Identify this snake: North Texas

[BarelyBreathing]

Copperheads are so pretty. One of the first two venomous I keep once hubby gets his out building finished.

[theapexgerman]

i think corals are very pretty i alway's wanted one and i got one years ago =D

[katanna]

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

[alessia55]

Definitely looks like a copperhead to me. More pics of them to confirm:

The pic the OP posted:



Other copperheads from google images:



This one looks JUST like the one in the OP's photo:



Yes, they're venomous. Stay away from them!

[Wolfus_305]

wow, he sure is scary looking, I wouldn't go anywhere near him! haha I can't believe you didn't notice him right away, I can't imagine the shock of when you realized he was there

[infernalis]

Viper species all have the same shape of head. That was the dead giveaway.

[KORBIN5895]

Well my personal experience says copperhead. There was no reason to call animal control. Also that is as real as they get. I don't recommend throwing anything at a copperhead as they tend to have a short temper and will come over to say hi.

[Ridge Runner_20]

I would say copperhead as well. Beautiful animal!

RR_20 (Mike)

[kernel]

When I first looked at the pics I knew it was a southern copperhead and when everyone kept saying cottonmouth I was thinking "of all people they should know it's a southern copperhead". But, yea that's definitely a southern copper head, we see several of them a year.

[GarterPython]

I know nothing about venemous snakes but for some reason the second I looked at it I thought copperhead. Then I thought to myself I will look at the other posts and they wil probably prove me weong but I guess not.

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by infernalis

Viper species all have the same shape of head. That was the dead giveaway.

as soon as i saw its head shape i knew it was venomous,i did not know which species

but you can't miss those bulging venom glands and pointed face

great pictures mate,thanks for sharing

i'm envious that you can see these beautifull creatures,but i'm not envious of the dangers they posesse

for as crappy a country scotland can be,at least theres no creatures that can be a danger to human life

cheers shaun

[infernalis]

Originally Posted by shaunyboy

for as crappy a country scotland can be,at least theres no creatures that can be a danger to human life

cheers shaun

sure about that??

[BarelyBreathing]

OMG, run to the hills!

[SSSSnakes]

Copperhead 100% sure. I keep many copperheads in my collection.

[exwizard]

Originally Posted by infernalis

Water mocassin.. Venemous.

Yeah that was my guess as well.