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In reply to 12th Man Ag • 10:40a, 7/14/19
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12th Man Ag said:
At least give me credit for Reptile World! That was not on Mrs. 12th Man Ag's original itinerary! Thanks to some persuasion from me and my 10-year old, Reptile World made the list.

Quite a collection of snakes and so many I had never heard of. All the standard Texas venomous snakes (except the coral), in addition to green & black mambas, gaboon viper, multiple cobras, anaconda, pythons, at least 10 different rattlers, hognoses, garter snakes, and so many more!

And thanks for making sure we don't flood the neighborhood!



Never been here or heard of this place. Will have to go one of these days.
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10:58p, 7/14/19
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Found a young coachwhip hunting in my front flowerbed this afternoon. He was not pleased to be discovered. darted around rapidly, the froze in a small bush once and did a false rattle with its tail, then when I went for my cell phone, it took off for the fence line like it was slithering for its life.
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12:17p, 7/15/19
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Ouch!

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went back a few pages and didn't see this--has this been viewed here already?
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In reply to ravingfans • 12:19p, 7/15/19
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12:22p, 7/15/19
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I guess he was tired of eating rabbit.
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In reply to ProgN • 12:26p, 7/15/19
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Prognightmare said:



Nope


This yellow one is better
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7:56p, 7/15/19
A few from this year. 12thmane, Will posting here cause an onslaught of wanna-be Steve Irwins? lol

[url=https://flic.kr/p/2gzDqMM][/url]
Trans-Pecos copperhead - Agkistradon pictagaster - that's my story and I am sticking to it.


[url=https://flic.kr/p/2gzCU9G][/url]
Mexican Hognose - Heteradon kennerlyi


[url=https://flic.kr/p/2gzCU6F][/url]
Black-tailed ratllesnake - Crotalus ornatus


[url=https://flic.kr/p/2gzDqVn][/url]
Alterna - Grey Banded Kingsnake - Lampropeltis alterna
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In reply to Robk • 8:15p, 7/15/19
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Robk said:
A few from this year. 12thmane, Will posting here cause an onslaught of wanna-be Steve Irwins? lol

[url=https://flic.kr/p/2gzDqMM][/url]
Trans-Pecos copperhead - Agkistradon pictagaster - that's my story and I am sticking to it.


[url=https://flic.kr/p/2gzCU9G][/url]
Mexican Hognose - Heteradon kennerlyi


[url=https://flic.kr/p/2gzCU6F][/url]
Black-tailed ratllesnake - Crotalus ornatus


[url=https://flic.kr/p/2gzDqVn][/url]
Alterna - Grey Banded Kingsnake - Lampropeltis alterna


Nice Mexican Hognose. I was never able to find one out that way back in my herping days.
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In reply to Robk • 9:01p, 7/15/19
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Those banded kingsnakes look so cool to me! I would love to see one in the wild one day.
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In reply to ttha_aggie_09 • 9:05p, 7/15/19
Best thing is they have so much variation. Hardly any two are alike
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In reply to Robk • 9:13p, 7/15/19
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Robk said:
12thmane, Will posting here cause an onslaught of wanna-be Steve Irwins? lol
I sure hope so
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11:19a, 7/18/19
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I think I posted a similar video last year of ratsnakes hunting bats in a central Texas cave so here's another edition from this year. Both bats & snakes have been fewer this year than in years past but they still put on a show for those that like to watch them.
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In reply to b.astutus • 11:24a, 7/18/19
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b.astutus said:
I think I posted a similar video last year of ratsnakes hunting bats in a central Texas cave so here's another edition from this year. Both bats & snakes have been fewer this year than in years past but they still put on a show for those that like to watch them.
Just when the nightmares had stopped...
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In reply to b.astutus • 12:08p, 7/18/19
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Out of the air catching bats? They must be Rats!

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In reply to 1990AG • 12:16p, 7/18/19
I believe they were identified as Rats last year when the video was posted. If you can go back and watch it, it's creepy and fascinating at the same time.
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In reply to ProgN • 12:38p, 7/18/19
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Quote:
it's creepy and fascinating at the same time.
But mostly really ****ing creepy...
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In reply to agcrock2005 • 12:54p, 7/18/19
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Quote:
it's creepy and fascinating at the same time.
But mostly really ****ing creepy...
Agreed
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In reply to ProgN • 1:02p, 7/18/19
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Prognightmare said:
I believe they were identified as Rats last year when the video was posted. If you can go back and watch it, it's creepy and fascinating at the same time.
um...the title says Ratsnakes....I was making a joke on the "High as your hat" deal

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In reply to 1990AG • 1:09p, 7/18/19
Been preoccupied, I missed it.

ETA: I don't like snakes but love the vids
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In reply to ProgN • 2:25p, 7/18/19
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Prognightmare said:
Been preoccupied, I missed it.

ETA: I don't like snakes but love the vids
Was doing nothing more than fishing for stars!

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In reply to 1990AG • 2:55p, 7/18/19
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1990AG said:
Prognightmare said:
Been preoccupied, I missed it.

ETA: I don't like snakes but love the vids
Was doing nothing more than fishing for stars!


Take one, you earned it!
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In reply to Counterpoint • 4:27p, 7/18/19
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Back at you!!

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In reply to ProgN • 8:03a, 7/19/19
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Prognightmare said:


Another day at the office. He handled that like it was routine.
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8:11a, 7/19/19
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Holy hell! Do snakes just attack randomly like that? It's not like the snake looked at him as a meal or anything?
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In reply to 1990AG • 11:32a, 7/19/19
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1990AG said:
Out of the air catching bats? They must be Rats!
Actually, there are several coachwhips that do it pretty much every night at Bracken Cave when the bats are emerging.
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12:10p, 7/19/19
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He definitely handled the encounter like a boss, but is also walking away like he s**t his pants ....
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In reply to txags92 • 1:35p, 7/19/19
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txags92 said:
1990AG said:
Out of the air catching bats? They must be Rats!
Actually, there are several coachwhips that do it pretty much every night at Bracken Cave when the bats are emerging.
Blah Blah Blah....quit bringing facts in here to mess with my star grab!

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2:14p, 7/19/19
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https://instagr.am/p/B0G-FAFBObD

Not to keep bringing social media posts on here but another lesson in not trusting people's snake IDs just because they're an experienced outdoorsman.

Edit - He calls it a cottonmouth in the post and claims it was his buddy in Alabama.
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In reply to ttha_aggie_09 • 2:46p, 7/19/19
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Not a cottonmouth. If location is correct, could be a banded a.k.a. southern water snake, but it looks like a northern water snake to me.

*edit* looks like northern water snakes do range into most of alabama so it is probably a northern water snake.
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In reply to Badace52 • 2:49p, 7/19/19
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Yep. That's exactly what I thought, too (about Northern Water Snake)! He's getting grilled over this post.
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In reply to ttha_aggie_09 • 11:21p, 7/19/19
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Is the fish hooked by a fisherman and the snake decided he wanted it more?
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In reply to 12th Man Ag • 11:23p, 7/19/19
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12th Man Ag said:
Is the fish hooked by a fisherman and the snake decided he wanted it more?
I would lean towards the fish being caught and the snake being teased with the crappie... just a gut feeling, though. I wasn't there
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In reply to 12th Man Ag • 11:27p, 7/19/19
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Water snakes will go after a struggling fish much the same that a shark will when they are hooked on a line. I have seen one try to attack a small catfish I was reeling in once.
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In reply to Badace52 • 10:40a, 7/21/19
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Badace52 said:
Water snakes will go after a struggling fish much the same that a shark will when they are hooked on a line. I have seen one try to attack a small catfish I was reeling in once.

I've had the exact same thing happen to me. Also pulled in two stringers of catfish with snakes latched on to a fish. Both were at night, so snake ID was near impossible. One of the stringers appeared to have multiple fang marks on several fish, and those fish were dead. We didn't chance it and just cut our losses.
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