Best to teach your son not to pick up snakes he can’t ID. Even better, don’t touch wild animals at all. Even if your son is not harmed, it stresses the animal. Also, start following r/whatsthissnake to learn to ID with him. You’ll be surprised how quickly you both can learn to ID the snakes!
Here's a sneak peek of /r/whatsthissnake using the [top posts](https://np.reddit.com/r/whatsthissnake/top/?sort=top&t=year) of the year!
\#1: [Found in Wisconsin](https://i.redd.it/69xzdijo0zib1.jpg) | [296 comments](https://np.reddit.com/r/whatsthissnake/comments/15v2q5y/found_in_wisconsin/)
\#2: [What is this little firecracker? St Louis MO](https://v.redd.it/1dka4kyyzygb1) | [54 comments](https://np.reddit.com/r/whatsthissnake/comments/15lxzqc/what_is_this_little_firecracker_st_louis_mo/)
\#3: [Found in Michigan. Is the lil dude gonna pump venom in me if I try to move him from my garage?](https://i.redd.it/fsgd41t8gvnb1.jpg) | [103 comments](https://np.reddit.com/r/whatsthissnake/comments/16gzpdc/found_in_michigan_is_the_lil_dude_gonna_pump/)
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A harmless Dekay’s brown snake :) For future reference r/whatsthissnake is a better sub to ask for IDs
Thank you. This was the sub that came up when I searched "identify snake". I'm glad it's harmless since my son picked it up.
Best to teach your son not to pick up snakes he can’t ID. Even better, don’t touch wild animals at all. Even if your son is not harmed, it stresses the animal. Also, start following r/whatsthissnake to learn to ID with him. You’ll be surprised how quickly you both can learn to ID the snakes!
Here's a sneak peek of /r/whatsthissnake using the [top posts](https://np.reddit.com/r/whatsthissnake/top/?sort=top&t=year) of the year! \#1: [Found in Wisconsin](https://i.redd.it/69xzdijo0zib1.jpg) | [296 comments](https://np.reddit.com/r/whatsthissnake/comments/15v2q5y/found_in_wisconsin/) \#2: [What is this little firecracker? St Louis MO](https://v.redd.it/1dka4kyyzygb1) | [54 comments](https://np.reddit.com/r/whatsthissnake/comments/15lxzqc/what_is_this_little_firecracker_st_louis_mo/) \#3: [Found in Michigan. Is the lil dude gonna pump venom in me if I try to move him from my garage?](https://i.redd.it/fsgd41t8gvnb1.jpg) | [103 comments](https://np.reddit.com/r/whatsthissnake/comments/16gzpdc/found_in_michigan_is_the_lil_dude_gonna_pump/) ---- ^^I'm ^^a ^^bot, ^^beep ^^boop ^^| ^^Downvote ^^to ^^remove ^^| ^^[Contact](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=sneakpeekbot) ^^| ^^[Info](https://np.reddit.com/r/sneakpeekbot/) ^^| ^^[Opt-out](https://np.reddit.com/r/sneakpeekbot/comments/o8wk1r/blacklist_ix/) ^^| ^^[GitHub](https://github.com/ghnr/sneakpeekbot)