Staff can we please get a sticky for this thread so everyone can post their ID pictures here?
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quote:That would be waaay too easy.
Staff can we please get a sticky for this thread so everyone can post their ID pictures here?
Why did I open this thread before bedtime?!?!?
quote:I'll work the OB for free staff. Some of you already know me anyway...
Staff can we please get a sticky for this thread so everyone can post their ID pictures here?
Another from Florida. I'm bad with IDs, so this might be a duplicate water snake.
On the other thread but will post here too:
Eastern Rat Snake my son caught the other day.
Canebrake or Timber Rattler- depending on where your in Virginia. (I didn't kill it as it's on endangered list here in Va.)
Brown Snake I believe . It's been a few years. My son catches these around our flower bed frequently.
My sons catch
One snake my son is not ready for, but willing to learn. Copperhead Juvenile
Another Canebrake again not mine:
Eastern Rat Snake my son caught the other day.
Canebrake or Timber Rattler- depending on where your in Virginia. (I didn't kill it as it's on endangered list here in Va.)
Brown Snake I believe . It's been a few years. My son catches these around our flower bed frequently.
My sons catch
One snake my son is not ready for, but willing to learn. Copperhead Juvenile
Another Canebrake again not mine:
One eyed, what part of Virginia?
Central Virginia, about 20 miles east Charlottesville.
Oh, cool. I'm down here south of Knoxville next to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
We're over in Damascus, Va on Whitetop Mountain on long weekends and holidays as my dad has a cabin up there. He lives in Texas and comes up for summers to avoid the Texas heat.
The area your in is awesome with no state income tax, to boot.
The area your in is awesome with no state income tax, to boot.
Yeah, it's nice. Lots of places to fish and hunt. I didn't get a deer this year. I'm trying to find an outdoor job like I used to have now that I'm here. I really need to take the boat out more often.
quote:Sorry, the pic of the water snake and the moccasin were both taken around the same lake in the Memphis, TN area.quote:
Great stuff. That black timber is sweet!
Top snake is a northern watersnake.
Are those present in Texas? That one stumped me and I'm pretty good on most Texas snakes.
Saw a baby moc on the same lake a couple days ago but not seen much else so far this year.
Passed this guy swimming across the intracoastal yesterday. We circled him from about 15-20 feet a few times. As we did he constantly turned and came after the boat the entire time. Not sure if it was because he was tired, checking us out, aggression, or what, but he was super intent on getting to our boat.
I've always wanted to see a rattlesnake out swimming in the bay so I was pretty excited to see it. Just glad I was in a boat and not out on a wade.
I've always wanted to see a rattlesnake out swimming in the bay so I was pretty excited to see it. Just glad I was in a boat and not out on a wade.
Exact same thing happened to me on the intercostal in Galveston near Greens Lake.
I am pretty sure they just think the boat is land or something that gives them a break from swimming. What's creepy is when they lift their head up and swim towards the boat and all you have is a fishing pole.... I like snakes, but not thanks.
I am pretty sure they just think the boat is land or something that gives them a break from swimming. What's creepy is when they lift their head up and swim towards the boat and all you have is a fishing pole.... I like snakes, but not thanks.
quote:There is a Coast Guard safety reg that you have to have a paddle in your boat , if it of a certain size. My old fishing buddy had a 24ft Mako many many moons ago that would have been HELL to paddle any distance but we were checked several times. He used to fuss and cuss about having to carry that damn paddle UNTIL we were just popping some corks in East Bay on a lazy summer day mostly drinking beer and half asleep...UNTIL.....one of us kinda like up and saw fella just like pictured above about 1 ft from the boat full on geared up to pay us a visit. Ole buddy found just what a good paddle could do to Mr Rattlesnake that day...... After he sold the boat he saved the paddle and branded it SNAKE KILLER..had it hanging on his man cave wall for years......
Exact same thing happened to me on the intercostal in Galveston near Greens Lake.
I am pretty sure they just think the boat is land or something that gives them a break from swimming. What's creepy is when they lift their head up and swim towards the boat and all you have is a fishing pole.... I like snakes, but not thanks.
quote:Awesome shots!
Passed this guy swimming across the intracoastal yesterday. We circled him from about 15-20 feet a few times. As we did he constantly turned and came after the boat the entire time. Not sure if it was because he was tired, checking us out, aggression, or what, but he was super intent on getting to our boat.
I've always wanted to see a rattlesnake out swimming in the bay so I was pretty excited to see it. Just glad I was in a boat and not out on a wade.
Thanks 12f. We obviously let him be but I'm not sure how he fared the oil barge we passed a couple hundred yards after leaving him.
Not sure if you guys have seen this..
quote:Very cool!
Passed this guy swimming across the intracoastal yesterday. We circled him from about 15-20 feet a few times. As we did he constantly turned and came after the boat the entire time. Not sure if it was because he was tired, checking us out, aggression, or what, but he was super intent on getting to our boat.
I've always wanted to see a rattlesnake out swimming in the bay so I was pretty excited to see it. Just glad I was in a boat and not out on a wade.
Found this guy just a few minutes ago
That's a beautiful sight
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I used to have several shots of rattlesnakes who got fairly up close & personal while fishing out of my kayak but cannot find them anywhere now.
I did have this curious water moccasin swim up to the boat (and actually under it) fishing on the Colorado above Bastrop last spring. Pretty sure I've posted these before and I did post the closest one on another snake thread a little bit ago.
I did have this curious water moccasin swim up to the boat (and actually under it) fishing on the Colorado above Bastrop last spring. Pretty sure I've posted these before and I did post the closest one on another snake thread a little bit ago.
He's a big fugger that keeps the rattle bugs and rodents in check, I don't mind if he samples a bit of fruit from time to time
Here is the full length version of the cottonmouth eating a rattler
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Is it just me, or, do all those flies in that video make it that much creepier?
Saw a nice 24" or so coral snake slithering across a blacktop road here in elgin. I made sure to drive around it, then backed up to make sure I got a positive ID before it went into the grass in the bar ditch. Sorry, no time for a picture.
Couple recent shots.
Neat looking coachwhip from Jackson County
Uncooperative buttermilk racer from The Woodlands area
Neat looking coachwhip from Jackson County
Uncooperative buttermilk racer from The Woodlands area
quote:It's not just you.
Is it just me, or, do all those flies in that video make it that much creepier?
The pics of snakes in the water also creep me out. I'm not terribly afraid of snakes on land, but if I'm in the water and I see one swimming nearby all I can think of is
Doesn't that cottonmouth know that that rattlesnake eats rats?
Saw this on fb. Sealy, TX
I've never seen one hang themselves on a fence for rain. You think they have any more of those I could pick up and bring south?
Had two Facebook friends kill rat snakes that were displaced by all the flooding here in the Katy-Brookshire area. Both were certain they were water moccasins.
That being said, with all of this high water pay extra attention to the high and dry areas that were protected from these floods. A lot of critters, good and bad, have been displaced. Please be careful!
That being said, with all of this high water pay extra attention to the high and dry areas that were protected from these floods. A lot of critters, good and bad, have been displaced. Please be careful!
quote:Where in Memphis? I live out in G'town and have seen a few this year.quote:Sorry, the pic of the water snake and the moccasin were both taken around the same lake in the Memphis, TN area.quote:
Great stuff. That black timber is sweet!
Top snake is a northern watersnake.
Are those present in Texas? That one stumped me and I'm pretty good on most Texas snakes.
Saw a baby moc on the same lake a couple days ago but not seen much else so far this year.
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