id this snake

[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

[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.

[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

[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.