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In reply to tx4guns • 10:47a, 8/23/17
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That is a new one. I don't kill any snakes but I would have given him a wide birth and then exaggerated the story later. He would have at 2.5 inch fangs by the time I was done.

Lets keep the non venomous to humans out of it.
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In reply to 12f Mane • 6:14p, 8/25/17
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12f Mane said:



I got bit by one in Costa Rica and it got a little swollen/red with some tingle (TWSS) but wasn't a big deal.
The snake?
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6:16p, 8/25/17
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Outside the front door in the top of a holly bush, texas brown would be my horrible guess but not confident at all, really cool looking pattern on the head. San Antonio, pre-Harvey.

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In reply to Tony Franklins Other Shoe • 6:23p, 8/25/17
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Young Coachwhip. Let him ride out the storm with you.
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In reply to 12f Mane • 6:26p, 8/25/17
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12f Mane said:
Young Coachwhip. Let him ride out the storm with you.
Damn, that is really cool. He backed off when I brought everyone out to see him and slithered away safely.
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6:37p, 8/25/17
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Friend posted on FB, just wanted confirmation of ID.

https://imgur.com/a/8vifr

I suck I posting from mobile.
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In reply to Daddy-O5 • 7:13p, 8/25/17
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Not showing up for me
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7:27p, 8/25/17
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For JD.

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In reply to magnumtmp • 7:31p, 8/25/17
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Thanks magnum. I'm starting to feel old when I can't figure out technology.
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In reply to Daddy-O5 • 7:38p, 8/25/17
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J.D. c/o 05 said:
Thanks magnum. I'm starting to feel old when I can't figure out technology.


No problem. On iPhone, you have to tap the picture first to bring up only the picture, then copy the link. I have the Imgur app...that probably makes it easier.
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7:45p, 8/25/17
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Good sized Texas ratsnake
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In reply to 12f Mane • 7:51p, 8/25/17
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That's what I was thinking. I think it was the size threw me for a second so thanks for the confirmation.
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7:54p, 8/25/17
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Rat snake? Found him today in my barn while I was rearranging all the junk I should throw away. He never moved in 4-5 hours.
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In reply to Long Live Sully • 7:56p, 8/25/17
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Im going to take a stab and say buttermilk racer?
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In reply to AZAG08 • 8:07p, 8/25/17
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AZAG08 said:
Im going to take a stab and say buttermilk racer?
I took a look at web images for buttermilk racers and they look different to me. And I am in the Hill Country. Wiki puts those in southern and east Texas.
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8:08p, 8/25/17
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Good sized Texas ratsnake
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8:14p, 8/25/17
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Those rat snakes seem to have a lot of variability in their looks.
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In reply to 12f Mane • 8:15p, 8/25/17
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Thanks. I hope he stays around.
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In reply to JD Shellnut • 8:30p, 8/25/17
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Drifter. said:
Those rat snakes seem to have a lot of variability in their looks.
throws me off every time
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9:35p, 8/25/17
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Neighbor in Northern Grimes County saw this guy a couple weeks ago. He said it was a timber rattler with seven buttons. Is this is a timber rattle snake? I did not think that I might see one in this area.

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In reply to BuddysBud • 9:38p, 8/25/17
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BuddysBud said:
Neighbor in Northern Grimes County saw this guy a couple weeks ago. He said it was a timber rattler with seven buttons. Is this is a timber rattle snake? I did not think that I might see one in this area.

Yep, that's a timber rattler. The yellow streak running down the back, combined with the bands, is a signature mark.
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In reply to MemphisAg1 • 10:20p, 8/25/17
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Thanks, Memphis. Now I have something else I need to watch for when I am walking the property.
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In reply to BuddysBud • 5:36a, 8/26/17
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Also, look at his "velvet tail".
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In reply to BuddysBud • 5:57a, 8/26/17
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BuddysBud said:
Neighbor in Northern Grimes County saw this guy a couple weeks ago. He said it was a timber rattler with seven buttons. Is this is a timber rattle snake? I did not think that I might see one in this area.



What an awesome ****ing photo! Looks like it is in squirrel ambush position
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In reply to 12f Mane • 9:01a, 8/26/17
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It did not get any squirrels this time. It was too close to the neighbor's grandkids that were playing in the yard. He said that he moved it to the back of his property. He did not say how he moved it. He wanted to let me know in case I run into it. I would not mind if it took out a few squirrels and groundhogs at my place.
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11:49a, 8/26/17
I had another snake thread dream. Found several in this hole and yelled "BRING ME THE CAMERA!!"
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In reply to BuddysBud • 12:37p, 8/26/17
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BuddysBud said:
It did not get any squirrels this time. It was too close to the neighbor's grandkids that were playing in the yard. He said that he moved it to the back of his property. He did not say how he moved it. He wanted to let me know in case I run into it. I would not mind if it took out a few squirrels and groundhogs at my place.
Grimes county as in OUR Grimes County ??? Not to doubt this but perhaps one of our experts could comment on a timber rattler in this part of the world.
When you said " moved" are you telling us that your friend moved a live timber rattler ?? Really ! Brave man..I hope he was a well trained experienced snake guy.
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12:38p, 8/26/17
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They are not uncommon in the wooded portions of Grimes, especially the northern portion of the county
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In reply to 12f Mane • 4:16p, 8/26/17
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Caught a small one on our family property that is in North Zulch and Grimes County about 15 years ago. Only one we've ever seen though, but he came from Somewhere.
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8:16p, 8/26/17
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76 - yes, timber rattlers are in this part of the world. I've seen two of them on our place this year out in Eastern Brazos County near the Navasota River. One with 11 rattles, about 6 ft long, and another 4 footer.

In neither case did I have the time or inclination to snap a picture.

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In reply to The Original AG 76 • 8:37p, 8/26/17
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Yes, it was Grimes County, Texas between Keith and Iola. Since his property is wooded, as is the back of my property, it fits 12f's description. You might say that my neighbor had a lot of experience handling the two legged variety of venomous snakes, but I do not know if he has experience handing the legless kind. He is one of the few neighbors who does not kill every snake he sees.

Several years ago another neighbor had mentioned running over an eight foot timber rattler on the road, but I always took what he said with a grain of salt. At the time I interpreted an eight foot long rattle snake to be a four foot rat snake. Maybe he actually did see a timber rattler.
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In reply to 12f Mane • 12:01a, 8/27/17
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12f Mane said:
They are not uncommon in the wooded portions of Grimes, especially the northern portion of the county
It's my understanding they are fairly common in Southern Brazos as well, though I have never seen on on my place here.
https://i.imgur.com/uReoXE6.gif
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6:12p, 8/28/17
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I really wish my friends would ask me what kind of snake it is before they kill it...
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In reply to Badace52 • 6:28p, 8/28/17
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That's an 8 foot rattler, right?

Or hognose?
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In reply to jgh85Ag • 6:38p, 8/28/17
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One of those two...
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