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What r/whatsthissnake is talking about this week

r/whatsthissnake has 195,732 members and 24 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 5.4 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

195,732members
24posts in the last 24 hours, newest 1 h ago
5.4comments an hour right now, newest 47 min ago
488points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/whatsthissnake this week

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Top threads this week

  1. stress test

    Saw this posted else where. Made me curious. Can you id?

    488 points25 comments3 d ago
  2. Baby snake [Los Angeles]

    Baby snake, outside on my patio, 6pm, in Los Angeles. Haven’t seen any movement for 10 mins, but its head is elevated so doesn’t look dead. ChatGPT says gopher snake but I know there’s rattlers...

    482 points14 comments3 d ago
  3. What’s this snake? Jalisco México
    474 points16 comments7 d ago
  4. At the San Antonio zoo [San Antonio, TX]

    Pretty sure it’s some sort of water snake, just not sure which flavor.

    451 points10 comments4 d ago
  5. What kind of rattlesnake? [Anza Borrego State Park, San Diego County]

    I'm thinking Speckled but am hoping he was a Sidewinder( I've seen a Speckled before but have never seen a sidewinder in person before. He was tiny, see the last picture. Thanks!

    426 points24 comments6 d ago
  6. A Halloween visitor. Trick or treat!🙂[Hsinchu County, Taiwan]

    I heard a squealing sound outside and upon investigation I found this guy hanging out and enjoying a meal.

    401 points9 comments4 d ago
  7. Who is this gorgeous fellow? [Southern Ontario, Canada]

    Stumbled upon him in the woods! He was defensive on account of our (controlled) dog. He seems pretty thick for the descriptions of garter snakes I can find, but seems to be a type of garter. Can't...

    315 points7 comments2 d ago
  8. Found in [Guanacaste, Costa Rica] at night on the road alive

    Hi! We found this guy on the road last night and were wondering what it is. Google image search says it’s a pit viper but it looks a lot smaller than the images on the web and thinner. It was...

    243 points7 comments6 d ago
  9. What type of snake is this?

    Found this in a storage unit and have been trying to figure out what type of snake it is. Does any one have any ideas?

    199 points40 comments7 d ago
  10. Is this Russel viper in this news? [Odisha]
    197 points8 comments14 h ago

Newest posts

  1. [DC/mid-Atlantic] What’s this tiny baby snake?
    4 points6 comments1 h ago
  2. Brown Snake on the Driveway in NJ
    4 points3 comments2 h ago
  3. Is this a copperhead? [North Georgia]
    2 points4 comments3 h ago
  4. Oriental Rat snake (Ptyas mucosa) on a hunt [Coastal Karnataka]
    9 points3 comments5 h ago
  5. Eastern Coral Snake vs. Eastern Glass Lizard [South Florida]
    61 points4 comments8 h ago
  6. Is this a Krait or a Wolfsnake? [Chhattisgarh, India]
    29 points4 comments9 h ago
  7. [Cozumel, Mexico]
    172 points10 comments11 h ago
  8. [Atherton tablelands, Queensland, Australia]
    6 points2 comments12 h ago
  9. Houston, TX
    4 points8 comments12 h ago
  10. Juvenile Central Rat Snake?? [Table Grove, IL]
    3 points2 comments13 h ago
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