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12f Mane
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In reply to watty • 8:41a, 10/3/26
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This is a central Texas whipsnake. Confusing ID though because it's an extra dark one.



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9:26a, 10/3/26
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Thanks for the snake ID earlier. Just up the road from the one I posted (the whip near Enchanted Rock), we saw this. We first thought it was a snake, then zoomed in on the pic and googled and learned it was the spiny crevice lizard or whatever it's called. Wish we could have seen his whole body. Really cool tail.


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In reply to 12f Mane • 4:28p, 10/3/26
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12f Mane said:
This is a central Texas whipsnake. Confusing ID though because it's an extra dark one.





And 12f with the thread save. I never would have thought of that one... I don't think I've ever seen a central Texas whipsnake that was essentially completely black.
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In reply to Badace52 • 4:47p, 10/3/26
"My" coachwhips in Kerrville area are very light
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In reply to Badace52 • 8:40a, 10/4/26
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That may be the darkest one I've seen a photo of. Also looks to have lost the end of its tail, adds to the tough ID.
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2:02p, 10/5/26
Stumbled across this one checking deer feeders by Lake Somerville this morning. He almost got the copperhead treatment before I took a closer look.


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In reply to CS78 • 2:04p, 10/5/26
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"I heard this was a hog feeder"
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In reply to CS78 • 3:10p, 10/5/26
I would leave a copperhead out away from everything unless he was close to biting me.
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 3:25p, 10/5/26
I used to do that but there's just so many of them around that it wont hurt to thin them some. Probably our #1 snake, even above all the non-venomous. I give the timber rattlers and corals a wide berth and free pass.
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In reply to CS78 • 4:11p, 10/5/26
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Goodness, what a well fed guy.
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In reply to G-Houston • 4:14p, 10/5/26
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G-Houston said:
Goodness, what a well fed guy.


Just poofing out his body. They'll not only spread out their head - they'll do their entire body to look bigger.
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In reply to zooguy96 • 4:21p, 10/5/26
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Interesting, did not know that. Thanks!

I continue to enjoy and learn a lot from this thread!
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In reply to G-Houston • 4:23p, 10/5/26
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G-Houston said:
Interesting, did not know that. Thanks!

I continue to enjoy and learn a lot from this thread!


My eastern hognose used to do it all the time.
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4:33p, 10/5/26
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This thread and the many contributions has me rethinking my attitude towards venomous snakes. My current feeling is around my house - they dead. In the brush at my country place- live and let live.
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In reply to zooguy96 • 5:21p, 10/5/26
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zooguy96 said:
G-Houston said:
Interesting, did not know that. Thanks!

I continue to enjoy and learn a lot from this thread!


My eastern hognose used to do it all the time.

So did my ex-wife.
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4:42p, 10/8/26
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It's been 368 days since I've seen a snake on my property. Strange, as the previous year I found 5 copperheads, a hoggy, and several glossy snakes.
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In reply to MyNameIsJeff • 4:54p, 10/8/26
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MyNameIsJeff said:
It's been 368 days since I've seen a snake on my property. Strange, as the previous year I found 5 copperheads, a hoggy, and several glossy snakes.

Do you live down the street from MouthBQ? Maybe he stopped relocating all his to your property after his big adventure earlier this year.
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In reply to MyNameIsJeff • 9:18a, 10/11/26
MyNameIsJeff said:
It's been 368 days since I've seen a snake on my property. Strange, as the previous year I found 5 copperheads, a hoggy, and several glossy snakes.

some years I'll see 20+ snakes. Other years none or 1-2. Is it all chance, or does the weather etc have any sort of impact on if you see a lot of snakes or none?
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8:09p, 10/12/26
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Out for a leissssssurely ssssssstroll.

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In reply to Cromagnum • 8:09p, 10/12/26
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That is one beautiful snake, as snakes go.
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8:21p, 10/12/26
Gopher snake?
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 8:25p, 10/12/26
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maroon barchetta said:
Gopher snake?

Juvenile Rat Snake?
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In reply to txags92 • 8:29p, 10/12/26
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That was my guess
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8:19a, 10/13/26
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Yep, young Texas ratsnake
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9:38a, 10/14/26
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10:32a, 10/14/26
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Daughter's back yard, San Antonio Northside. Coral stirred up the dogs yesterday.
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9:45a, 10/15/26
No snake, but it was my first encounter in the wild with one. He was about 6 inches and looks to live under my sidewalk.
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In reply to TacosaurusRex • 10:11a, 10/15/26
Had a huge millipede in the house the other day

I caught him and put him outside.
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 10:38a, 10/15/26
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maroon barchetta said:
Had a huge millipede in the house the other day

I caught him and put him outside.


Yeah, millipedes are fine.

Centipedes are burn with fire!
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11:11a, 10/15/26
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My wife went to mow the yard yesterday and called me almost immediately about a snake. She'd found a hognose crawling along our porch. Less than five minutes later, she called me again. This time for a ribbon snake under one of our downspout splashblocks. I'd posted just a few days ago about how I hadn't found one at my house in over a year, and then found two almost simultaneously.





Also, I'm pretty sure I pulled a hamstring trying to catch the ribbon snake.
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In reply to MyNameIsJeff • 11:47a, 10/15/26
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MyNameIsJeff said:
My wife went to mow the yard yesterday and called me almost immediately about a snake. She'd found a hognose crawling along our porch. Less than five minutes later, she called me again. This time for a ribbon snake under one of our downspout splashblocks. I'd posted just a few days ago about how I hadn't found one at my house in over a year, and then found two almost simultaneously.





Also, I'm pretty sure I pulled a hamstring trying to catch the ribbon snake.


Really nice Eastern Hognose. I miss having one. I had a wild caught one for 11 years - just passed away last year. I had switched it over to eating mice - which is incredibly difficult to do.

I have 1 western hognose and 2 South American tricolor hognoses right now. Have another 2 Mexican hognoses I need to pick up in Victoria, abs going to get another western. Also want to get another eastern.
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In reply to MyNameIsJeff • 11:47a, 10/15/26
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MyNameIsJeff said:
My wife went to mow the yard yesterday and called me almost immediately about a snake. She'd found a hognose crawling along our porch. Less than five minutes later, she called me again. This time for a ribbon snake under one of our downspout splashblocks. I'd posted just a few days ago about how I hadn't found one at my house in over a year, and then found two almost simultaneously.





Also, I'm pretty sure I pulled a hamstring trying to catch the ribbon snake.

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In reply to ought1ag • 1:17p, 10/15/26
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lol. She's probably put 90% of the hours on our ztr
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In reply to MyNameIsJeff • 1:29p, 10/15/26
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MyNameIsJeff said:
My wife went to mow the yard yesterday and called me almost immediately about a snake. She'd found a hognose crawling along our porch. Less than five minutes later, she called me again. This time for a ribbon snake under one of our downspout splashblocks. I'd posted just a few days ago about how I hadn't found one at my house in over a year, and then found two almost simultaneously.





Also, I'm pretty sure I pulled a hamstring trying to catch the ribbon snake.

After seeing this I'm tempted to post something how long it's been since my wife…. Well, never mind.
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