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krosch11
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12:06p, 5/12/24
AG
That one fooled me too. I was cottonmouth all the way .
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In reply to 12f Mane • 1:11p, 5/12/24
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I see what you are saying, but it's just too wide and flat for me to go with DBWS. I could see where it might be one though if it's just gripping the sidewalk real hard while pushing forward.
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In reply to Badace52 • 1:24p, 5/12/24
AG
I think that's the case. The real big females (4ft plus) almost seem like different species.

The snake in question might be full of babies or a big meal.

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1:40p, 5/12/24
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Body thickness and bands are what made me think cotton mouth. Bands didn't look as uniform to me. Similar to this hog

This is a good reason why if I ever see a snake in the water with me I'm not waiting around to find out which one it is
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In reply to krosch11 • 2:38p, 5/12/24
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You took the words right out of my mouth. Both on the ID and the SOP for snakes in the water
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3:13p, 5/12/24
AG


This one was higher than my hat.
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8:28a, 5/13/24
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I cam across my first hognose on Saturday. I took the boys on a walk around our neighborhood which has a good section of woods. We made it to the turnaround at the end of the trail and I told my oldest that I was disappointed we've never seen a copperhead or hognose. About three minutes later on our way back, I spotted this guy starting to cross the path.

We watched him for a few minutes and encouraged him back into the woods before the next group of people came across him.




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In reply to 12f Mane • 11:06a, 5/13/24
AG
12f Mane said:
TarponChaser said:
Posted on the neighborhood FB page. They must have been 100' away so I can't see the head but the pattern does look sorta cottonmouth'ish. Personally I would have gotten a lot closer but whatever.


This is a really tough one but I am going with gravid diamondback water snake. Neck to head ratio, band widths, and coloration all say diamondback to me, not cotton.
I'm in the cottonmouth crowd on this one.
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12f Mane
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In reply to MyNameIsJeff • 11:20a, 5/13/24
AG
I think this ID has bothered me more than any other from all the snake threads. I'm still 60/40 DBWS/cottonmouth but the more I look the more I don't know. The band widths are really throwing me off.
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2:52p, 5/13/24
AG
One last pic:



He put on quite a show, but never played dead.
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In reply to MyNameIsJeff • 2:54p, 5/13/24
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The coloration on that one is neat
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3:20p, 5/13/24
AG
Jack County. Identification help, por favor.

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3:22p, 5/13/24
AG
Is that a coachwhip?
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In reply to Harrison Wells • 3:27p, 5/13/24
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That's a great example of a coachwhip tail
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3:37p, 5/13/24
AG
Yes, coachwhip. Non-venomous.
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3:44p, 5/13/24
AG
Thanks for the ID. It's a pretty snake, as far as snakes go, obviously.
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6:03p, 5/13/24
AG
Looks like we are switching to rat snakes this year…




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In reply to MouthBQ98 • 7:57p, 5/13/24
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Quit choking your chicken…..





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In reply to MouthBQ98 • 10:51p, 5/13/24
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MouthBQ98 said:
Looks like we are switching to rat snakes this year…





That's a big improvement from the copperhead incubator. At least I would think so.
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12:25p, 5/14/24
AG
Saw three more watersnakes but couldn't get pictures of them. Several fuzzberts on the trail.


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In reply to DoitBest • 7:42a
DoitBest said:
Ok, we've been in this house 25 years & never seen a coral snake, then our dog takes out 3 in the past 12 months, y'all said could be coincidence..well he got #4 tonight. Am I missing something, under pool filter/heater or what should I look for?


Edit to say I know to look out for more coral snakes ....
I've seen two live ones in the north Houston suburbs. The one in my back yard slipped underneath the St Augustine as quickly as it could. You probably have them buried underneath the grass and don't even know.
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In reply to ought1ag • 7:44a
ought1ag said:
Had a visit from this gentle dude this AM
Jagged body spells Rat Snake. Right?
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In reply to JayM • 8:00a
AG
Yes, although this one is a Great Plains ratsnake as opposed to the more often posted Texas ratsnake
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