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agswin1988
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1:38p, 3/30/20
AG
Can yall id this snake
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In reply to agswin1988 • 1:38p, 3/30/20
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agswin1988 said:
Can yall id this snake please
Screenshot_20200330-131834_Nextdoor

Nope
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1:39p, 3/30/20
AG
Blue Indigo. It's a good of a guess as any...
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In reply to Naveronski • 1:39p, 3/30/20
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Naveronski said:
agswin1988 said:
Can yall id this snake please
Screenshot_20200330-131834_Nextdoor

Nope
but probably a rat snake
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1:40p, 3/30/20
AG
Green Mamba or coral snake.

That's all I got.

ETA: Now that the pic loads, I'll say copperhead.
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1:44p, 3/30/20
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Fresh/about to shed copperhead? Pretty hard to tell from the pic.
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In reply to Brazos1865 • 1:55p, 3/30/20
Brazos1865 said:
Blue Indigo. It's a good of a guess as any...


The rare pincher-lipped Blue Indigo, no less....
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1:57p, 3/30/20
AG
Looks like a copperhead
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citizenkane06
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1:57p, 3/30/20
AG
Broad banded water snake
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1:59p, 3/30/20
AG
Also, the snake thread pinned at the top will get 20,000 answers in about 10 seconds to a question like this!
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2:00p, 3/30/20
AG
I don't know a thing about snakes but according to my extensive internet PHD in all things snake, it looks dangerous and should be dealt with accordingly.

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In reply to citizenkane06 • 2:01p, 3/30/20
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That was my second guess. The pattern looks right, but that tail...
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2:05p, 3/30/20
Possums tail?
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2:08p, 3/30/20
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Copperbanded possum tailed water snake...
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In reply to rootube • 2:53p, 3/30/20
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In an unprovoked scenario, you can differentiate between venomous (North American pit vipers) and lookalikes. It's not always easy for the inexperienced but it's relatively effective.

If the snake is provoked, as in being held by tongs, cornered, or feels threatened, throw everything about head shape out the window. Most nonvenomous water snakes will replicate the triangular head as a defense mechanism.

Clear as mud?
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In reply to ttha_aggie_09 • 2:57p, 3/30/20
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Dang, learned something new.
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3:03p, 3/30/20
AG
You know there's a thread stickied at the top of this forum for just this sort of thing?

Snake thread 2020
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rootube
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In reply to ttha_aggie_09 • 4:13p, 3/30/20
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ttha_aggie_09 said:
In an unprovoked scenario, you can differentiate between venomous (North American pit vipers) and lookalikes. It's not always easy for the inexperienced but it's relatively effective.

If the snake is provoked, as in being held by tongs, cornered, or feels threatened, throw everything about head shape out the window. Most nonvenomous water snakes will replicate the triangular head as a defense mechanism.

Clear as mud?
That would appear to validate my protocol for dealing with all snakes.

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4:19p, 3/30/20
AG
Looks like a copperhead to me with the Hershey's kiss shaped pattern
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4:23p, 3/30/20
AG
Looks like a copperhead to me.
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4:25p, 3/30/20
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Some girls I went to high school with say thats an Alabama black snake.
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4:25p, 3/30/20
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With the pattern and the coloration, definitely a broad banded water snake.

I can't tell you how many times I've had neighbors call me over to show me the copperhead they have killed, only to see a water snake or hognose.
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Serious Lee
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In reply to ttha_aggie_09 • 4:31p, 3/30/20
ttha_aggie_09 said:
In an unprovoked scenario, you can differentiate between venomous (North American pit vipers) and lookalikes. It's not always easy for the inexperienced but it's relatively effective.

If the snake is provoked, as in being held by tongs, cornered, or feels threatened, throw everything about head shape out the window. Most nonvenomous water snakes will replicate the triangular head as a defense mechanism.

Clear as mud?
also, FYI....dont waste your time explaining this to your wife/mother/significant other
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In reply to rootube • 5:23p, 3/30/20
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rootube said:
I don't know a thing about snakes but according to my extensive internet PHD in all things snake, it looks dangerous and should be dealt with accordingly.



At least this thing listed water snakes as an exception even if it did pick an obscure species of extreme Southeastern U.S. water snake (they do not occur in Texas). All water snakes will do this as will some other snakes. Hognoses come to mind.
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