That one fooled me too. I was cottonmouth all the way .
I'm in the cottonmouth crowd on this one.12f Mane said:This is a really tough one but I am going with gravid diamondback water snake. Neck to head ratio, band widths, and coloration all say diamondback to me, not cotton.TarponChaser said:
Posted on the neighborhood FB page. They must have been 100' away so I can't see the head but the pattern does look sorta cottonmouth'ish. Personally I would have gotten a lot closer but whatever.
MouthBQ98 said:
Looks like we are switching to rat snakes this year…
I've seen two live ones in the north Houston suburbs. The one in my back yard slipped underneath the St Augustine as quickly as it could. You probably have them buried underneath the grass and don't even know.DoitBest said:
Ok, we've been in this house 25 years & never seen a coral snake, then our dog takes out 3 in the past 12 months, y'all said could be coincidence..well he got #4 tonight. Am I missing something, under pool filter/heater or what should I look for?
Edit to say I know to look out for more coral snakes ....
Jagged body spells Rat Snake. Right?ought1ag said:
Had a visit from this gentle dude this AM
MyNameIsJeff said:I'm in the cottonmouth crowd on this one.12f Mane said:This is a really tough one but I am going with gravid diamondback water snake. Neck to head ratio, band widths, and coloration all say diamondback to me, not cotton.TarponChaser said:
Posted on the neighborhood FB page. They must have been 100' away so I can't see the head but the pattern does look sorta cottonmouth'ish. Personally I would have gotten a lot closer but whatever.
12f Mane said:
I miss that snake room.
My hometown zoo! Been a long time.Quote:
We had Louisiana Pine Snakes when I worked at the Texas Zoo in Victoria. Really neat snake. Got to handle some of them - they were very laid back.