Identify this snake: North Texas

[katanna]

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

[theapexgerman]

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

[infernalis]

Water mocassin.. Venemous.

[theapexgerman]

hmm they get that big

[infernalis]

Originally Posted by theapexgerman

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

look at the head structure.. that's a water moccasin.

[Gungirl]

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?

[theapexgerman]

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

[youngster]

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

[BarelyBreathing]

Until you can be 100% that it is indeed a non venomous broad banded, don't attempt to handle it.

[theapexgerman]

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

[MoreliAddict]

looks like a copperhead to me. venomous

[youngster]

I think the size is deceiving. It doesn't look extremely large to me.

Also, they have a pretty wide range.


d-d-d-d-disregard ^^^

[theapexgerman]

i forgot bout copperheads now there in Texas
maybe I'm on my phone so but i really didnt think a water moccsain was in texas

[Gungirl]

Originally Posted by BimthaS

looks like a copperhead to me. venomous

^ I would agree...


I was wrong... sorry

[youngster]

Originally Posted by BimthaS

looks like a copperhead to me.

Now that you say that. I changed my mind. I think I was thinking cottonmouth but picturing copperhead.
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