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9:25p, 5/14/23
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Throw a few strawberries out where you last saw it. My coworker has one that roams an area that includes his yard and about 3 others around him. His always goes and checks out his compost pile then comes to the porch to see if he has put any berries out.

TPWD would love a sighting report to help their tracking program.
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In reply to Badace52 • 10:26p, 5/14/23
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Badace52 said:
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.


Every year I find baby red eared sliders in my back yard. We're a 1/2 mile from a creek. I release them on the bank. I feel like I'm saving the little guys a LONG journey.

Have yet to see an adult.
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In reply to Reginald Cousins • 7:15a, 5/15/23
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Reginald Cousins said:
Bit a buddies dog. Based on dog swelling only one answer right?


So how is the dog now?
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In reply to WestTexAg12 • 8:20a, 5/15/23
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Back home recovering.
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9:11a, 5/15/23
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Ribbon snake?


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In reply to 4stringAg • 9:21a, 5/15/23
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I'm going with Eastern Garter Snake.
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11:32a, 5/15/23
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Definitely a garter snake. Location?
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6:26p, 5/15/23
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Two more egg-stealing MFers today.
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9:04a, 5/16/23
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My buddy's wife called him frantic about this one eating their chickens.
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In reply to Diamond Dogs • 9:23a, 5/16/23
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Earning the nickname "chicken snake" right there
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In reply to ttha_aggie_09 • 10:29a, 5/16/23
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I told my buddy it was a rat snake
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In reply to Diamond Dogs • 10:41a, 5/16/23
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It is. Some people call them Chicken Snakes
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In reply to ttha_aggie_09 • 12:14p, 5/16/23
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Ahhh ok. Thanks for helping out my dumb Cooke county self
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2:15p, 5/16/23
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Even my mom is starting to learn
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2:48p, 5/16/23
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I mean, even if you know jack **** about snakes you should know that's not a copperhead.
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3:00p, 5/16/23
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Agreed.
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In reply to 12f Mane • 3:35p, 5/16/23
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12f Mane said:
I mean, even if you know jack **** about snakes you should know that's not a copperhead.
Any self-respecting lawn crew knows that's a water moccasin.
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4:41p, 5/16/23
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Golf course guys said they kill dozens of moccasins a year, they stopped killing snakes after they showed me pictures of a bunch of watersnakes

Only once have I had someone say it wasn't a copperhead and it was but that was due to the size being over 4 feet. Freaked him out until the shovel ended it behind a house
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6:50p, 5/16/23
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My turn. Seabrook, TX. Along Pine Gully. I think it is a water snake, but it is short and kinda stubby and didn't give two craps I was there. Didn't get close enough to see for markings behind the eye.




And, about 20' down the trail, saw this
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6:53p, 5/16/23
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Just looking on my phone, it sure looks like a cottonmouth to me.
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7:00p, 5/16/23
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Been a little busy around here. The wife has gotten used to the snakes. She doesn't like them, but she pretty much just comes and tells me when she sees one, like by the way, I saw a rat snake in the coop. You get to collect the eggs.

Another PBWS. We decided to let it go about its business of eating vermin around the house.

And a copperhead from one of my minnow traps.


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In reply to Milwaukees Best Light • 7:09p, 5/16/23
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Cottonmouth...
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In reply to Bird93 • 7:14p, 5/16/23
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Yes cottonmouth
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7:22p, 5/16/23
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Saw this Western Diamond Back crossing our ranch road for an evening hunt.

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7:29p, 5/16/23
My mom's former neighbor and friend passed away. He was unique to say the least. Loved the outdoors.

One of his daughters put up a tribute site that I found in a Google search today.

https://krcmemorial.wixsite.com/info

Her choice of photo for the page is good.

Speckled King??


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In reply to maroon barchetta • 7:37p, 5/16/23
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 7:39p, 5/16/23
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Looks like it to me.
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In reply to Badace52 • 9:02p, 5/16/23
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Badace52 said:
Cottonmouth...
How can you tell from those pics? I suck at identifying cottonmouths.
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In reply to tree91 • 9:18p, 5/16/23
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Hang out around here and you're going to learn some stuff! Even I knew that one, but I'll let the experts chime in and give you an educated response. This thread has been awesome for eliminating my "kill them all" attitude.
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In reply to Milwaukees Best Light • 9:23p, 5/16/23
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Milwaukees Best Light said:
My turn. Seabrook, TX. Along Pine Gully. I think it is a water snake, but it is short and kinda stubby and didn't give two craps I was there. Didn't get close enough to see for markings behind the eye.




And, about 20' down the trail, saw this


Beast Light, you live over here? We're neighbors! And that's a moc
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In reply to tree91 • 9:23p, 5/16/23
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tree91 said:
Badace52 said:
Cottonmouth...
How can you tell from those pics? I suck at identifying cottonmouths.


This.
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In reply to tree91 • 9:26p, 5/16/23
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tree91 said:
Badace52 said:
Cottonmouth...
How can you tell from those pics? I suck at identifying cottonmouths.


Fatboy body. Also can zoom in on that last picture to see just enough of the head with "mascara".


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10:22p, 5/16/23
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I'm good at differentiating between cottonmouths and water snakes, but pretty unreliable at distinguishing between the different varieties of water snakes. Ultimately, I guess it doesn't matter that much…either they're nope ropes or they're not; but I do prefer to know.
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10:23p, 5/16/23
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Pretty easy, if they are crawling on top of the road, they probably venomous.
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11:11p, 5/16/23
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A lot of them have that same look around here. The short, tubby cottonmouths of the Seabrook trails

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