ID Thanksgiving Snake

17 years ago

Y'all are expert at identifying our Texas snakes here on the Gardening in Texas Forum. Please help me identify this one. My son visiting for Thanksgiving found this little fellow (about 18" long) hanging at eye level on a branch of one of our live oak trees. He seemed to think it was a poisonous variety because of the triangular shape of its head. He guessed that it was a Pygmie Rattlesnake which are common where he lives in Florida. Was he correct? We are located right on the edge of a greenbelt so am wondering that's where it came from.

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birdbite
17 years ago
looks like a rat snake to me
wayne_mo
17 years ago
birdbite is right on.

It's a juvenile Texas Rat Snake.
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carrie751
17 years ago
Good ones to have around.....
kayakita
Original Author
17 years ago
Birdbite, Wayne_Mo, and Carrie751,

You guys/gals are great! Your ID's of my snake are in perfect agreement with the fellows at the snake forum.
Everyone agreed it was a juvenile black rat snake.
Apparently, they like to hang around in trees. Thanks for your wisdom.
birdbite
17 years ago
glad to help - we have a lot of snakes around our place since there is a greenbelt with ponds behind our house. I've been working on learning the "who's who" of snakes but still have a lot more to learn.
carrie751
17 years ago
I live on acreage so I pretty much just leave snakes alone as long as they don't get too friendly ....(grin)!
spishack01
17 years ago
Coral Snakes, rattlesnakes, copperheads, and water moccasins. These are the only snakes we have to worry about. Learn them and you will be okay!

Here is a link that might be useful: Snakes