Snake ID North East TX? - Page 2

**millertime89** · 04-21-15, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by FWK

LOL that sucks.

Tell me about it! We were hiking around for about two hours and he had seen them on his 30 minute jog... of course we went to the spot he mentioned and they were nowhere to be seen... Figures.

D Grade · 04-22-15, 09:31 PM

Tell your friend to layoff the snake killing. Its senseless, stupid, and completely unnecessary.

elkied243 · 04-23-15, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by D Grade

Tell your friend to layoff the snake killing. Its senseless, stupid, and completely unnecessary.

I would love to tell them that but I'm afraid it is pretty hopeless. When you live in Texas with as many venomous snakes as we have most people err on the side of believing it is dangerous.

rubbertoes · 04-24-15, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by elkied243

I would love to tell them that but I'm afraid it is pretty hopeless. When you live in Texas with as many venomous snakes as we have most people err on the side of believing it is dangerous.

Unfortunatley, yes this is true.

D Grade · 04-24-15, 01:50 PM

One way to prevent that is to offer the service of coming and picking up the snake yourself to relocate it. If people arent smart enough to gain education about these animals, at least they can hand over the responsibility to someone who does.

Sorry for coming off brash, it just pisses me off to see this.

Bandit · 04-28-15, 01:35 PM

Definitely a Broadbanded water snake. Here in Baton Rouge, LA we have these everywhere.

And I agree, it is frustrating when people post these kinds of things. However there is only so much we can do other than try to educate them for next time.

elkied243 · 04-29-15, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by D Grade

One way to prevent that is to offer the service of coming and picking up the snake yourself to relocate it. If people arent smart enough to gain education about these animals, at least they can hand over the responsibility to someone who does.

Sorry for coming off brash, it just pisses me off to see this.

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Originally Posted by Bandit

Definitely a Broadbanded water snake. Here in Baton Rouge, LA we have these everywhere.

And I agree, it is frustrating when people post these kinds of things. However there is only so much we can do other than try to educate them for next time.

It's fine, D Grade. I don't blame you. These friends are more in touch with my boyfriend, however, and hopefully they're more aware of the fact that 1) not everything will kill you and 2) i'm happy to help remove a snake.

Bandit: I loooove Baton Rouge! I don't live too terribly far. And I did comment and inform them that it was totally harmless and went so far as to say that it was probably better to keep these snakes around so I hope they learn!

Bandit · 04-29-15, 02:29 PM

Where are you from?

elkied243 · 04-29-15, 03:29 PM

Currently Texarkana. Step dad is from LA though so we visit there a lot

Bandit · 04-29-15, 09:15 PM

Gotcha. Well shoot me a message next time you find yourself out here. The herping has been great.