snake identification

[roadrunner]

It sounds like a white striped house snake.

Probably a garter or northern ribbon snake.

[RoadToad]

Here's a link to an excellent publication from KDFWR for identifying snakes:
http://fw.ky.gov/pdf/kysnakebook.pdf

It sounds like a garter snake to me.

[judy f.]

it sounds like a white striped house snake.

Probably a garter or northern ribbon snake.

that's what my father in law called it. Do they really live in the walls? And how come i can't find any info about it in snake books and such?

[judy f.]

Its not a ribbon snake the stripes go around the body, and the three ive seen over the years were not even a foot long.

[judy f.]

Its not a ribbon snake the stripes go around the body, and too small to be garter. House snake is what i was told before, but cant find any info on it.

[stratosjoe]

take it out in the street and run over it a few times and make it a GOOD snake

[kyfanatic]

You'd have to put a picture up to properly identify it,there is no such thing as a house snake and it is most likely harmless and probably eats insects that are pests or rodents.People that kill snakes just because they are infeminately in fear should grow a pair and realize that if you remove the food source the snake will look elsewhere.

[eddie_m]

The good thing is that there are only four poisonous snakes in the US--cottonmouths (also known as water moccasins), rattlesnakes, coral snakes, and copperheads. None of them have stripes of any direction. Beyond that, I'm no help. Good luck!