Rat snake? My 71 year old mom called me freaking out about a "copperhead in my house". Lol.
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Saw a coachwhip and a yellow bellied racer on a walk today by the San Gabriel River. Both too fast to get pics.
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It's a blurry picture, but I think you've correctly identified it as a rat snake. It's definitely not a copperhead or any other venomous snake. I see some of that rat snake crinkle in its body.
2ndChanceAg96 said:
I'm guessing torn ACL chasing snakes.
That's a young prairie kingsnake
Thanks. Rare to be in Justin, Texas?12f Mane said:
That's a young prairie kingsnake
I don't think they are uncommon in the prairies north/west of DFW
Toad straggler of a rain storm washed someone up on our front patio while I was at work. Wife took a (poor) picture from kitchen window.
Hard to tell behind the screen, but looks like a green anaconda.
No no no. Green Mamba!
It's a rattlemoccahead according to nextdoor.
jgh85Ag said:
It's a rattlemoccahead according to nextdoor.
Actually I think it's a coppermambacasin.
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We were out walking the dogs and stopped to talk to a neighbor when The War Department said "Sharon, come over here and stand by me". She saw a snake in the yard moving away from us so I immediately tried to run over for the picture but the rat snake made it to the bushes along the slab probably to home base. The lady said thanks and said she would have freaked out and said she would tell her husband to get a shovel. I told her to leave it alone, it was doing its job for the neighborhood and explained the only two snakes she would have to worry about given where we live.
She said "how do you know so much about snakes?" The War Department said "he reads a website forum all the time, they have some snake experts on there".
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She said "how do you know so much about snakes?" The War Department said "he reads a website forum all the time, they have some snake experts on there".
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Bit a buddies dog. Based on dog swelling only one answer right?
Cottonmouth
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That's what we thought.
Found out who was eating my eggs. He was curled up in the chicken house fat, dumb, and happy. I relocated him to the back of the ranch, so hopefully he can't find his way home.
Found this guy chilling on my pool pump this evening.
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We were out walking the dogs and stopped to talk to a neighbor when The War Department said "Sharon, come over here and stand by me". She saw a snake in the yard moving away from us so I immediately tried to run over for the picture but the rat snake made it to the bushes along the slab probably to home base. The lady said thanks and said she would have freaked out and said she would tell her husband to get a shovel. I told her to leave it alone, it was doing its job for the neighborhood and explained the only two snakes she would have to worry about given where we live.
She said "how do you know so much about snakes?" The War Department said "he reads a website forum all the time, they have some snake experts on there".
That's some Good Bull right there.
Did you a least slap her around a little bit for the lip?Tony Franklins Other Shoe said:
We were out walking the dogs and stopped to talk to a neighbor when The War Department said "Sharon, come over here and stand by me". She saw a snake in the yard moving away from us so I immediately tried to run over for the picture but the rat snake made it to the bushes along the slab probably to home base. The lady said thanks and said she would have freaked out and said she would tell her husband to get a shovel. I told her to leave it alone, it was doing its job for the neighborhood and explained the only two snakes she would have to worry about given where we live.
She said "how do you know so much about snakes?" The War Department said "he reads a website forum all the time, they have some snake experts on there".
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Are you kidding? Not in front of the neighbors, they think I wear the pants in the family. I boss her around when she's moving and weedeating...because she can't hear me.
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Pond is looking way better than last year
Recent rains have most definitely helped.
Big 'ol ribbon snake living under my patio...
Under our truck this morning in Bryan.
Very cool!!
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So where can it be relocated? My house and property don't exactly scream "natural box turtle habitat"
I can't really say. I don't know where suitable habitat would be in your area. Most animal relocations are vastly unsuccessful and essentially death sentences.
Maybe contact tpwd and see if they have recommendations.
Maybe contact tpwd and see if they have recommendations.
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It's very clean. Like someone's pet level clean.
Pup came within a foot of this dbws before we noticed. Snake never flinched, it just slowly slithered back into the pond.
Is this true?
If habitat is good it is mostly true, though males will go searching for females outside their general habitat. If habitat deteriorates, they will migrate away.
It should be noted they actually usually stay in a much smaller area than one mile. Like in the 100s of yards range from where they hatched.
It should be noted they actually usually stay in a much smaller area than one mile. Like in the 100s of yards range from where they hatched.
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Well we put him back in the yard in a flowerbed near where we found him. A couple of hours later he was gone.
Probably the best plan honestly.
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