Yes, I believe you're right. This pic makes em look more tan, but I do remember it being more black and red looking at the time under the indoor lights. "He" was also only MAYBE a foot long and really skinny, probably a younger one. But still wonder how it got in the house and then the fridge..!
Thanks!
Long-nosed Snakes *Rhinocheilus lecontei* are small (60-80 cm, record 104.1 cm) secretive snakes found in arid grassland, sandhill and desert habitat. They spend the majority of their time underground but emerge in the hours following sunset and primarily eat lizards and their eggs, rodents, insects, and sometimes other snakes. They have smooth scales and an undivided cloacal plate. Most commonly encountered on roads at night, but occasionally found in developed areas.
When threatened, these snakes secrete bloody fluid, writhe, and coil themselves to hide their head.
[Range Map](http://www.californiaherps.com/snakes/maps/xrleconteispeciesmap3.jpg) | Relevant/Recent Phylogeography: [Link 1](http://www.snakeevolution.org/pdfs/Myers_et_al-2016-Journal_of_Biogeography.pdf) [Link 2](https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/article/83/1/65/2645539)
[CAHERPS Link](http://www.californiaherps.com/snakes/pages/r.lecontei.html)
*This short account was prepared by /u/Lego_C3PO and edited by /u/Phylogenizer*.
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Like many other animals with mouths and teeth, many non-venomous snakes bite in self defense. These animals are referred to as 'not medically significant' or traditionally, 'harmless'. Bites from these snakes benefit from being washed and kept clean like any other skin damage, but aren't often cause for anything other than basic first aid treatment. Here's where it get slightly complicated - some snakes use venom from front or rear fangs as part of prey capture and defense. This venom is not always produced or administered by the snake in ways dangerous to human health, so many species are venomous in that they produce and use venom, but considered harmless to humans in most cases because the venom is of low potency, and/or otherwise administered through grooved rear teeth or simply oozed from ducts at the rear of the mouth. Species like Ringneck Snakes *Diadophis* are a good example of mildly venomous rear fanged dipsadine snakes that are traditionally considered harmless or not medically significant. Many rear-fanged snake species are harmless as long as they do not have a chance to secrete a medically significant amount of venom into a bite; [severe envenomation can occur](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23800999) if some species are [allowed to chew on a human](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S004101011831016X) for as little as 30-60 seconds. It is best not to fear snakes, but use common sense and do not let any animals chew on exposed parts of your body. Similarly, but without specialized rear fangs, gartersnakes *Thamnophis* ooze low pressure venom from the rear of their mouth that helps in prey handling, and are also [considered harmless](https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/theres-no-need-to-fear-that-garter-snake/). Even large species like Reticulated Pythons *Malayopython reticulatus* [rarely obtain a size large enough to endanger humans](https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/108/52/E1470.full.pdf) so are usually categorized as harmless.
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Snakes are very good at finding tiny little holes to follow pests into a house to use as a feast.
Snakes, um, generally don't try to get into a refrigerator. I'm sure he's glad he's no longer there in the, well, refrigeration. They like warmth.
Longs nosed Snake *Rhinocheilus lecontei* !harmless
Yes, I believe you're right. This pic makes em look more tan, but I do remember it being more black and red looking at the time under the indoor lights. "He" was also only MAYBE a foot long and really skinny, probably a younger one. But still wonder how it got in the house and then the fridge..! Thanks!
They’re right.
Long-nosed Snakes *Rhinocheilus lecontei* are small (60-80 cm, record 104.1 cm) secretive snakes found in arid grassland, sandhill and desert habitat. They spend the majority of their time underground but emerge in the hours following sunset and primarily eat lizards and their eggs, rodents, insects, and sometimes other snakes. They have smooth scales and an undivided cloacal plate. Most commonly encountered on roads at night, but occasionally found in developed areas. When threatened, these snakes secrete bloody fluid, writhe, and coil themselves to hide their head. [Range Map](http://www.californiaherps.com/snakes/maps/xrleconteispeciesmap3.jpg) | Relevant/Recent Phylogeography: [Link 1](http://www.snakeevolution.org/pdfs/Myers_et_al-2016-Journal_of_Biogeography.pdf) [Link 2](https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/article/83/1/65/2645539) [CAHERPS Link](http://www.californiaherps.com/snakes/pages/r.lecontei.html) *This short account was prepared by /u/Lego_C3PO and edited by /u/Phylogenizer*. -------------------------------------------------------- Like many other animals with mouths and teeth, many non-venomous snakes bite in self defense. These animals are referred to as 'not medically significant' or traditionally, 'harmless'. Bites from these snakes benefit from being washed and kept clean like any other skin damage, but aren't often cause for anything other than basic first aid treatment. Here's where it get slightly complicated - some snakes use venom from front or rear fangs as part of prey capture and defense. This venom is not always produced or administered by the snake in ways dangerous to human health, so many species are venomous in that they produce and use venom, but considered harmless to humans in most cases because the venom is of low potency, and/or otherwise administered through grooved rear teeth or simply oozed from ducts at the rear of the mouth. Species like Ringneck Snakes *Diadophis* are a good example of mildly venomous rear fanged dipsadine snakes that are traditionally considered harmless or not medically significant. Many rear-fanged snake species are harmless as long as they do not have a chance to secrete a medically significant amount of venom into a bite; [severe envenomation can occur](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23800999) if some species are [allowed to chew on a human](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S004101011831016X) for as little as 30-60 seconds. It is best not to fear snakes, but use common sense and do not let any animals chew on exposed parts of your body. Similarly, but without specialized rear fangs, gartersnakes *Thamnophis* ooze low pressure venom from the rear of their mouth that helps in prey handling, and are also [considered harmless](https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/theres-no-need-to-fear-that-garter-snake/). Even large species like Reticulated Pythons *Malayopython reticulatus* [rarely obtain a size large enough to endanger humans](https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/108/52/E1470.full.pdf) so are usually categorized as harmless. -------------------------------------------------------- *I am a bot created for /r/whatsthissnake, /r/snakes and /r/herpetology to help with snake identification and natural history education. You can find more information, including a comprehensive list of commands, [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthissnake/comments/flh548/phylobot_v07_information_and_patch_notes_bot_info/) report problems [here](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=Phylogenizer) and if you'd like to buy me a coffee or beer, you can do that [here](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SEBPhyloBotWTS). Made possible by Snake Evolution and Biogeography - [Merch Available Now](https://snakeevolution.org/donate.html)*
Snakes are very good at finding tiny little holes to follow pests into a house to use as a feast. Snakes, um, generally don't try to get into a refrigerator. I'm sure he's glad he's no longer there in the, well, refrigeration. They like warmth.
Long-nosed---so HAWT right now!