A few photos of some of the venomous snakes of Texas and snakes commonly confused with them. I encourage yall to learn to differentiate species, or at least learn to identify the venomous, and leave the rest alone.
Milksnake
Coral snake
Yellowbelly water snake
Diamondback water snake
Broadbanded watersnake
Cottonmouth
Hognose
Speckled kingsnake
Prairie kingsnake
Texas ratsnake
Brownsnake
Copperheads
east Texas version
central/north Texas version
Western diamondback rattlesnake
Timber/canebrake rattlesnake
Pygmy rattlesnake
Massasauga (ground rattler)
Coachwhip
eastern version
western version
Racer
eastern version
western version
Ribbon snake
Bullsnake
Rough green snake
Texas (blue) Indigo
one chowing on a diamondback
There's quite a few more species in Texas, but these seem to be the most commonly questioned or encountered. Hope this helps.
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Milksnake
Coral snake
Yellowbelly water snake
Diamondback water snake
Broadbanded watersnake
Cottonmouth
Hognose
Speckled kingsnake
Prairie kingsnake
Texas ratsnake
Brownsnake
Copperheads
east Texas version
central/north Texas version
Western diamondback rattlesnake
Timber/canebrake rattlesnake
Pygmy rattlesnake
Massasauga (ground rattler)
Coachwhip
eastern version
western version
Racer
eastern version
western version
Ribbon snake
Bullsnake
Rough green snake
Texas (blue) Indigo
one chowing on a diamondback
There's quite a few more species in Texas, but these seem to be the most commonly questioned or encountered. Hope this helps.
ib4onlygoodsnakeisadeadsnake and killthemall