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Snake Thread 2017

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I wonder if some of y'all can send a rat snake or 2 my way.

My wife had been feeding lots of birds at the house and with all the seeds on the ground we now have rats. One got dispatched last night with a pellet to the head while in a feeder but we have more I'm sure.
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mathguy86 said:

I wonder if some of y'all can send a rat snake or 2 my way.

My wife had been feeding lots of birds at the house and with all the seeds on the ground we now have rats. One got dispatched last night with a pellet to the head while in a feeder but we have more I'm sure.


Don't even try it. I got dibs on the rat snake.
ellebee
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I'm just gonna go in record and say when he described it to me I said it was a garter snake. Found a pic online and he confirmed it was a blackneck garter. People at work were losing their **** wanting to call maintenance before I knew for sure what it was and I'm like "nope. Not venomous. No Texas venomous snakes with that description." Thanks snake thread!
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Where is your place of business located?
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ellebee
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Austin by oak hill
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I ask because there are several types of garter snake in texas that can easily be confused. Texas garter snakes in particular look very similar to eastern black necked garters, but both live in Austin so that won't help with ID.
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ellebee
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This is the pic I sent him

Bobcat-Ag
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They were just freaked out because it was hissing!
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https://goo.gl/images/ZHfdla (Sorry about the link. Don't have a personal pic of a texas garter and posting from phone. )

And this is a Texas garter. As you can see they are hard to tell apart.
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ellebee
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Yeah they are close.
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Badace52 said:

https://goo.gl/images/ZHfdla (Sorry about the link. Don't have a personal pic of a texas garter and posting from phone. )

And this is a Texas garter. As you can see they are hard to tell apart.
Nice pic
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????

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Looks kinda like a diamondback water snake by the patterns. Hard to tell though.
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Water Moccasin

I'm on mobile right now and I thought it was going to be a broad band with dull coloration but his head is a giveaway.
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That's a hard one. I wanna say cottonmouth as well, but something about shape of the the dull pattern underneath and the lighter color at the base of the head screams broad banded water snake. Wish we had a view of the side of the head.
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The pattern is off and the body doesn't scream water moccasin.

It's too light for Broad banded, not enough pattern for blotched, would be unlike any other diamondback I have ever seen, and not many other likely culprits.

*I'm thinking it's a young WM phasing out of juvinile coloration. Which would explain the lighter color and slight pattern
Badace52
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Location? Do you have another pic?
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Badace52
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If pushed to pick I would also say that is a cottonmouth, but the body shape and pattern are throwing me off a little. I'd really like another angle.
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suprafly03
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Tyler



This is more clear to me.
Badace52
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Definitely cottonmouth
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No doubt now
P.U.T.U
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A tree on the trails seems to be a popular hangout for snakes. This was taken by someone else, I have seen rat snakes in there. Sachse, TX

ellebee
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Could be faded because it's about to shed maybe?
12f Mane
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ellebee said:

Could be faded because it's about to shed maybe?
Looks to me like it needs to. Scales are dirty, and it's a dark snake.
12f Mane
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P.U.T.U said:

A tree on the trails seems to be a popular hangout for snakes. This was taken by someone else, I have seen rat snakes in there. Sachse, TX


That looks like a five-lined skink to me.
P.U.T.U
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That would make more sense, the only snake I thought it could remotely be is a racer and I have yet to see one in this area. I will see what I can find next time I am on the trail.

ellebee
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I'm not gonna lie, helping a snake shed is as satisfying as peeling a sunburn.
ttha_aggie_09
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What is the deal with women and peeling skin? My wife is the same way m.
chiken
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I don't have an answer, but I really enjoy peeling skin from a sunburn as well.
12f Mane
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ellebee said:

I'm not gonna lie, helping a snake shed is as satisfying as peeling a sunburn.
Brush Country
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chiken said:

I don't have an answer, but I really enjoy peeling skin from a sunburn as well.


Wut the hell is wrong with you?
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Brush Country said:

chiken said:

I don't have an answer, but I really enjoy peeling skin from a sunburn as well.


Wut the hell is wrong with you?
how much time do you have?
ellebee
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12f Mane said:

ellebee said:

I'm not gonna lie, helping a snake shed is as satisfying as peeling a sunburn.



I thought you'd be totally down with that!
12f Mane
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ellebee said:

12f Mane said:

ellebee said:

I'm not gonna lie, helping a snake shed is as satisfying as peeling a sunburn.



I thought you'd be totally down with that!
It's alright but it's usually sticky, moist, and has a bad odor.
ellebee
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I don't know what kind of snakes you been messing with...
 
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