id this snake

[TonyO]

If the pupils are round, it is non venomous. If the pupils are vertical slits, it is venomous. (Of course, this means you have to look closely at the eyes) :)

Terry

Yeah, I'm thinking I can see rounded pupils when I look at the eyes in the eye bands, but I'm still not getting close to that snake. Some venomous snakes DO have rounded pupils, by the way, such as members of the Elapidae (coral snakes, cobras), some of which do live in Texas. The elliptical pupils and the triangular head are key features for the vipers (Viperidae). I'm not as well-versed in Texas snakes as everyone else, but like someone said, that head shape suggests viper, which is good enough for me to leave it alone. . . I'm thought even baby rat snakes had more of an elongated head.

[Terrybo]

If the pupils are round, it is non venomous. If the pupils are vertical slits, it is venomous. (Of course, this means you have to look closely at the eyes) :)

Terry

[Ramius]

forget that, its satan. Attack it with pitchforks, torches and 12 gauge shells before scooping it into a safe and burying in the middle of a ten foot cement pillar placed underneath megatron in the bottom of the ocean.


<----- dislikes snakes.

[decal]

l-o-freakin-l, that's a pretty good picture to work with and people are still saying rattlesnake and now copperhead? ok here's my contribution - puffer adder http://www.african-safari-pictures.c...puff-adder.jpg

[makatak123]

copperhead

http://content.artofmanliness.com/uploads/2008/07/copperhead.jpg

[Bluefyre_Rob]

There is a type of non-poisonous water snake native to central Texas that looks very much like a rattler without the rattles. This may be the one in your photo. I don't remember what they are called.

[wesleydnunder]

Rat snake or Gopher snake.

May also be a variant of bull snake. http://www.texassnakes.net/BullSnake.htm

Mark

[fishlady]

If you look very close you can see the rattles. That's a rattle snake and I'm with Steve OUT of there!

now frk....there is no way you can see any rattler on that picture.....but ....i'm definately not one to mess with a snake of any kind....in my opinion the only good snake is a dead snake.......lol.....

[fshfrk]

If you look very close you can see the rattles. That's a rattle snake and I'm with Steve OUT of there!

[fishlady]

this really looks like a baby rattlesnake
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i agree it has alot of similarities to the baby rattler...but if you look a the diamonds on the rattler and how symetrical they are as opposed to the rat snake that are scattered i would hold that it's a rat snake.....

[daddy]

this really looks like a baby rattlesnake
rattlesnake.jpg

[CichlidFan]

Either way, I'm not going near it....smiles

CF

[stevenallenbarnard]

rat snake it is

[mnemenoi]

I would agree with fishlady, the snake in question appears to be a juvenile and are a bit harder to identify. I have captured them before and they usually get aggressive, flaring their head and can even vibrate their tail amongst debris to simulate a rattlesnake. I could not be certain until I had a better look, but on first glance I would guess a juvenile Texas Rat Snake. They are very common and when larger can decimate a population of those fuzzy tailed yard rats that people find so adorable.

[fishlady]

Rat Snake Non Venomous....but it sure looks like what you saw....





this is a Rat Snake. it has a different hue to the color due to it's surroundings...but it bears the same mask and markings.....