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Snake jaw #413315

Asked July 10, 2017, 11:44 PM EDT

My daughter found this snake jaw at a car wash, I doesn't look anything like a rattle snake jaw, does anyone know what kind of snake this might be. I found one picture on the internet that looked like a king cobra but I have a hard time believing.

Campbell County Wyoming

Expert Response

Thank you for your question. I'm researching it for you, and will be back in touch as soon as I have some information for you.

Jim
Jim BurkeNC Cooperative ExtensionNatural Resources Extension Agent - Retiredjimburke.askextension@gmail.com Replied July 11, 2017, 12:40 PM EDT
Hello again.  I sent your photograph to a herpetologist contact at the Smithsonian Institution.  He said snake's teeth are conical in shape and the teeth in your photograph are not.  He said this is probably from a species of lizard, but with only this one piece from the jaw, you can't determine the species.

Sorry I can't provide you with more information.  Thank you for contacting Ask an Expert.

Jim
Jim BurkeNC Cooperative ExtensionNatural Resources Extension Agent - Retiredjimburke.askextension@gmail.com Replied July 12, 2017, 6:06 PM EDT

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