Fat Rat snake?
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Correct, it's a rat snake.
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vander54 said:
First time I've been able to post a snake I actually saw.
Sitting on my fence in Fort Worth.
Is that fence as high as your hat?
Not a snake, but thought this was pretty cool. Curious why she did not move at first then looked closer...
In Fort Worth front flower bed.
In Fort Worth front flower bed.
Very cool.
That is AWESOME!!! I have not seen one in years. They disappeared around here when the fire ants showed up.
Just FYI that is a Texas Spiny lizard, not a Texas horned lizard (aka horny toad).
Cool video of blotched water snakes.
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Almost stepped on this guy today. Luckily he let me know he saw me before i saw him, and he had a rabbit in his mouth lol. Largest rattle snake i have ever seen in person. We let him live and enjoy his lunch.
Awesome! Did you watch him eat it? Or did he retreat and enjoy his meal in peace?
That thing looks huge!
That's what she said
tex2000 said:
That's what she said
I honestly thought it would take longer than 5 minutes before I got that response.
But I'm not sure why.
He wasnt happy for sure but i guess we will find out tomorrow if he finished the rabbit. He kept trying to swallow it like we were going to take it from him lol
We left him alone.
We left him alone.
Usually getting started and figuring out which way to eat them (literally) can take a little while. Especially with something as big as a cottontail.
Stumbled upon this guy a few years back and the cottontail was still breathing... setup shop and watched him eat the entire thing before deciding to kill him. I actually have video somewhere of the entire deal but I need to find it on YouTube or phone gallery. This is actually the last snake I killed and only because I wanted his skin on my wall.
Stumbled upon this guy a few years back and the cottontail was still breathing... setup shop and watched him eat the entire thing before deciding to kill him. I actually have video somewhere of the entire deal but I need to find it on YouTube or phone gallery. This is actually the last snake I killed and only because I wanted his skin on my wall.
You wanted the rabbit to die before you killed the snake? Looks like a big ass snake!
The snake already killed the rabbit... it was on its final breaths after being bit when we almost stepped on the snake.
Rabbit was dead as soon as that rattlesnake bit it. He just let the snake swallow the rabbit before he killed it. I'm assuming out of morbid curiosity.
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Nailed it
Ahh, yeah I forgot about the whole "venom" thing that meant the rabbit was going to die anyway.
Just consider it giving the snake a last meal...
Any ideas what this is? Found him on my front porch in the middle of Houston when I got home. Sorry about the poor quality images, took a video and then he wandered off under the house before I could get a picture.
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yellow-bellied water snake
who was the richardhead that decided to name a snake for a feature that you have to turn it over to detect?
"oh yea, that's a tonsil viper...you just gotta get a close look at the back of his throat to make a good ID"
"oh yea, that's a tonsil viper...you just gotta get a close look at the back of his throat to make a good ID"
Vertical lines at the mouth identify it. Right 12F Mane?
they identify it as a water snake. i'm sure there are other diagnostic features of that snake...i was just making a joke.
Thanks, that was my first thought as well after a little research. I'm assuming it's safe to leave him under the house and he'll find his way back to the bayou eventually?
Pretty much, yeah.Prognightmare said:
Vertical lines at the mouth identify it. Right 12F Mane?
Probably, or take out as many yard toads as you have and then move on.mrz2010 said:
Thanks, that was my first thought as well after a little research. I'm assuming it's safe to leave him under the house and he'll find his way back to the bayou eventually?
So this guy was in my wife's cousin's yard in Friendswood. Not great pics but all I have and I can't tell from these. Any guesses?
its slightly hard to tell, but if all else fails, it's probably a rat snake.
Definitely green mamba
With that body position, part of me wants to think it is a racer of some sort, but the markings that I can make out zooming in suggest rat snake.
Do rat snakes tend to raise their head like that? I didn't think about a racer. My father-in-law (a pretty good amateur herper himself) can't tell either.
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