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Snake Thread 2016

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ttha_aggie_09
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That's great
BuddysBud
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Is that a yellow bullhead catfish that your snake is trying to eat? Haven't seen one of those in a long, long time
It was a blue channel cat. That what the poison from a copperhead water moccasin does. /facebook


That definitely is not a copperhead.
I would guess that it is a Diamondback Water Snake, which is not venomous (and more common than Cottonmouth). Unless the catfish was bitten by another snake or that is a very skinny Cottonmouth, 'poison' from that snake did not make it turn yellow.
ccard257
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agent-maroon
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Somebody's sarcasm meter needs re-calibration
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Poor Buddy...
BuddysBud
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Yup!!! You got me. It has been that kind of morning.
I'll try to do better next time.
BuddysBud
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To get back on topic (and on behalf of all the diamondback water snakes ruthlessly slaughtered for being mistaken for poisonous copperwatermoccasinhead snakes) ....

- U

12f Mane
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3 dudes at the same time, man
Tursiops93
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Nice Rat snakes!
BuddysBud
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I'm sticking with diamondback water snake until 12f says otherwise
Tursiops93
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LOL
12f Mane
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Haven't been out in a while but here's a prego Eastern gartersnake from SE Texas recently. These are pretty hard to locate in the state.



jbanda
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Texas rat snake that was found already dead at the back entrance of the Katy ymca.

12f Mane
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Do you know a Heather that posts pics like that on fb often? Off topic but curious.
jbanda
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I do not. My wife was leaving the YMCA this morning and sent me this pic.
12f Mane
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Ayto Siks
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Here's a couple of snakes I saw last week (Florida):




And this guy is from several months ago. They usually look a lot more yellow:
SoulSlaveAG2005
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Sorry for crappy pic. Took this tonight at dusk while playing with kiddos. Looks like a ribbon snake to me.

Sean98
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Found this fella today. Prettiest Texas rat snake I've ever seen.



He wasn't very happy but I knew TexAgs deserved a better picture so I moved in closer



I tried to pick him up for a selfie but he bit me in the hand. Funny because all I've heard is how friendly rat snakes are. ...now my hand feels fat and funny .
ellebee
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Hognose
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Timber Rattler
ellebee
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Garter snake
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Well done!
agent-maroon
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I tried to pick him up for a selfie but he bit me in the hand. Funny because all I've heard is how friendly rat snakes are. ...now my hand feels fat and funny .

Far more dangerous for the snake in this case. They lose teeth when you jerk your hand away and this can lead to a potentially fatal mouth infection. The reaction to those snake teeth are probably why your hand feels fat and funny.
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Sean98
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Also, lest any of the less snake informed think that is actually a rat snake or that I was actually bit, I should be clear.

It was a beautiful copperhead curled up in an old rock wall right in my travel path. As miracles would have it I actually had the dogs at heel so they didn't cross first which could have resulted in a strike. ...because that snake was an aggressive *******.

I took a few pictures but because he kept striking I chose not to get close enough to move those leaves in front of him so I apologize for the slightly blurry photo.

Then we backed up, found another trail and went on our way.
ursusguy
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I thought the thing to do was freak out.
OnlyForNow
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She looks like she is doing a good job at finding food.
Tailgate88
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Snake ID please?

ttha_aggie_09
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Looks like a hognose
12f Mane
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Hognose
tx4guns
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Gaboon Viper
BCO07
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Spots on the side = hog nose, no?
ursusguy
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It's a pretty good tell.

Hognoses are becoming the new rat snake.
BuddysBud
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Here are a couple snakes that I have seen this summer (sorry for the lousy iPhone picture of the rat snake). This guy put its tail on a leaf and then shook it so that it made a sound similar to a rattle snake.



A week later I saw this guy in about the same place:

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The following week I found a skeleton of a snake (maybe one of these guys) near this area. Probably fell victim to the owl.

 
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