OT: Scat

Marlin Darlin · November 2008

Help! I just got down to my winter home in St Matys, GA this evening and there is some sort of scat in the garage. It's about 1 1/2 inches long and 1/8-1/4 inch diameter; dark brown with a white plaster looking tip at one end. Does anyone know what this is? I'm thinking snake or lizard. Don't care about the lizard but would like to know if it could be a snake before I start looking for it!

Celtic Wolf · November 2008

I can't believe I am about to answer this.

It's probably from some animal. As it dries out it turns white.

Marlin Darlin · November 2008

Thanks for responding but, just a 1/4 inch tip is white. Very obviously different from the rest of it. This is disgusting but it's really creeping me out. Antone else want to give it a try? I was here in August and there was no "scat".

Celtic Wolf · November 2008

I guess you have never seen dog poop on the lawn.

It's drying out and it's dries out from end to end. It some small animal.

Snake poop would have fur or other stuff in it from whatever it ate. lizard poop is a lot like bird poop.

I would bet what ever you went looking for is gone anyway.

If it is a snake it was probably there to eat the rodents that were in your house anyway.

mad max beyond eggdome · November 2008

gee, how about a picture so that we can narrow it down? :woohoo: :woohoo:

Celtic Wolf · November 2008

I was avoiding that question!!!!

Marlin Darlin · November 2008

Have had dogs all my life and know what dried poop looks like and this "ain't" it. The white is bright white and smooth,like dried plaster. The rest is dark brown with texture. I've googled images and the only thing close (that I have found) is a lizard. Just thought someone from Georgia or north Florida might be on that may have seen this and know what it is. Thanks anyway, Marlin Darlin

Fidel · November 2008

I am thinking raccoon.

I agree with CW, we have a lot of lizards around here and their droppings look a lot lot bird droppings.

Could be snake...really hard to tell.

Unknown · November 2008

call your state fish and game commision or what ever they call it in your state? also the state university extenion service can be a big help.. that is how i found out what kind of spider bit me

OT: Scat

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