|
Forums46
Topics551,119
Posts9,889,265
Members88,098
| |
Most Online28,231
Feb 7th, 2025
|
|
|
 Ratttlesnake ID??
#6324891
06/06/16 04:54 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 218
Star_S_Ranch
OP
Woodsman
|
|
OP
Woodsman
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 218 |
Need help with this one...located in Mason, Tx. I am thinking canebrake but not sure, never dealt with anything but western diamondbacks. [img:center]  [/img] [img:center]  [/img]
|
|
|
|
Re: Ratttlesnake ID??
[Re: Star_S_Ranch]
#6324899
06/06/16 04:59 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 4,800
TexasKC
Extreme Tracker
|
|
Extreme Tracker
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 4,800 |
I'm not a snake expert but it sure looks like a timber rattler to me. Didn't know they could be found as far west as Mason.
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years.
|
|
|
|
Re: Ratttlesnake ID??
[Re: Star_S_Ranch]
#6324905
06/06/16 05:05 PM
|
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 3,480
ZK-315
Veteran Tracker
|
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 3,480 |
The black tail makes me think Timber rattler as well, but the few I've seen had different markings on their back...but they were also farther east in freeston co.
|
|
|
|
Re: Ratttlesnake ID??
[Re: TexasKC]
#6324911
06/06/16 05:11 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 247
BigD1836
Woodsman
|
|
Woodsman
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 247 |
I'm not a snake expert but it sure looks like a timber rattler to me. Didn't know they could be found as far west as Mason. I'd second this thought. Especially with the solid dark tail??
|
|
|
|
Re: Ratttlesnake ID??
[Re: Star_S_Ranch]
#6324913
06/06/16 05:14 PM
|
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 21,651
Sniper John
gumshoe
|
|
gumshoe
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 21,651 |
That is an easy one with that black bandit face and black tail. It's a black tailed rattlesnake.
|
|
|
|
Re: Ratttlesnake ID??
[Re: Sniper John]
#6324920
06/06/16 05:18 PM
|
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 3,993
ImTheReasonDovesMourn
Snarky Mark
|
|
Snarky Mark
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 3,993 |
That is an easy one with that black bandit face and black tail. It's a black tailed rattlesnake. You beat me to it. It's a northern black tailed rattlesnake. What a beauty too.
Haha yea I polished that thing for hours.
|
|
|
|
Re: Ratttlesnake ID??
[Re: Star_S_Ranch]
#6324923
06/06/16 05:24 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 1,736
NMGW
Pro Tracker
|
|
Pro Tracker
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 1,736 |
Yep Blacktail for sure. I see them in New Mexico.
New Mexico: Not Really New, Not Really Mexico
|
|
|
|
Re: Ratttlesnake ID??
[Re: Star_S_Ranch]
#6324929
06/06/16 05:30 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 848
Squatch
Tracker
|
|
Tracker
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 848 |
Wow, I have never heard of those.
|
|
|
|
Re: Ratttlesnake ID??
[Re: Squatch]
#6324935
06/06/16 05:35 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 4,800
TexasKC
Extreme Tracker
|
|
Extreme Tracker
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 4,800 |
Wow, I have never heard of those. X2
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years.
|
|
|
|
Re: Ratttlesnake ID??
[Re: Star_S_Ranch]
#6324961
06/06/16 05:51 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 466
ThreePeppers
Bird Dog
|
|
Bird Dog
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 466 |
I've seen them on 377 around the Telegraph area.
|
|
|
|
Re: Ratttlesnake ID??
[Re: TexasKC]
#6324965
06/06/16 05:54 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 13,401
CCBIRDDOGMAN
Bird Herder
|
|
Bird Herder
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 13,401 |
Wow, I have never heard of those. X2 Me either.
Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
|
|
|
|
Re: Ratttlesnake ID??
[Re: SniperRAB]
#6324982
06/06/16 06:05 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 68,098
SnakeWrangler
THF Celebrity
|
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 68,098 |
Yup....timbers have a copper stripe down their back and don't have a diamond pattern on their back..... Beautiful looking blacktail! One of 13 species of rattlesnakes native to Texas!.. 
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
|
|
|
|
Re: Ratttlesnake ID??
[Re: Star_S_Ranch]
#6325415
06/06/16 11:35 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 6,094
Michael W.
THF Trophy Hunter
|
|
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 6,094 |
Well thats a new one on me. I have never seen one before. Nice capture on the photo.
A clear conscience is often the sign of a fuzzy memory.
|
|
|
|
Re: Ratttlesnake ID??
[Re: Star_S_Ranch]
#6325549
06/07/16 01:10 AM
|
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 2,271
LuckyHunter
Veteran Tracker
|
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 2,271 |
Wow!!! I really never stuck around long enough to look at color pattern. SNAKE Beautiful from a distance is my motto 
Lucky 7 Exotic Ranch located in Eden, Tx. Well managed self sustaining herds roaming our 3,000 acre ranch. First Class Lodging, Ranch style meals and qualified guides. 30+ species.
|
|
|
|
Re: Ratttlesnake ID??
[Re: Star_S_Ranch]
#6325661
06/07/16 02:09 AM
|
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 11,821
colt45-90
Texas colt45
|
|
Texas colt45
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 11,821 |
ranges from central to west Texas to southern N.M. to western Arizona to Mexico, color variations olive green, greenish yellow, reddish brown to black
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
|
|
|
|
Re: Ratttlesnake ID??
[Re: Star_S_Ranch]
#6325696
06/07/16 02:29 AM
|
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 14,163
NDN98
THF Celebrity
|
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 14,163 |
Never seen one before. Neat looking snake!
|
|
|
|
Re: Ratttlesnake ID??
[Re: Star_S_Ranch]
#6326019
06/07/16 12:56 PM
|
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 7,821
Deerhunter61
THF Trophy Hunter
|
|
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 7,821 |
It's a beautiful snake but based on photos definitely NOT a good snake!
|
|
|
|
Re: Ratttlesnake ID??
[Re: Star_S_Ranch]
#6326786
06/07/16 10:12 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 11,782
passthru
THF Celebrity
|
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 11,782 |
Never seen one either. I would've killed it though.
|
|
|
|
Re: Ratttlesnake ID??
[Re: Star_S_Ranch]
#6327341
06/08/16 03:53 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 3,824
TxAg
Extreme Tracker
|
|
Extreme Tracker
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 3,824 |
That is a beauty of a snake. And, I learned something! Nice pics.
|
|
|
|
Re: Ratttlesnake ID??
[Re: Star_S_Ranch]
#6327362
06/08/16 04:16 AM
|
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 2,855
Wildphilhickup
Veteran Tracker
|
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 2,855 |
That is a "GOOD" snake. It will kill approximately 7,000 rats / mice in its lifetime. I don't kill snakes. Not even the ones I have encountered in Thailand such as the King Cobra or Tree Vipers. 
MILL CREEK HONEY BEE FARM, LLC
millcreekhoneybeefarm @yahoo.com
|
|
|
|
Re: Ratttlesnake ID??
[Re: Wildphilhickup]
#6327430
06/08/16 10:12 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 68,098
SnakeWrangler
THF Celebrity
|
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 68,098 |
That is a "GOOD" snake. It will kill approximately 7,000 rats / mice in its lifetime. I don't kill snakes. Not even the ones I have encountered in Thailand such as the King Cobra or Tree Vipers. 
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
|
|
|
|
Re: Ratttlesnake ID??
[Re: TexasKC]
#6328118
06/08/16 09:31 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 5,727
flintknapper
THF Trophy Hunter
|
|
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 5,727 |
I'm not a snake expert but it sure looks like a timber rattler to me. Didn't know they could be found as far west as Mason. The Timber/Canebrake also has a black tail but a distinctly different pattern. The Canebrake has a chevron pattern rather than diamonds. The coloration is also quite different. Here is a sample from around my neck of the woods:  The black tail rattler is not unknown in central Texas. A buddy and I caught one close to 'Decker Lake' (now renamed) outside of Austin in the mid '70's At that time (before Austin grew up and swallowed all the towns around it), the countryside South of Manor was crawling with Western Diamondback. We would cruise the roads in the evening in late April and May and pick them up. They would crawl out on the road to soak up the heat just before and right after sundown.
Spartans ask not...how many, but where!
|
|
|
|
Re: Ratttlesnake ID??
[Re: flintknapper]
#6330076
06/10/16 12:35 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 13,591
kry226
The General
|
|
The General
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 13,591 |
I'm not a snake expert but it sure looks like a timber rattler to me. Didn't know they could be found as far west as Mason. The Timber/Canebrake also has a black tail but a distinctly different pattern. The Canebrake has a chevron pattern rather than diamonds. The coloration is also quite different. Here is a sample from around my neck of the woods: The black tail rattler is not unknown in central Texas. A buddy and I caught one close to 'Decker Lake' (now renamed) outside of Austin in the mid '70's At that time (before Austin grew up and swallowed all the towns around it), the countryside South of Manor was crawling with Western Diamondback. We would cruise the roads in the evening in late April and May and pick them up. They would crawl out on the road to soak up the heat just before and right after sundown. That's a heck of a timber there, sir.  I assume that one had been dispatched?
|
|
|
Moderated by bigbob_ftw, CCBIRDDOGMAN, Chickenman, Derek, DeRico, Duck_Hunter, kmon11, kry226, kwrhuntinglab, Payne, pertnear, sig226fan (Rguns.com), Superduty, TreeBass, txcornhusker
|
![[Linked Image]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52344497153_7d9610e5f8_m.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54154509768_9af87f5d6a_n.jpg)