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Badace52 said:

Really, I thought they were just grabbing it with something.
Grabbed (very securely) with snake tongs.
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Ryandawg said:

Badace52 said:

Really, I thought they were just grabbing it with something.
Grabbed (very securely) with snake tongs.
Speaking of snake tongs, are those humane for snakes? I use them almost daily in the spring and summer to relocate rat and water snakes (mostly huge rat snakes in my chicken coop). Don't want to be accidentally hurting them.



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Ryandawg said:

Ryandawg said:

Badace52 said:

Really, I thought they were just grabbing it with something.
Grabbed (very securely) with snake tongs.
Speaking of snake tongs, are those humane for snakes? I use them almost daily in the spring and summer to relocate rat and water snakes (mostly huge rat snakes in my chicken coop). Don't want to be accidentally hurting them.




I think humane is a relative term. I few broken ribs is a small price to pay for being relocated when most people just kill on sight. I prefer a hook but tongs work well for vipers.
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12f Mane said:

Ryandawg said:

Ryandawg said:

Badace52 said:

Really, I thought they were just grabbing it with something.
Grabbed (very securely) with snake tongs.
Speaking of snake tongs, are those humane for snakes? I use them almost daily in the spring and summer to relocate rat and water snakes (mostly huge rat snakes in my chicken coop). Don't want to be accidentally hurting them.




I think humane is a relative term. I few broken ribs is a small price to pay for being relocated when most people just kill on sight. I prefer a hook but tongs work well for vipers.
I used a hook at first, but it was so much easier (for me at least) to get them out of a confined space like a chicken coop with the tongs. I don't want to possibly break any of their ribs though, so I'll work on that. Thanks for the info!

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Can anybody tell me what this guy is? Saw him this morning near a little stream in the back of our property in Montgomery, Texas.

I'm a snake idiot. I'm hoping someone can help me! Thanks!


https://i.imgur.com/bDjYL6y.jpg
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cww18 said:

Can anybody tell me what this guy is? Saw him this morning near a little stream in the back of our property in Montgomery, Texas.

I'm a snake idiot. I'm hoping someone can help me! Thanks!



Baby blotched/yellow bellied/plain bellied water snake. Nerodia erythrogaster
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Thanks so much!
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I obviously forgot to comment on this thread to start the year. No wonder I haven't been getting notifications!
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Hi The only one I was able to get a pic of since I couldn't zoom far enough in on the water snakes I saw. About a 4-5' rat snake crossing the trail. Seen 10 snakes this week so far. Edit I'll post the pic later
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Went on a walkabout with my daughter (5) this afternoon. Saw a western ribbon snake and what I guessed to be a plain bellied water snake. No pics as I was being strongly encouraged to catch them!
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12f Mane said:

CS78 said:

I don't care who shows up.




I'm there


I'm going out to this property tomorrow to check catfish lines if anyone wants to do yalls thing. Navasota. Probably late morning, maybe lunch.
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SteveBott said:



im having a hard time making that thing out on my phone screen when zooming in. It sure as heck looks like a Texas (Western) Rat Snake, but I cant really tell. Did you get a better look?
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12th Man Ag said:

I obviously forgot to comment on this thread to start the year. No wonder I haven't been getting notifications!
This thread should start getting fun this time of year! I hope people continue to post their pics, even if the majority of followers now know the snake ID. This is a fun thread!!!
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This thread should start getting fun this time of year!
AKA: Time to dust off the snake boots!
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ttha_aggie_09 said:

SteveBott said:



im having a hard time making that thing out on my phone screen when zooming in. It sure as heck looks like a Texas (Western) Rat Snake, but I cant really tell. Did you get a better look?
Thank you for posting the picture, was the first time trying on my phone and obvious fail.

You will have to get one of the experts to chime in on the exact species of rat snake. I could not get too close since I was also getting the people behind us on bikes to stop and not run over the thing. Right now the trails by my house are awesome with all the snakes and turtles. Heck when we went outside after dinner a baby red eared turtle was in our driveway.
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Buddy who hates snakes found this one in Brennan over the weekend.

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Don't think you'll get many stars for that one on this thread...
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agcrock2005 said:

Don't think you'll get many stars for that one on this thread...

Yeah, I understand. I have learned a lot on this thread and am much better at not hating all snakes. I posted this one because it is much bigger than any I have had in my yard.

But, I have 4 kids and 2 dogs (one that has been bitten 3 times and the other once). So, I still kill copperheads and coral snakes in my yard. Haven't seen a cottonmouth yet, so that is a relief. Since joining this thread three years ago, I have relocated a coachwhip, hognose, rat snake, and Texas brown snake, that I probably would have freaked out and killed previously.
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There was an elusive C snake at one of the neighbors homes the other day. They say Coronavirus will passover your home if a snake deems you worthy and does this at your front door.

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High as your hat!

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Guy I know texted me pic of water moccasin he killed in his pool...YBWS?
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Yep
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Cromagnum said:

There was an elusive C snake at one of the neighbors homes the other day. They say Coronavirus will passover your home if a snake deems you worthy and does this at your front door.




This would totally destroy my wife's ability to ever again use the front door

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Really cool picture! I feel like a marine sniper is probably in there too.
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Grapeland, TX Snake

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Your friend saved the lives of countless frogs!!
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It looks like a rat to me.
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Thanks for that. I struggle with Imgur mobile...
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I opened the picture, tapped and pressed until it gave me the option to "copy link". I just pasted the link in TexAgs. This is on an iPhone.
 
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