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[PIC] Anyone know what kind of snake this is?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Sadat X, Jun 2, 2014.

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  1. Sadat X

    Sadat X Member

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    Seen here in the Greenbelt, looks like a blotched snake but has a viper looking head. Very strange. Anyone with good snake knowledge know what this thing is?
     
    #1 Sadat X, Jun 2, 2014
  2. Sadat X

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    Also is white under the mouth, not yellow like a blotched water snake.
     
    #2 Sadat X, Jun 2, 2014
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    One that isn't dead yet so there's problem #1.
     
    #3 justtxyank, Jun 2, 2014
  4. davidio840

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    Looks like it could be a Rat Snake.
     
    #4 davidio840, Jun 2, 2014
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    kill it with fire
     
    #5 khanhdum, Jun 2, 2014
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    Greenbelt in Kingwood?

    A neighbor of mine killed a snake that looked just like that in his backyard (right off the greenbelt) a few weeks ago.
     
    #7 ima_drummer2k, Jun 2, 2014
  8. HR Dept

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    I can't say for sure, but it appears to be some type of serpent.
     
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    I don't know, but I heard that an effective way to kill vipers, especially a red one, is to squeeze its head through the eyes with your thumbs till its head explodes.
     
    #9 kevC, Jun 2, 2014
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    First Katy, now kingwood.... How much longer until we must evacuate
    Kemah?
     
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  11. Sadat X

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    This is from the Greenbelt in North Austin. Definitely not a Indigo
     
    #11 Sadat X, Jun 2, 2014
  12. boomboom

    boomboom I GOT '99 PROBLEMS

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    That's Craig.



    Where is Sanjay?
     
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    Looks like a dump with eyes!
     
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    Rat snake. Friendly. Do not kill.
     
    #14 Buck Turgidson, Jun 2, 2014
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    It looks so friendly!
     
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  16. Sadat X

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    I never planned on killing this guy, just wanted to ID him out of curiosity. I also got away from him quickly. That viper looking head really stood out and took me by surprise.
     
    #16 Sadat X, Jun 2, 2014
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    has the body of a cottonmouth and the face of a hognose.
     
    #17 macalu, Jun 2, 2014
  18. Blake

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    cold-blooded reptile for sure
     
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    Not a viper looking head. No pits, round pupils instead of slits, no huge blocky head. So definitely not venomous.

    Could be a banded water snake. Hard to tell from the picture.
     
    #19 Bandwagoner, Jun 2, 2014
  20. Joshfast

    Joshfast "We're all gonna die" - Billy Sole
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    hmmmm looks like a Rat or Indigo snake. Either way snakes are bro's they hate vermin so much they kill them!
     
    #20 Joshfast, Jun 2, 2014
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