About Joseph Glenn Expertise I can answer most questions concerning snakes of the Southeastern United States. My largest area of interest and expertise is in the morphology(form and physical structure), behavior, home range, and life cycles of species native to the Carolinas. I can also provide some information about what to do when you encounter a snake on your property. I do not, however, know much about husbandry or veterinary care, but I am always willing to help you find the answers you need.
Experience I am a biology student, naturalist, and an amateur herpetologist who has made many field observations of the snakes of the Carolinas. I conduct my own "snake hunts" every spring and summer in order to learn as much as possible about native species, as well as to challenge my own abilities to locate and identify the animals I love the most. I have read many books, journals, and articles about snakes and feel that this has given me a fairly broad knowledge of the world of snakes. I have also volunteered in the Herpetology Lab at the Natural Science Center of Greensboro, North Carolina, working as a hands-on reptile educator and gaining even more knowledge every time I worked.
Organizations North Carolina Herpetological Society
American Society of Icthyologists and Herpetologists
Question I have a friend who found a tiny snake in a pool. Worried about the chlorine they took it out, after getting it out they relized the snake had such a small mouth it couldn't bite so they kept it. They have had it for 4-5 months now and still aren't sure what species it is. It has a little yellow diamond on the back of its head. It's head is a dark brown and its body is a grayish brown(really lite brown)Its body also has a couple strips down it 2 a dark brown and 2 yellow with the 2 brown close together and the yellow next to each brown could please help me.
Answer Lauryn,
I would be more than happy to help you determine what type of snake your friend has, but I am going to need a little more information from you:
1) I need to know where your friend lives so I can determine what species of snake live in that area.
2) I also would like to have an approximate length on the snake. This will make identifying it much easier.
Just out of curiosity, what is your friend feeding the snake?
If you could please respond to me with this information, I would be more than happy to help you identify the snake.
