Harmless snake in the grass, 7 September 2011

It’s in the middle of this picture:

Here’s a video.


Video by Gretchen Quarterman, Lowndes County, Georgia, 7 September 2011.

You can see its tail move.



It’s probably an eastern coachwhip, Masticophis flagellum flagellum

This snake is found on grassy dunes, in sandy flatwoods, sandhills with pines, oaks, and wiregrass, and maritime forests. It feeds on eggs, mice, birds, snakes and lizards.
like this other one:

The one we saw was in wiregrass under a longleaf. The dogs found it, but its camouflage was so good they kept walking right past it. Eventually it crawled away. Very fast.

-jsq

PS: Did I mention coachwhips can climb trees?