Mike and I share some of the same species of snakes as we are only about 3-4 hours away from each other. But he lives in the foreign country. LOL

Michigan Snakes:
KIRTLAND'S SNAKE (Clonophis kirtlanii) (State Endangered)
NORTHERN COPPERBELLIED WATER SNAKE (Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta)
(State Endangered, Federally Threatened)
NORTHERN WATER SNAKE (Nerodia sipedon sipedon)
QUEEN SNAKE (Regina septemvittata)
BROWN SNAKE (Storeria dekayi)
NORTHERN RED-BELLIED SNAKE (Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata)
EASTERN GARTER SNAKE (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)
BUTLER'S GARTER SNAKE (Thamnophis butleri)
NORTHERN RIBBON SNAKE (Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis)
NORTHERN RINGNECK SNAKE (Diadophis punctatus edwardsi)
EASTERN HOGNOSE SNAKE (Heterodon platyrhinos)
BLUE RACER (Coluber constrictor foxi)
BLACK RAT SNAKE (Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta) (Special Concern)
EASTERN FOX SNAKE (Elaphe vulpina gloydi) (State Threatened)
WESTERN FOX SNAKE (Elaphe vulpina vulpina)
EASTERN MILK SNAKE (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum)
EASTERN SMOOTH GREEN SNAKE (Opheodrys vernalis vernalis)
EASTERN MASSASAUGA RATTLESNAKE (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)
(Special Concern) (VENOMOUS)

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GOD!!! there are a lot of snakes in Texas, that must be because of the oil !!!

here in Europe we are a lot less rich in that kind of fauna...

even in pet stores

In Sweden there are only three native snakes... kind of hard to figure out English names for them, my Swedish is still pretty bad. All of the snakes in Sweden are Fridlyst, or protected by law so no one can kill them.

Huggorm (Viper Snake) Vipera berus (Sweden's only poisonous snake)
Snok (common grass snake) Natrix natrix
Hasselsnok (different kind of grass snake) Coronella austriaca

There is also one kind of legless lizard which is also protected...
Kopparödla (Copper lizard) Anguis fragilis

i have yet to see any of them but spring just starting so hopefully I'll get a chance to soon!

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We have
Harmless snakes
Arizona elegans—glossy snake
Carphophis amaenus—worm snake
Cemophora coccinea—scarlet snake
Coluber constoctor—racer
Diadophis punctatus—ring-neck snake
Elaphe guttata—great plains rat snake
E. obsoleta—black rat snake
Farancia abacura—mud snake
Heterodon nasicus—western hognose snake
H. platyrhinos—eastern hognose snake
Hypsiglena torquata—Texas night snake
Lampropeltis calligaster—prairie kingsnake
L. getulus—speckled and desert kingsnakes
L. triangulum—milk snake
Leptotyphlops dulcis—blind snake
Masticophis flagellum—coachwhip snake
Nerodia erythrogaster—yellow-bellied and blotched water
snake
N. fasciata—broad-banded water snake
N. rhombifera—diamond-back water snake
N. sipedon—northern and midland water snake
Opheodrys aestivus—keeled green snake
Pituophis melanoleucus—bullsnake
Regina grahami—Graham’s water snake
P. rigida—glossy water snake
Rhinocheilus lecontei—long-nosed snake
Sonora semiannulata—great plains ground snake
Storeria dekayi—brown snake
S. occipitomaculata—red bellied snake
Tantilla gracilis—flat-headed snake
T. nigriceps—black-headed snake
Thamnophis cyrtopsis—black-necked garter snake
T. elegans—wandering garter snake
T. marcianus—checkered garter snake
T. proximus—western ribbon snake
T. radix—plains garter snake
T. sirtalis—red-sided and Texas garter snakes
Tropidoclonion lineatum—lined snake
Virginia striatula—rough earth snake
V. valeriae—smooth earth snake
Venomous snakes
Agkistrodon contortrix—copperhead
A. piscivorous—cottonmouth or water moccasin
Crotalus atrox—western diamond-back rattlesnake
C. horridus—timber rattlesnake
C. viridis—prairie rattlesnake
Sistrurus catenatus—western massasauga rattlesnake
S. miliarius—western pigmy rattlesnake

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Merlin,
What's Life Without A Little Magic!

Tks again for your contributes.

By reading the posts, I guess it´s not difficult to understand why so many people like snakes in the US. You are definitely used to them.

Although such argument may backfire...

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Joao

You would think!
But unfortunately in my area, as well as many others, most people's reaction to seeing a snake is to grab a shovel, hoe, or gun!
All too often I hear "the only good snake is a dead snake!"

I have several people who refuse to come to my house due to the fact that I keep snakes.
It doesn't matter to them that the snakes are confined and in a room where they can't see them.
They know they are there,...
Just laying in wait for them!

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Merlin,
What's Life Without A Little Magic!

That´s what I meant by the backfire of the argument...you have so many sankes that people, although used to them, consider them some kind of threat.

Here in Portugal, when/if we see a snake, its almost an event ! And although most people´s reaction would be the one you described, I actually have people wanting to visit me to see the snake, see it being fed, etc..

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Joao

I think my Mother sums it up quite well.
Her statement is,
"There is no such thing as a harmless snake.
Because they will cause her to run into things!"

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Merlin,
What's Life Without A Little Magic!

The D - The native snakes you have are the same as we have on mainland UK (Ireland has no native snakes). Although I do like the Swedish names better than our English versions.....

Huggorm - called an Adder in the UK
Snok - called a Grass Snake in the UK
Hasselsnok - called a Smooth Snake in the UK

cariba31 - where abouts in Europe do you live? On the European mainland there are loads of snakes....not as many as in the state, but there is still a fair number of them...and as for pet stores, yes the selection is limited but why not go to one of the big European shows like Hamn? or Houten? You will find just about every kind of snake there is at these shows.....and they will be a fraction of the price of a pet store...

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Hi Joe,

Cariba (a very good friend of mine) lives in Lisbon, Portugal . Hamn and Houten aren´t exactly "around the corner" for us.

Also note that, according to the Portuguese laws, it is forbidden to keep snakes of the following families: Boidae; Pythonidae; Elapidae and Viperidae.
That is another big reason that justifies the size of our market.

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Joao