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01-25-12, 03:00 PM
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Identify this snake: North Texas
Howdy all,
In the last 24 hours we have gotten about 5 inches of rain up here in North Texas, so on my way to work this afternoon I stopped to take some photos with my iPhone of the low-lying flooding near a bridge.
When I was about to leave I saw this scary looking guy:
(click all photos for full size)
Even more scary, he was about five feet away, and he had been there for quite some time (he was in several pictures before I even noticed he was there).
So my question is: What is this guy? Was I visited by a harmless rat snake or was it a close call with a more venomous type?
Three more photos:
(I took this one several minutes before I noticed he was there!)
(This was when I noticed him, or as I call it, the "Oh CRAP what is that?!?" photo.)
Matthew
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01-25-12, 03:10 PM
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Re: Identify this snake: North Texas
kinda look's like a red tail but I'm on my phone cant see it to good but a redtail in Texas tho weird
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01-25-12, 03:12 PM
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Re: Identify this snake: North Texas
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kinda look's like a red tail but I'm on my phone cant see it to good but a redtail in Texas tho weird
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look at the head structure.. that's a water moccasin.
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01-25-12, 03:11 PM
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Re: Identify this snake: North Texas
Water mocassin.. Venemous.
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01-26-12, 03:22 PM
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Re: Identify this snake: North Texas
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Originally Posted by infernalis
Water mocassin.. Venemous.
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Yeah that was my guess as well.
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01-28-12, 04:18 AM
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Re: Identify this snake: North Texas
Thanks everyone!
To those that think this is a beautiful animal: I would agree, but I never want to be surprised by one again! Really, after looking up and seeing it only five feet away, in a strike pose, just staring at me... I am surprised that I didn't have to change my underwear!
But really, I do somewhat regret not taking more pictures... I was so startled I just wanted to get out of there.
For those that want to download the photos, I have put all of the photos into a .zip file that you can download here:
http://clients.mediahandyman.com/Per...Copperhead.zip
Matthew
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01-25-12, 03:12 PM
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Re: Identify this snake: North Texas
hmm they get that big
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01-25-12, 03:12 PM
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Diesel the pumpkin killer
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Re: Identify this snake: North Texas
Looks like to me it's a non - venomous Broad Banded water snake Broad Banded Water Snake
I just googled texas snakes and got the above info..
Any thoughts on this guys?
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01-25-12, 03:13 PM
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Re: Identify this snake: North Texas
i got to go to my laptop when i get home my phone suck's when it these kind's of pic's but that's a big looking water moccasin tho
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01-25-12, 03:14 PM
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Snake Child
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Re: Identify this snake: North Texas
Water mocassin, don't go near it just leave it alone and it won't harm anyone.
Also called a cottonmouth, because when intimidated they will show off their very white mouth.
I'm 99.9999% positive 
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01-25-12, 03:15 PM
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Re: Identify this snake: North Texas
Until you can be 100% that it is indeed a non venomous broad banded, don't attempt to handle it.
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01-25-12, 03:16 PM
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Re: Identify this snake: North Texas
but i didnt think they was in Texas tho ive seen them when i visted some buddy's down in Kentucky tho but wasnt that big
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01-25-12, 03:24 PM
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Re: Identify this snake: North Texas
looks like a copperhead to me. ven omous
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01-25-12, 03:27 PM
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Diesel the pumpkin killer
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Re: Identify this snake: North Texas
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looks like a copperhead to me. ven omous
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^ I would agree...
I was wrong... sorry
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01-25-12, 03:38 PM
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Re: Identify this snake: North Texas
Thanks for the info guys! I think that Copperhead has it...
I also agree that it was not as large as the closeup photos make it out to be. Here are a few more pics that I took when I got to the top of the embankment/bridge:
(He is kinda hard to see, he is the light brown spot directly in the center of the photo.)
(A zoomed in shot.)
Another peculiarity: I never once saw it move. In all of my photos it was in the exact same position. After I slowly backed away and took the above photos, I got a bit brave, and I went down about half way (20 feet away from it) and started throwing sticks at it (I am crazy like that). I hit it a few times, but it always remained exactly the way the photos show it. Part of me thinks it was a rubber decoy of some sort, but I think that is just wishful thinking.
This was out in the middle of no where without a house in sight. While talking to someone up here at work they said "Did you call animal control" and honestly it never crossed my mind to call anyone. Should I have called someone about it? The "sighting" was about an hour ago, is it now too late to contact someone about it?
Matthew
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