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My first thought was a massasauga but maybe they don't occur in Texas.
Killed this snake on the road in the TX Hill Country it was about 2.5-3 feet , my mind went to copperhead but please help me out with a for sure answer.
From the pattern, it looks like it could be a hognose, though I think they are generally thicker. I've seen a few of them around here in the Hill Country.
Navaho, I agree with you however I would reword your first sentence to state that: the only poisonous round eyed snake in U.S. is the Coral.Only round eyed snake in US is the coral snake. Its the only elapid in north America.
The rest are in the coloubrid catagory, even the vipers.
Elapid means neurotoxic, attacks nervous system. You suffocate. Vipers are hemotoxic, attacks blood and muscle tissue.
Coral is in the same group as cobras and kraits.
Hmmmmm, didn't know that! In my younger years I was somewhat of an amateur herpetologist. I'd like to know the names of the twoPlus two cat eyed snakes in Texas are harmles to humans but kills their prey.
Go figure.
Hmmmmm, didn't know that! In my younger years I was somewhat of an amateur herpetologist. I'd like to know the names of the two
snakes that you're referring to. Seems that there's always something new to learn.
I looked them up and I'm adding to my base of knowledge about snakes. They're more interesting than people realize, however, I do recognize that in some areasOne is called the cat eyed snake. The other is the rear fanged night snake. Anterior delivery system.
No problem. Used to be a hobby.I looked them up and I'm adding to my base of knowledge about snakes. They're more interesting than people realize, however, I do recognize that in some areas
of the U.S. that poisonous snakes are a real hazard. Thanks for the insight Navajo!
I'm fairly sure that it's non-poisonous just by the body shape. Normally a non-poisonous has a very slender tail (as this one has). Compare that to the pictures provided in this blog of poisonous snakes and you'll see what I mean. My thoughts are that it's a non-poisonous water snake or Rat snake or Corn snake as some have suggested. The other and usually most positive form of id regarding if a snake is poisonous or not is to check the eyes to see if they're round or cat-eyed meaning a vertical slit down the middle of the eye. If cat-eyed it's poisonous where the round is usually not. You have to be very careful about this as I was around a rocky area off a large lake and came upon two snakes laying together. I could only see one snake's eye and it was round, however when it turned its head the other eye was slit so I knew immediately that these were two Cottonmouth. Apparently the round eye that this snake had was either damaged in some way or just a freak of nature.
LOL! I wasn't sure about a snake I saw, so I asked him to roll over & show me his anal plate. He refused & I didn't want to ask him again.