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Deerdude
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In reply to $3 Sack of Groceries • 7:57a, 6/13/24
$240 Worth of Pudding said:


San Antonio yesterday afternoon.
Possibly the biggest Western I've ever seen in person.


Man, you need to go down to Hebbronville, Mirando City, Zapata, Rendado area. Pretty sure they all born 5' long and grow from there.
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Looks like a beast
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9:23a, 6/13/24
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Recent finds. Been a slower year, maybe because of good rainfall.




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In reply to $3 Sack of Groceries • 9:43a, 6/13/24
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OMG!!
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In reply to Deerdude • 10:02a, 6/13/24
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Ha! Yessir I've heard those stories but never experienced it. Decades of hunting and working outdoors in South Texas I never actually saw one of those monsters with my own eyes.

But this dude yesterday was every bit of 5', at least.
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11:56a, 6/13/24
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On the topic of non venomous snake bites, they have little blade/like teeth so they bleed quite a bit but not painful at all really. Just annoying because the bite does need some disinfecting just to be on the safe side and that can burn a bit.
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In reply to $3 Sack of Groceries • 1:06p, 6/13/24
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$240 Worth of Pudding said:


San Antonio yesterday afternoon.
Possibly the biggest Western I've ever seen in person.



Hopefully, he's keeping the Chihuahua population under control
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11:22a, 6/14/24
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Little bitty guy, but unfortunately he was hanging around the camp.

Mason County

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5:45p, 6/15/24
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In reply to Legal Custodian • 5:46p, 6/15/24
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Nope
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In reply to Legal Custodian • 5:51p, 6/15/24
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Nice… heavy mascara, eyeliner, or whatever it is that tells you cottonmouth.
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In reply to Legal Custodian • 5:51p, 6/15/24
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Legal Custodian said:



Cool!
I know a lot about a little, and a little about a lot.
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6:34p, 6/15/24
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So are we thinking Cottonmouth?
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In reply to Legal Custodian • 6:35p, 6/15/24
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110% cottonmouth
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6:42p, 6/15/24
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Another 3 toed box turtle.

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In reply to Sea Speed • 10:01p, 6/15/24
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Sea Speed said:
Another 3 toed box turtle.

They love strawberries if you ever want to give them a treat.
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In reply to txags92 • 11:35p, 6/15/24
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Weird I tried to give the last one strawberries and he didn't eat them.
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In reply to Sea Speed • 12:03a, 6/16/24
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Sea Speed said:
Weird I tried to give the last one strawberries and he didn't eat them.
May have been out wookin por nub instead of food.
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12:20a, 6/16/24
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Maybe so. This is the third I've found within 50ish feet of each other in a little drainage ditch behind my house. Much better than mouth bq's copperhead infestation
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10:55a, 6/17/24
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Strange bedfellows underneath an old tank in Callahan County.




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12:46p, 6/17/24
Rattler and milk snake
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Friend of Jack
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 1:05p, 6/17/24
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maroon barchetta said:
Rattler and milk snake


I think it's a great plains rat snake and a milk snake
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 1:06p, 6/17/24
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You might wanna look again.
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In reply to MyNameIsJeff • 1:11p, 6/17/24
MyNameIsJeff said:
You might wanna look again.


I already looked again. That's why I posted with a question mark emoji.
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1:15p, 6/17/24
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Western Milk snake. Never found one when I lived in Taylor County and frequented neighboring counties. Got to photograph an Arizona Mountain King Snake (which looks similar) back in the day.
I know a lot about a little, and a little about a lot.
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In reply to zooguy96 • 2:16p, 6/17/24
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zooguy96 said:
Western Milk snake. Never found one when I lived in Taylor County and frequented neighboring counties. Got to photograph an Arizona Mountain King Snake (which looks similar) back in the day.
First one I have ever seen in the Big Country, and I have spent most of my life outdoors.
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In reply to VaultingChemist • 2:19p, 6/17/24
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VaultingChemist said:
zooguy96 said:
Western Milk snake. Never found one when I lived in Taylor County and frequented neighboring counties. Got to photograph an Arizona Mountain King Snake (which looks similar) back in the day.
First one I have ever seen in the Big Country, and I have spent most of my life outdoors.


I miss the Big Country sometimes. Worked at the Abilene Zoo for 6 years. But, love East Tenn. far more. No hot temps. Reptile-wise - it's not quite West Texas.
I know a lot about a little, and a little about a lot.
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3:55p, 6/17/24
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Probably the largest Hognose I've found. Measured him 30" long, for which he wasn't really cooperative. Also, I've never seen one almost completely dark/blackish with no markings. Maybe shed recently?

He didn't care to put on much of a show, just wanted to hang out. Cool snakes.

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In reply to Brazos1865 • 4:01p, 6/17/24
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That's very similar to the one I posted on page 14. Almost no visible markings.
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In reply to Brazos1865 • 4:06p, 6/17/24
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Brazos1865 said:
Probably the largest Hognose I've found. Measured him 30" long, for which he wasn't really cooperative. Also, I've never seen one almost completely dark/blackish with no markings. Maybe shed recently?

He didn't care to put on much of a show, just wanted to hang out. Cool snakes.



It's not uncommon to find completely jet black colored ones in the wild. At one of the zoos I worked at, we got a hognose that was completely maroon. I should have kept that one. The largest one I have ever seen was around 36 inches; when is hooded, it was about 4 inches across.

And, that one is a male.
I know a lot about a little, and a little about a lot.
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5:53p, 6/17/24
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Gopher snake I came across while trail running in San Diego county.
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In reply to MyNameIsJeff • 5:57p, 6/17/24
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MyNameIsJeff said:
That's very similar to the one I posted on page 14. Almost no visible markings.


Scrolling', Scrolling', Scrolling', …

Yep, almost his twin brother, but ours was lazier. Cool pics.
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In reply to zooguy96 • 5:58p, 6/17/24
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zooguy96 said:
Brazos1865 said:
Probably the largest Hognose I've found. Measured him 30" long, for which he wasn't really cooperative. Also, I've never seen one almost completely dark/blackish with no markings. Maybe shed recently?

He didn't care to put on much of a show, just wanted to hang out. Cool snakes.



It's not uncommon to find completely jet black colored ones in the wild. At one of the zoos I worked at, we got a hognose that was completely maroon. I should have kept that one. The largest one I have ever seen was around 36 inches; when is hooded, it was about 4 inches across.

And, that one is a male.


I need a snake lesson. How do you know it's a male? I'm assuming something about the vent.
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