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need ID - TINY little guy!

Jynx

Jynx

Digger, RN
I found this tiny little thing in my backyard today. I thought he was just a little worm at first lol. He had a piece of scotch tape balled up and stuck around his tail, so I figured I'd help get the tape off and fix him up with a meal and some water before I sent him on his way. I don't have a clue what he is. I know for sure he's a colubrid. I'm guessing some sort of racer. :shrugs: Any ideas?
 

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Lol thanks! I knew he had to be a "black-headed" something! Out of curiosity, I got out the scale and weighed him. 0.8 grams! Isn't he cuuuuuuuuuute though?! He is officially the smallest snake I have ever seen, on tv or in person.
 
Wow, and I thought Garter snakes were tiny as hatchlings! That's such a cutie...good luck with your backyard conservation efforts! :cheers:
 
thats a nice one. Florida has its share of tiny snakes. In my years of backyard herping at my old house, I used to find so many garters and ring necks. Ring necks are pretty small as hatchlings, bt neither beat the blind snake which is smaller then both as an adult. Just the other day I turned over a log in my front that had to be moved and found one then lost it when it forced its way out of my hand and into the grass, oh well. Blind snakes are crazy small...
 
Went to set the little guy go this morning, and apparantly he had the same idea too. I let him spent the night in a deli cup, and he snuck out through the air holes! :eek1: Even though he's tiny, I would have never thought he could do that. Ah well. Guess I have a new resident in my house somewhere. :shrugs: Make sure I don't get over-run by man eating miniature rodents lol :grin01:
 
Lol, my mom found one of those in her yard not too long ago.. at least I think it was one of those.. lol.. anyway, she did some research and apparently came up with some info that they're a bit rare??? I don't know where she looked, and I havn't personally done any digging on them, so I'm not sure, she could have meant rarely seen.. anyway, she was sad that she let it go instead of keeping it... they sure are cute though!

Laine
 
Because they are small, they are difficult to find and track info on them. I couldn't find much. I think they're adorable.
 
Does anyone know what they eat??:shrugs: I don't think they make mice that small... maybe worms or bugs?
 
I would assume insects. I gave it a pinkie leg though and it was all over that. I'm guessing eventually they hunt rodents etc.
 
He is SOOOO cute! I once caught a wild Dekay's Brown snake, who had babies the night after I caught her. They were about that size. They were so cute, but I turned them all loose again--mother and babies.
 
They are Tantilla . In Florida there are 5 subspecies and are commonly called crown snakes. They are rear fanged, but are harmless to Humans, obviously. They feed on earthworms, centipedes, insect larvae, etc. In turn, they are a favored prey of the coral snake :cheers:
 
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