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I would guess a hog nosed snake.
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One thing for sure - no snakes like that around here. Looked up Murph's Hog Nosed snake and the pattern looks correct but they didn't have any pics of a black/white version. They did indicate, though, that there are many, many sub-species and they aren't poisonous - unless you're a frog.
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Not a viper since it doesn't have the very triangular head a viper has and no rattler which rattlers have.
It's most likely a king snake so it's a constrictor and uses constriction to kill its prey. Good snakes to have around as they keep the rat/mouse population under control.
As far as the glue traps go. If you wanted to save its life. The way to remove something off of a glue trap is to use cooking oil and rub that underneath it and the glue will break free. Otherwise the glue trap is a slow and painful death for that creature since they basically starve to death. Kill it humanely if you don't free it.
Glue traps are indiscriminate trappers and killers. I use cooking oil when a lizard gets stuck on the traps. It frees the lizard and they scurry away.
It's most likely a king snake so it's a constrictor and uses constriction to kill its prey. Good snakes to have around as they keep the rat/mouse population under control.
As far as the glue traps go. If you wanted to save its life. The way to remove something off of a glue trap is to use cooking oil and rub that underneath it and the glue will break free. Otherwise the glue trap is a slow and painful death for that creature since they basically starve to death. Kill it humanely if you don't free it.
Glue traps are indiscriminate trappers and killers. I use cooking oil when a lizard gets stuck on the traps. It frees the lizard and they scurry away.
k0ua
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Southern Hognose Snake. There is a picture of his brother toward the bottom of the page.
HOGNOSE SNAKES (Heterodon)
HOGNOSE SNAKES (Heterodon)
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See the bar across the eyes? It's a juvenile rat snake. Probably a 'Gray' or 'Great Plains' subspecies. I'm really quite sure of this.
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Here's a guide to Arkansas snakes...
http://www.agfc.com/resources/publications/ar_snakes.pdf
Page 24 looks to be an eastern hognose. Harmless and come in many color variations. Look at the patch across the nose. Looks to be the same.
They can be quite comical. They'll puff up and fake strike at you. I've seen a 4 foot skinny snake turn into a 2 foot stuffed sausage. And if you bother them enough, they'll sometimes roll over and play dead!
They are a beneficial snake, as they eat a lot of rodents.
Hognose - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Could be. Those are on page 22 on that guide I linked to, but they're described as mostly brown.
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Rat snake, says he. Southern Hog nose says I.... Tomato/tomato. It is a dead snake now.