YBWS??
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YBWS??
my vote is yes
YBWS as in, Young Blotched Water Snake or Yellow Belly Water snake?
Yes.ttha_aggie_09 said:
YBWS as in, Young Blotched Water Snake or Yellow Bellow Water snake?
I typed YBWS guessing it was a yellow belly water snake - but I didn't know there was a young blotched water snake so next time I won't be lazy.
Of course the real question I should have asked was more along the lines of "This ain't a moccasin is it?"
Thanks to this thread (well previous years) I know the answer. Because of the vertical lines along the mouth you know it's not a moccasin. Harmless water snake.Quote:
Of course the real question I should have asked was more along the lines of "This ain't a moccasin is it?"
That's what I figured and either way, it's not venomous. In my opinion, it's a blotched but I'll let The Godfather (12fmane) confirm. That's why I asked for clarification.
To me that subspecies split is pretty weak. Unless it is a very boldly patterned snake from the west, I call them all yellow-bellied.
Just reading your post got my heart racing. That's a whew moment.
jpd301 said:
YBWS??
Yes, Big Watermoccasin Snake
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I saw a similar snake swimming near the 8th hole at Mission Del Lago in San Antonio. Before this thread I would have assumed water moccasin. Left my phone on the cart so I missed taking a picture.
Ratsnake vs. Bats Round 2
I had a good amount of interest in the video I posted a while back of great plains ratsnakes catching bats in a cave in Williamson county. This week I pulled the trail cam card and the bats are just now starting to move back into the cave in any real numbers so the snakes have moved in as well. Many more bats will be in the cave soon. Activity will get more intense as the summer gets closer but here is a video of some of this weeks action. At one point I had six ratsnakes hunting at the same time. I wish I had more cams to put in there to see what all I'm missing out of view. This is on my YouTube channel and here is the connection to this particular video
I had a good amount of interest in the video I posted a while back of great plains ratsnakes catching bats in a cave in Williamson county. This week I pulled the trail cam card and the bats are just now starting to move back into the cave in any real numbers so the snakes have moved in as well. Many more bats will be in the cave soon. Activity will get more intense as the summer gets closer but here is a video of some of this weeks action. At one point I had six ratsnakes hunting at the same time. I wish I had more cams to put in there to see what all I'm missing out of view. This is on my YouTube channel and here is the connection to this particular video
That's amazing and creepy at the same time.
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b.astutus said:
Ratsnake vs. Bats Round 2
I had a good amount of interest in the video I posted a while back of great plains ratsnakes catching bats in a cave in Williamson county. This week I pulled the trail cam card and the bats are just now starting to move back into the cave in any real numbers so the snakes have moved in as well. Many more bats will be in the cave soon. Activity will get more intense as the summer gets closer but here is a video of some of this weeks action. At one point I had six ratsnakes hunting at the same time. I wish I had more cams to put in there to see what all I'm missing out of view. This is on my YouTube channel and here is the connection to this particular video
Wait a second - are you crawling in there to set up your trail cams?
Just another day at the office...
Things like this make life worth living. I'm in my 60's. If this were 40-50 years ago I can't imagine all the fun I'd behaving out there. I've slowed way down in my years since then.
Things like this make life worth living. I'm in my 60's. If this were 40-50 years ago I can't imagine all the fun I'd behaving out there. I've slowed way down in my years since then.
Bat Snakes!!!!!!
This!!!CowtownAg06 said:
Bat Snakes!!!!!!
When the two drop from the top at the end it creeped me out a little!
This type of work is why grad students and interns exist.Fairview said:
Wait a second - are you crawling in there to set up your trail cams?
Rat snake in Hurst
Currently waiting patiently for a checkered garter to make a reappearance from under my neighbors patio so I can try to grab it and rehome it across the street in my yard. He was coming out when I got here but I scared him so I'm just sitting here very still hoping he tries to come out again. She apparently has what might be a rat snake under there also. She has frogs that live under there so they might be feasting on those.
I thought this was going to be about the signs behind the snake.
is it just me or does it look like the end of his tail was bitten off?jpd301 said:
YBWS??
I was surprised at the bluntness of the tail. Tail made me think cottonmouth but the head didn't match.
Dang turtles!
Finally got a live one at the house. Fall Creek in Humble.
N/m fixed
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Thanks. I'm an idiot! Do you post the link as an img or url?
Dang ace got me
If you click on the image on imgur to isolate it from the gallery (even if it is a gallery of only one pic) and then copy that image to the clipboard it will appear as a pic rather than a link in your post.
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Thanks! Got it.
DrHeadShrink said:
I was surprised at the bluntness of the tail. Tail made me think cottonmouth but the head didn't match.
Definitely stumpy. Likely injured or bitten off. I actually pulled part of the tail off a DWS when I was kid. I didn't mean to but he was wrapped around a rock and I wanted to pull him out... next thing you know, Pop! I was left with an inch or two of tail in my hand.
I took my granddaughters fishing and there happened to be a yellow bellied water snake sunning on our boat dock. I explained that the vertical lines on the jaw meant that it was not venomous. The oldest took her fishing pole and tried to gently prod the snake back into the water but he resisted her attempts at first before finally getting back into the lake.
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