00:00While these two baby snakes may look very different they are both banded
00:04water snakes. Snakes can vary in color a lot so it's not really a good tool to
00:09use to ID them. Head shape is also something you can't really use. If you
00:13look at the one on the right it's got a flattened triangular head whereas the
00:16banded snake on the left has a rounded head. This is just because the snake felt
00:20like it was threatened and will flatten its body and head to make itself look a
00:24little bigger or to mimic a venomous snake. What I really look for when I'm
00:27IDing snakes is any sort of patterns, bands, stripes, things like that and also
00:32taking into account the geographic range and the habitat you're finding them in.
00:35And as always if you don't know what it is don't touch it. While these two baby
00:39snakes may look very different they are both banded water snakes. Snakes can vary
00:45in color a lot so it's not really a good tool to use to ID them. Head shape is
00:49also something you can't really use. If you look at the one on the right it's got
00:52a flattened triangular head whereas the banded snake on the left has a rounded
00:57head. This is just because the snake felt like it was threatened and will
01:00flatten its body and head to make itself look a little bigger or to mimic a
01:04venomous snake. What I really look for when I'm IDing snakes is any sort of
01:07patterns, bands, stripes, things like that and also taking into account the
01:11geographic range and the habitat you're finding them in. And as always if you
01:15don't know what it is don't touch it.
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