Waterfalls & Snakes

Talk about waterfalls outside of New York state.

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Yuck, I was hoping for far fewer snake stories...I will often bang my tripod on the ground as I walk to help let the snakes know I am coming....I have been fortunate so far.

Cucumber Falls in Ohiopyle State Park is famous for copperheads.

Snakes are one reason I really enjoy winter photography.
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Kyle, that's a beautiful kingsnake! Unless it was an escapee though, you wouldn't find it in NY. (Note the black bands adjacent to the red bands, thus the children's rhyme.)
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That's not a milk snake? I googled milk snake and got that image and had a dozen+ more images that looked the same.
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They are from the same genus, Lampropeltis. The snake in my photo, is an eastern milk snake. Your photo could well be a species of milk snake, but I don't think that it's one that is native to our area. When I see that snake, I automatically think king snake. Here's a good page: Lampropeltis
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Eastern milk snakes will not get that bright, Kyle. They seem to lose their color up north.
I think this would be as bright as they come up here
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Note blotches, not rings.
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Coral snakes are ringed and they are very tropical-looking with their very bright red and yellow (or cream instead of yellow) - as far as the common pet species would go.
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I might add that the color will also appear more muted before a molt. I really didn't examine the one in the photo to see how close to molting it was, but it was pretty shiny.
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All this talk about slithery things makes me anxious for spring! :lol:
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I don't know. So long ago...but am pretty sure the colors were way brighter than those of the snakes you posted. I sent my cousin an email to see if he remembers.
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