Your Friend said:
Cotton
Copper
Buttermilk racer
Ribbon (?)
Western rat
BBWS
Nailed it, but I'm Texas ratsnake for life. None of that "western" bs.
Snake Thread 2019
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Nailed it, but I'm Texas ratsnake for life. None of that "western" bs.
FAT SEXY said:
Was checking out the "TexAgs 2018: A Year in Review" thread on Premium.. Someone mentions they're excited to learn that there's a Snake Thread on TexAgs... It was like a bat signal for 12f..
A great sign for the 2019 edition.
My entire life when I've heard "snake" I've come running
cuz-i-can said:
How about that guy in Texas who lifted up his hunting cabin and found all of those rattlesnakes underneath?
https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/video-at-least-30-rattlesnakes-found-under-north-texas-cabin/1678570224
I found a ~7" long Texas Brown Snake on my porch yesterday. I didn't take a photo but it was just sitting there. Guess it was trying to get out of the rain. I thought my cat killed it but it was unscathed and surprisingly active when I picked it up. I don't think I've ever encountered a snake when it was this cold out before.
This may have been answered before, but where do snakes hide/go during winter? How often do they eat?
I'M GONNA SEE A MOTHER****IN SNAKE THIS YEAR
Underground mostly. Eating throughout the winter is species dependent but likely not common.chiken said:
This may have been answered before, but where do snakes hide/go during winter? How often do they eat?
You'll have to start walking the trails this year looking for snakes!ellebee said:
I'M GONNA SEE A MOTHER****IN SNAKE THIS YEAR
Christmas Day we were at my youngest daughter's house and in the back yard watching the kids race their RC boats in the pool. Suddenly I get the call that there is a snake in one of the skimmers. I am thinking no way, too early. But I take a look and sure enough there is a little Texas Brown Snake about that same size and still alive. I calmly reach in and remove him accompanied by a couple of "Eeks!" from the females. Put him in a nearby flower bed so he could burrow in and get a little warmer. Didn't even think to take a picture.HortAg09 said:
I found a ~7" long Texas Brown Snake on my porch yesterday. I didn't take a photo but it was just sitting there. Guess it was trying to get out of the rain. I thought my cat killed it but it was unscathed and surprisingly active when I picked it up. I don't think I've ever encountered a snake when it was this cold out before.
I am not the Six Million Dollar Man, but I might need that surgery. "We have the technology, we can rebuild him!"
Whoa!Potcake said:cuz-i-can said:
How about that guy in Texas who lifted up his hunting cabin and found all of those rattlesnakes underneath?
https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/video-at-least-30-rattlesnakes-found-under-north-texas-cabin/1678570224
I am not the Six Million Dollar Man, but I might need that surgery. "We have the technology, we can rebuild him!"
I keep clearing land around my 10 acres and I ain't seen *****
Potcake said:cuz-i-can said:
How about that guy in Texas who lifted up his hunting cabin and found all of those rattlesnakes underneath?
https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/video-at-least-30-rattlesnakes-found-under-north-texas-cabin/1678570224
About ten years back my brother-in-law was in his barn throwing out hay for his cattle, and heard a rattle from under the pallet where the hay was stacked. He went in to get his shotgun before lifting the pallet. Thank goodness it was about 50 degrees out, because what he thought was going to be one rattler ended up being about 15. He unloaded five shots killing all of them. To this day his ex wife has no clue about it. Had she found out, they would of been living in the city by the next week.
First few snakes of the year for me.
Broad-banded watersnake basking trail side at Brazos Bend
A couple ribbonsnakes were basking along the trails as well
And a couple copperheads flipped under sheet metal close to home.
Broad-banded watersnake basking trail side at Brazos Bend
A couple ribbonsnakes were basking along the trails as well
And a couple copperheads flipped under sheet metal close to home.
Believe they are, as I see them on most pictures of copperheads.
Not sure on the dots but if you're that close you better be good.
Yes they are. Don't know the purpose though.
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No pic, but was re-watching a recent episode of Lone Star Law and a guy called the game wardens because he thought a coach whip might have been a cobra released in the wild when it pulled up his head to bluff him.
He should spend time on this thread, I was able to ID the dead snake pretty damn quick even with a mangled head.
Oh yeah, to be compliant, I think the location was Guadalupe County. There are rules here too.
He should spend time on this thread, I was able to ID the dead snake pretty damn quick even with a mangled head.
Oh yeah, to be compliant, I think the location was Guadalupe County. There are rules here too.
The look like little bug eyes, so they probably get small rodents or frogs close by luring them in while their head is in the leaves.
Got to find a new place to look for snakes this year. Hoping to add some Canadian snakes to the thread
ERMAHGAWD I SAW MY FIRST SNAKE!
I didnt have my camera and it was just a little grass snake, but still.
I didnt have my camera and it was just a little grass snake, but still.
No such thing as a grass snake in Texas, but congratulations!
Grass snake
Almost every snake people refer to as grass snakes that lives in Texas
Grass snake
Almost every snake people refer to as grass snakes that lives in Texas
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I cannot tell you how close I was to posting something about "grass snake" followed by a nerd meme.
So at first glance I thought the answer would be that they were parietal aka "third" eyes (a sunlight sensing organ thought to help with circadian rhythm and possibly signaling hibernation and estivation times for many lizard species and tuataras), but there doesn't seem to be much evidence that that is the case and in fact there is some evidence that it is not the case at all (interesting website). But it seems very logical to me given that snakes often have parietal formina (holes over these spots in the skull when young that then heal over). They could be vestigial third eyes that no longer function, or maybe they are just false eye spots to attract prey like 12f Mane said. (Edit: actually looks like Tx4guns said that.)FAT SEXY said:
Are these two black spots a characteristic of most Copperheads?
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If you wanna see nerding out check out the post above this one.
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I still like the regional name grass snake
Badace52 said:
If you wanna see nerding out check out the post above this one.
Correction. I SAW MY FIRST EARTH SNAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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This is the equivalent of getting dispensation from the Pope of Snakes.12f Mane said:
I still like the regional name grass snake
Forgot to check in for the 2019 thread. Was wondering why I hadn't seen any notifications.
Phone shot of a lunch break copperhead from this week.
My wife saw a trouser snake. It was a short viewing and the whole experience didn't last very long, (obligatory yearly dad joke)
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My wife saw a trouser snake. It was a short viewing and the whole experience didn't last very long, (obligatory yearly dad joke)
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