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DeBoss
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In reply to GAC06 • 9:15a, 4/3/25
Well I'm on the north side of Aledo, so that's gonna be a No for me.
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12f Mane
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In reply to Daddy-O5 • 10:04a, 4/3/25
That's a thornscrub (Great Plains) ratsnake
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In reply to DeBoss • 11:04a, 4/3/25
There definitely around here, I've come across two in the year and a half we've been here, but neighbors have encountered a lot more
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12:58p, 4/4/25
This a king snake eating a very large copperhead in my backyard, just 22 feet from the back porch. I had to herd the dogs inside the house so they would not disturb him.
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4:50p, 4/4/25


Was in Houston area for a training and went for a run and came across this critter in Spring Branch.

I know they're docile but this guy didn't want me to mess with the sidewalk much so I cut a 4 mile run down to 3.

ETA: this is the second time in a year that I gave some good distance with a coral and it was a bit more aggressive than I'm used to when I tried to move past it.

I'm not worried about about them catching me, just that they have come after me.
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8:04p, 4/4/25
Neighbor calls wanting me to tell them if they had a bad snake. She handed me this bucket.

I let the little dude go back.

I hardly ever find snakes at the house. Certainly not one of these.


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In reply to Mathguy64 • 8:29p, 4/4/25
Don't remember the last one of these we had on this thread. Beautiful speckled king.
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In reply to Mathguy64 • 8:37p, 4/4/25
That's a beautiful snake.
Hope Is A Good Thing
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10:47a, 4/7/25
Wife called yesterday, she spotted this next to the house inside the lanai (Fort Myers, FL)

She got it in a bucked with the grabbers and escorted it back to the preserve behind the house



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Daddy-O5
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In reply to AZAG08 • 11:03a, 4/7/25
Good for your wife. Mine would've gotten the kids and burnt it down as she ran away.
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12f Mane
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11:49a, 4/7/25
Good looking cornsnake
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RED AG 98
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10:24p, 4/8/25
A real monster down in Boca Chica

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12f Mane
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10:19a, 4/9/25
My guess is 3-4ft. Healthy dose of forced perspective.
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P.U.T.U
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8:04p, 4/9/25
Watersnakes are from Collin county and hognose is from Carmine. We have some interesting color patterned snakes at our property




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8:04p, 4/9/25
Double post
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zooguy96
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8:06p, 4/9/25
Beautiful hognose.
I know a lot about a little, and a little about a lot.
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In reply to zooguy96 • 7:23a, 4/10/25
zooguy96 said:
Beautiful hognose.
I have never seen one in that color pattern, crazy thing is that several species at our property have the same colors and most people get them mixed up.

The big DBWS just had a meal but you can't see it in the picture, one of the better looking ones I have seen in a while.
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In reply to P.U.T.U • 7:42a, 4/10/25
P.U.T.U said:
zooguy96 said:
Beautiful hognose.
I have never seen one in that color pattern, crazy thing is that several species at our property have the same colors and most people get them mixed up.

The big DBWS just had a meal but you can't see it in the picture, one of the better looking ones I have seen in a while.
From my experience, hognose snakes typically have similar coloration many times to the areas they inhabit - therefore, it makes sense that many other species would have similar coloration, due to having better chances of evading predation and becoming more common in the local population.
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8:22a, 4/12/25
Lots more human traffic on the trails and they were more hidden yesterday. Saw another 3-4 more but couldn't get good pictures.

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3:56p, 4/13/25
I always have problems with identifying water Vs cotton mouth. I thought this was a good way to describe the difference


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STB 85
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9:34p, 4/13/25
Returned from a trip. Pool was a mess. Cleaning it was a bit… unusual. Ribbon snake, from what I gather. Let him finish his lunch then tossed him over the back fence. I'm Team Snake, btw. Hate those damn frogs…
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MillerLatte
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6:48p, 4/14/25
Snake ID? Heights area of Houston.
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In reply to MillerLatte • 6:56p, 4/14/25
MillerLatte said:
Snake ID? Heights area of Houston.


Looks like an eastern hognose.
I know a lot about a little, and a little about a lot.
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In reply to STB 85 • 7:33p, 4/14/25
STB 85 said:
Returned from a trip. Pool was a mess. Cleaning it was a bit… unusual. Ribbon snake, from what I gather. Let him finish his lunch then tossed him over the back fence. I'm Team Snake, btw. Hate those damn frogs…


You might want to look for one of those "Christmas tree" baskets to help avoid a surprise like that...
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7:33p, 4/14/25

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STB 85
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In reply to DoitBest • 8:20p, 4/14/25
Thanks, Doit. Great idea. Never heard of that before. We back up to an undeveloped ranch. Not the first snake we've had in the pool.
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ttha_aggie_09
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In reply to zooguy96 • 8:21p, 4/14/25
You of all people would know
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In reply to ttha_aggie_09 • 8:30p, 4/14/25
ttha_aggie_09 said:
You of all people would know


Yep.
I know a lot about a little, and a little about a lot.
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10:29p, 4/14/25
These were from a hike this weekend.


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In reply to STB 85 • 11:03p, 4/14/25
They are a game changer in confidence of reaction time when reaching in when it's full of leaves...

Good job on capturing one the best "Mutal of Ohmaha" pics I've seen here...
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4:11a, 4/15/25
Hello!


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3:08p, 4/16/25
Very angry when trying to relocate this one off the back porch.
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In reply to 5thSFGroup • 3:14p, 4/16/25
5thSFGroup said:
Very angry when trying to relocate this one off the back porch.
You done did it now!
I know a lot about a little, and a little about a lot.
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In reply to 5thSFGroup • 3:44p, 4/16/25
Water snakes are born angry at the world. Broad-banded water snakes, not what you have in yours, always seemed to be the worst…
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7:34p, 4/16/25
Longtime listener, first time caller on the snake thread.

Western Rat Snake?
Located in Wilson County, TX


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