Any Snake Experts?

[kwillia]

Originally Posted by DoWhat

Until they bite the dumb dog.
I only kill copperheads, and the pups will now let me know where they are.

If it weren't illegal to kill copperheads I'd have to say I agree with you. However, due to the law and all...

[DoWhat]

Originally Posted by kwillia

If it weren't illegal to kill copperheads I'd have to say I agree with you. However, due to the law and all...

I'm a really, really, really BAD person.

[aps45819 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by kwillia

My husband used to kill snakes at first sight too... but I've convinced him to treat them differently and now we shoo them away. They serve a great purpose in our eco-system.

Cats
let him rain havoc on stray cats

They're an invasive species and serve no purpose in the local ecosystem

[my-thyme]

Originally Posted by kwillia

If it weren't illegal to kill copperheads I'd have to say I agree with you. However, due to the law and all...

I didn't know that...one law I have broken many times...and will ignore now that I am aware of it.

[forceofnature]

Originally Posted by Sonsie

Can anybody tell me what this ugly cuss might be? He decided to slither up on my back deck and hang out for a while. I stopped hubby from whacking him with a shovel but I've no idea if this one is poisonous or not. I'm in Texas now by the way.

OK what is odd here is that the head is diamond shaped which is typical of a domestic to US poisonous species, however the eyes do not have the cat like pupil so I would venture to say it is a type of water snake.

Looks like my google search proved it here is a link

Diamond Backed Water Snake

[Sonsie]

Originally Posted by forceofnature

OK what is odd here is that the head is diamond shaped which is typical of a domestic to US poisonous species, however the eyes do not have the cat like pupil so I would venture to say it is a type of water snake.

Looks like my google search proved it here is a link

Diamond Backed Water Snake

Well, that last picture certainly looked like the correct head shape. If it is a water snake he is far from any water! Our stock pond has been dry for 6 months and this area is pretty far from any natural bodies of water.

[forceofnature]

Originally Posted by Sonsie

Well, that last picture certainly looked like the correct head shape. If it is a water snake he is far from any water! Our stock pond has been dry for 6 months and this area is pretty far from any natural bodies of water.

Could be lost or a pet.

[Sonsie]

Originally Posted by aps45819

Cats
let him rain havoc on stray cats

They're an invasive species and serve no purpose in the local ecosystem

I've got 2 vile feral cats I'm close to pulling out the .22 and dispatching. They pee in my garage, crap in my garden, and have destroyed all my bedding plants on either side of the garage. The leave foot prints all over our vehicles and eat the dog's food. They have taken up permanent residence and they need to go! My Australian Shepherd won't even chase them since he was raised with my 2 old indoor cats and doesn't seem to regard these interlopers as enemies. This whole area is infested with feral cats.

[itsbob (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Sonsie

Can anybody tell me what this ugly cuss might be? He decided to slither up on my back deck and hang out for a while. I stopped hubby from whacking him with a shovel but I've no idea if this one is poisonous or not. I'm in Texas now by the way.

Don't go by this 100% of the time, but ANY snake with a triangle shaped head.. leave alone.. In other words, if it has a triangle shaped head, it's probably a viper (poisonous) of some kind, that is NOT saying if it doesn't have a triangle shaped head that it's safe to play with.

Looking at the picture in your first post, I see a pronounced triangle shaped head.. unless the angle of the camera is bad.. Doesn't matter what it is at that point, it's poisonous, leave it alone.

[itsbob (Premo)]

Originally Posted by forceofnature

OK what is odd here is that the head is diamond shaped which is typical of a domestic to US poisonous species, however the eyes do not have the cat like pupil so I would venture to say it is a type of water snake.

Looks like my google search proved it here is a link

Diamond Backed Water Snake

See, I thought the location, not the look, of the eyes was different.. Usually the viper has the eyes set farther back on the head.. near the corners of the triangle.. he has his eyes set way forward near the end of his head..

BUT even if he is a non-venomous snake.. I stand by my Triangle Head, Stay Away philosophy.