Snake with blue tail

• May 12, 2018

• #1

divinginn

Senior Member

Does any of our snake experts know of a snake in GA with the end of their tail blue colored? All I saw was about the last six inches of its tail,I told my wife about it and her first words were that it is poisonous but I know better than that. It was going through some ivy so all I could see was the tail,it seems like I have seen that before or it could have just been one of those large blue tail lizards I see around.

 

• May 12, 2018

• #2

Nicodemus

The Recluse

Staff member

Sounds like a female broadhead skink.

 

• May 12, 2018

• #3

divinginn

Senior Member

thanks,my wife thinks they are all copper headed rattle snakes.

 

• May 12, 2018

• #4

Nicodemus

The Recluse

Staff member

The males are dark brown with a red head. Old folks around home called em "skorpins" , and thought they were deadly poison and you might die if one bit you.

Grab one and they will bite the tar out of you.

 

• May 12, 2018

• #5

Artfuldodger

Senior Member

Those things are a bit freaky for some reason. I think because they are so fast. I don't think I've ever seen a male one. Maybe they are more elusive. I'll pass on grabbing one. I'm not too crazy about picking up one of those little green lizards.

 

• May 13, 2018

• #6

Nicodemus

The Recluse

Staff member

Here`s an adult male broadhead skink.

 

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• May 13, 2018

• #7

divinginn

Senior Member

I see them around the house all the time but they are usually 6-8 inches or less.

 

• May 13, 2018

• #8

dirtnap

Senior Member

I had a cricket box on the carport with about 50 crickets in it years ago and when I went back all I had was one of the big male ones and no crickets he had eaten every one of them in one day

 

• May 14, 2018

• #9

Artfuldodger

Senior Member

Nicodemus said:

Here`s an adult male broadhead skink.

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I'm going to keep my eyes open this summer for one.

 

• May 14, 2018

• #10

Casey81

Senior Member

I saw one of them yesterday perched up on my tire. First time I have ever seen a male.

 

• May 14, 2018

• #11

ryanh487

Senior Member

Could be young 5-line/blue-tail skink as well.

 

• May 15, 2018

• #12

NCHillbilly

Administrator

Staff member

Six-lined racerunner lizards can have a good bit of blue on them, too, and they can get up to nearly a foot long.

 

• May 24, 2018

• #13

Artfuldodger

Senior Member

Artfuldodger said:

I'm going to keep my eyes open this summer for one.

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I saw one today in my shed. I guess I've probably just never noticed one.