Blue runner babies

[duckman1911]

Isn't that a coachwhip or do I have my snakes confused? I took some pics of a big coachwhip a while back. He climbed up in a tree so the pics weren't great. Cool snakes. Cool story. I love snakes. I don't harm them unless they are causing an issue. Cottonmouths are the exception to the rule. They are shot on sight.

[Matt G]

Originally Posted by duckman1911

Isn't that a coachwhip or do I have my snakes confused? I took some pics of a big coachwhip a while back. He climbed up in a tree so the pics weren't great. Cool snakes. Cool story. I love snakes. I don't harm them unless they are causing an issue. Cottonmouths are the exception to the rule. They are shot on sight.

I've never heard of a coachwhip before. I'm definitely not the guy to talk snake species with. Unless it's a king snake, I see it on my property, I shoot it.


The mom looked like this:




As far as cottonmouths go, we killed 8 between my neighbor and I this year. The person who has the pasture between us dug a horse pond that they let go to crap. Ever since then, we've had snake issues. I finally had enough and got in there with the bush hog a few weekends ago.

[duckman1911]

Originally Posted by Matt G

I've never heard of a coachwhip before. I'm definitely not the guy to talk snake species with. Unless it's a king snake, I see it on my property, I shoot it.


The mom looked like this:




As far as cottonmouths go, we killed 8 between my neighbor and I this year. The person who has the pasture between us dug a horse pond that they let go to crap. Ever since then, we've had snake issues. I finally had enough and got in there with the bush hog a few weekends ago.

Yep that's a coachwhip. I believe coachwhip is their actual name and runner or blue runner is just a common name. Man those devils are fast. The one I took pics of must have been in the 7 foot range. I wish I still had tose pics even though they were crappy. Not a snake we see often around here.

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by duckman1911

Yep that's a coachwhip. I believe coachwhip is their actual name and runner or blue runner is just a common name. Man those devils are fast. The one I took pics of must have been in the 7 foot range. I wish I still had tose pics even though they were crappy. Not a snake we see often around here.

Its a racer in the pic. Coachwhips will have that tan tail that almost looks "braided". Blue runners are what people usually refer to as the buttermilk racer. There are several different racers and many of them hybridize so they give off some crazy colorations at times. Caught this one a few months back, one of the more docile ones. Usually pretty aggressive when caught

[redchaserron]

Originally Posted by duckman1911

Yep that's a coachwhip. I believe coachwhip is their actual name and runner or blue runner is just a common name. Man those devils are fast. The one I took pics of must have been in the 7 foot range. I wish I still had tose pics even though they were crappy. Not a snake we see often around here.

Coachwhips and racers (blue runners) are different species, though similar. They are both colubrids.

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by duckman1911

Isn't that a coachwhip or do I have my snakes confused? I took some pics of a big coachwhip a while back. He climbed up in a tree so the pics weren't great. Cool snakes. Cool story. I love snakes. I don't harm them unless they are causing an issue. Cottonmouths are the exception to the rule. They are shot on sight.

newborn coachwhips do look very similar to those. In fact, coachwhips are now in the same genus as racers. Coachwhips are the fastest snake in the US.