I had the same markings in my coop today. Definitely rat snake.
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Counterpoint said:
Found this guy in my chicken coop eating eggs. Relocated him to the woods about a half mile away (is that far enough that he won't come back?).
Google Lens said "Texas Rat Snake". If correct, that's cool (and somewhat scary) that Google can be that accurate from that non-clear of a picture.
Definitely a rat snake. And no a half mile is nowhere near far enough to keep him away from that coop.
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It is very highly unlikely to find a red touch black snake in the U.S. that is venomous. A few aberrant color phase corals and some eastern coral snakes with high red coloration might fool you but the chances you'll see a coral like that are insignificantly low...
Check out this website:
http://thevenominterviews.com/2016/06/02/mythbusting-coral-snakes/
Check out this website:
http://thevenominterviews.com/2016/06/02/mythbusting-coral-snakes/
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That is correct and there are several apps that nail it 90% of the time. It's freaky.
Recommendations on apps?12f Mane said:
That is correct and there are several apps that nail it 90% of the time. It's freaky.
CWby '90
I don't really use any for ID purposes on herps but inaturalist (and its algorithm) are fantastic.
High as your hat!
1990AG said:
High as your hat!
Yep. And thanks to Texags I knew that, but I just wanted to be extra sure before I reached in there!
I'm sure the apps just reference this thread.12f Mane said:
That is correct and there are several apps that nail it 90% of the time. It's freaky.
Badace52 said:
It is very highly unlikely to find a red touch black snake in the U.S. that is venomous. A few aberrant color phase corals and some eastern coral snakes with high red coloration might fool you but the chances you'll see a coral like that are insignificantly low...
Check out this website:
http://thevenominterviews.com/2016/06/02/mythbusting-coral-snakes/
Thanks, that's very interesting!
It's just me behind a computerhurleyag said:I'm sure the apps just reference this thread.12f Mane said:
That is correct and there are several apps that nail it 90% of the time. It's freaky.
12f Mane said:It's just me behind a computerhurleyag said:I'm sure the apps just reference this thread.12f Mane said:
That is correct and there are several apps that nail it 90% of the time. It's freaky.
Then get back to work, I just took another snake pic!
Gabe just offered '12f Mane' as a thoroughbred race horse name in ode to Finebaum's 'Chi-ching' for A&M in his naming of SEC school horse names.12f Mane said:It's just me behind a computerhurleyag said:I'm sure the apps just reference this thread.12f Mane said:
That is correct and there are several apps that nail it 90% of the time. It's freaky.
CWby '90
AgCWby90CS48 said:Gabe just offered '12f Mane' as a thoroughbred race horse name in ode to Finebaum's 'Chi-ching' for A&M in his naming of SEC school horse names.12f Mane said:It's just me behind a computerhurleyag said:I'm sure the apps just reference this thread.12f Mane said:
That is correct and there are several apps that nail it 90% of the time. It's freaky.
What an honor
Terrible pic, but a lady in the office just sent this out with the message "keep a sharp eye out when walking near the pond".
I'm guessing DBWS?
I'm guessing DBWS?
Pic is hard to see, but are you sure that thing does have a rattle on it?
I don't know, but doubt it. This is in North Austin by a man-made pond at an office building.
Also, a buddy went to look for the first snake and also found this one...
Also, a buddy went to look for the first snake and also found this one...
You're welcome.Counterpoint said:1990AG said:
High as your hat!
Yep. And thanks to Texags I knew that, but I just wanted to be extra sure before I reached in there!
That would appear to be correct.
Blotched water snake
The second one, right?
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I was with my wife when we saw both snakes. I am very familiar with snakes as is my lovely wife. We taught snake education to our daughters school classes when they were young. The green snake was well over 4 ft long and way thicker than a rough green snake. It really made us and our friends wonder if someone realesed or somehow a green mamba ended up here in TX. ??? Thoughts? If it is a green snake it's a record breaker in terms of size.
Haha, before I read the comments I was going to reply green mamba! Idiots
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J.D. c/o 05 said:
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I was with my wife when we saw both snakes. I am very familiar with snakes as is my lovely wife. We taught snake education to our daughters school classes when they were young. The green snake was well over 4 ft long and way thicker than a rough green snake. It really made us and our friends wonder if someone realesed or somehow a green mamba ended up here in TX. ??? Thoughts? If it is a green snake it's a record breaker in terms of size.
Wow... just, wow.
Edit: For the record, it IS a rough green snake.
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This is a cool thread. Really glad I found this. Was that a green mamba btw? If so... gaw damn lol
Look, it's a big green snake in the greater Houston area.Badace52 said:
Wow... just, wow.
Edit: For the record, it IS a rough green snake.
A) A healthy (maybe even large) rough green snake
B) A Damn Green Mamba
Yes, I use it to kill my enemies!J.D. c/o 05 said:Look, it's a big green snake in the greater Houston area.Badace52 said:
Wow... just, wow.
Edit: For the record, it IS a rough green snake.
A) A healthy (maybe even large) rough green snake
B) A Damn Green Mamba
That snake is MAYBE 2' long. That dude has been lying like hell to his wife about his snake length for years and thinks we are all dumb enough to fall for it too.
Maybe, but they do get up to around four feet long in rare cases.
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Yeah, I have seen them over 3 feet long...think I may have posted one last year that was close. But that snake is no thicker than the blades of grass it is on in the first picture, and those grass clumps in the 2nd picture are probably 4-6" in diameter...so the snake is probably 24-30".
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I used to live in Swaziland, South Africa as a kid. I've seen many green mambas, and they aren't that color of green. They're MUCH darker than that and can almost even look black sometimes, if the light isn't good. However, I've also seen boomslangs (tree snakes) and they are that bright green. They are as deadly as mambas. I sure pray it's not a boomslang. They will get into trees and fall out onto you. I'm terrified of snakes because of my experiences with them in Africa.
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