Quote Originally Posted by UncleChester
I am constantly thankful that the only snakes near me with any sort of venom are extremely shy and very difficult to provoke, and also constantly envious of the treefrog diversity the rest of the world has.
Aww, Canada does all right for itself. I'm constantly envious of the abundance of salamanders in your neck o' the woods! (Not to mention bears, wolves, etc.)

Quote Originally Posted by Louis Charles Bruckner
Great Pictures. The red banded snake kinda looks like the hognosed snake that is prevalent in the southeastern united stated.
But it isn't poisonous and will play dead if startled.
Actually, this one isn't venomous either, but it is bad-tempered - so I've heard - and will gnash readily.

Thanks for the comments!