 1,801	What is this? The snake is a ribbon snake, cousin to the garter snake. If you go to Google Image you can find lots of pics to compare. Harmless. http://stevetabone.wordpress.com/201...-ribbon-snake/ Last edited by Blondesense; 07-01-2012 at 02:13 PM. Reason: added link.

07-01-2012, 02:49 PM	#8
nikeman Member   Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 545	What is this? Glad I left it alone. I figured it was harmless since the only real dangerous snake we have around here is the cotton mouth.

07-04-2012, 05:50 PM	#9
ratherbefishin' (the original)   Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: long beach, ms Posts: 436	What is this? Quote: Originally Posted by Blondesense The snake is a ribbon snake, cousin to the garter snake. If you go to Google Image you can find lots of pics to compare. Harmless. http://stevetabone.wordpress.com/201...-ribbon-snake/ Yup, I was too lazy to look up the exact species. I tend to lump all the ribbons and garters together since they're close relatives. That eastern ribbon looks almost identical to the western garters I grew up with.

07-04-2012, 05:55 PM	#10
ratherbefishin' (the original)   Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: long beach, ms Posts: 436	What is this? Quote: Originally Posted by nikeman Glad I left it alone. I figured it was harmless since the only real dangerous snake we have around here is the cotton mouth. If you have cottonmouths, it's likely you also have a few copperheads around. You may never see one but it might be a good idea to study some pictures just in case.

07-04-2012, 10:22 PM	#11
nikeman Member   Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 545	What is this? Quote: Originally Posted by ratherbefishin' If you have cottonmouths, it's likely you also have a few copperheads around. You may never see one but it might be a good idea to study some pictures just in case. Copperhead is what I meant to say, not cottonmouth.