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 What type of snakes?
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07/21/22 06:00 PM
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Stealthjr
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Two different snakes…both dead. Was fishing and these two got way too close (different times) and at my pond i cant have venomous snakes cruising by my dock with people fishing! ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2022/07/full-51423-355453-584345d0_81c1_493e_9110_8990d30133c4.jpeg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2022/07/full-51423-355454-b425e503_afe9_4cdb_a869_a45f03ab5d98.jpeg) Sorry not the best pic of the one in the water. It swam by with entire body on top of water…which made me think venomous. I need to learn more way to identify quicker…which i why im asking THF! Thanks!
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Re: What type of snakes?
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07/21/22 06:03 PM
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Water snakes are not venomous FYI (#1 picture - #2 appears to also be one)
Floating vs not floating is NOT an indicator if they're venomous or non-venomous - it's an old wive's tale.
Last edited by Cochise; 07/21/22 06:06 PM.
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Re: What type of snakes?
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07/21/22 06:04 PM
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1st one is harmless watersnake. 2nd one can't tell by the pic alone.
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Re: What type of snakes?
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07/21/22 06:15 PM
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Cottonmouths are thick bodied with a short, stubby tail. Their stomachs are checkered and not plain like the second photo.
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Re: What type of snakes?
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07/21/22 06:16 PM
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Re: What type of snakes?
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07/21/22 06:38 PM
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Cottonmouths are thick bodied with a short, stubby tail. Their stomachs are checkered and not plain like the second photo. Another good identifier is that Cottonmouths don’t have vertical lines/bars on their jaws. If you can see the head they will be very visible on watersnakes.
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Re: What type of snakes?
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07/21/22 06:41 PM
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Good kill. Those will eat your fish. Fish are their primary diet.
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Re: What type of snakes?
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07/21/22 06:53 PM
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1st one is harmless watersnake. Harmless until it bites you.
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Re: What type of snakes?
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07/21/22 06:55 PM
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To answer your question, diamond back water snake.
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Re: What type of snakes?
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07/21/22 07:02 PM
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Both are the best kind. Dead!
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Re: What type of snakes?
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07/21/22 07:22 PM
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To answer your question, diamond back water snake. This
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Re: What type of snakes?
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07/21/22 07:57 PM
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Good kill. Those will eat your fish. Fish are their primary diet. And your frogs too.
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Re: What type of snakes?
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07/21/22 08:11 PM
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Ok thanks guys…loved some of those answers!!!!
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Re: What type of snakes?
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07/21/22 08:25 PM
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Be careful, they have a long tongue and may try to lick ya.
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Re: What type of snakes?
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07/21/22 09:19 PM
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If all else fails, turn the snake over and look at his blowhole. If there's a single row of scales below, the snake if venomous. A double row is non-venomous.
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Re: What type of snakes?
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07/21/22 09:21 PM
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If all else fails, turn the snake over and look at his blowhole. If there's a single row of scales below, the snake if venomous. A double row is non-venomous. You want to kill it first before you try to turn it over.
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Re: What type of snakes?
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07/21/22 11:55 PM
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If all else fails, turn the snake over and look at his blowhole. If there's a single row of scales below, the snake if venomous. A double row is non-venomous. Correct, though this holds true only for the rows immediately after the Anal Vent/Plate. It is possible to have double scales near the end of the tail....but as you say, single scales are a reliable diagnostic tool for our indigenous Pit Vipers (Rattlesnakes, Copperheads and Cottonmouth). Coral snake has double rows but is easily identified by its color. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2022/07/full-56101-355507-snaketail.jpg) Example, copperhead....single scales.
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Re: What type of snakes?
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07/22/22 01:20 AM
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If all else fails, turn the snake over and look at his blowhole. If there's a single row of scales below, the snake if venomous. A double row is non-venomous. You want to kill it first before you try to turn it over. Seems like good advice right there! hehe
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Re: What type of snakes?
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07/22/22 01:42 AM
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NORML as can be
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Re: What type of snakes?
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07/22/22 02:44 AM
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I thought this was going to be about politicians.
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Re: What type of snakes?
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07/22/22 05:37 AM
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I thought this was going to be about politicians. That is an insult to snakes, they don't deserve that. 
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Re: What type of snakes?
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07/22/22 06:29 AM
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Waiting on SnakeWrangler To answer your question, diamond back water snake. Flintnapper had already nailed it.... 
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