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    Flipped a board just outside of Austin and found 2 Coachwhips and one Western Diamondback.  The buzz worm tagged one of the coachwhips and he took of.  I can't find anything definitive on whether thei

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    Awesome ratsnake SurlyBDR. Well, it was a very active day out in the Katy Prairie.  I figured it would be a good day to go with all the rain that we had, but wasn't expecting all the flooding.  I

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    I thought I was going to find a bunch of cool snakes today.  Only saw two ribbon snakes.  However, one was being eaten by a hawk, so that is pretty cool.  Not the best or sharpest shots, but still coo

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22 hours ago, Homesickhorn said:

And I almost ran the poor fucker over. Maybe it was because I was excited to get my truck unstuck.
Here’s a frog about a 1/4 mile down the road while Patricio was fondling rat snek.
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And I almost ran the poor fucker over. Maybe it was because I was excited to get my truck unstuck.
Here’s a frog about a 1/4 mile down the road while Patricio was fondling rat snek.
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On 5/3/2021 at 2:24 PM, RPM said:

The rainbow is one of the greatest sports jerseys ever.

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Even better was

 

Hawaii is busting out their badass rainbow uniforms against Ohio State -  SBNation.com

Saw this guy today. Any ideas? Coachwhip? 

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Made a quick trip to local nature sanctuary to look for Hognose snakes.  Walked around for about 45 minutes and decided I need to get going because of Mother's Day get together.  As I am walking out, I see this brilliant orange hognose.  Several people stopped to ask about the snake as I was handling it and trying to get photos.  All the kids loved seeing it.  One of the prettiest ones I have caught.

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I thought I was going to find a bunch of cool snakes today.  Only saw two ribbon snakes.  However, one was being eaten by a hawk, so that is pretty cool.  Not the best or sharpest shots, but still cool.  Wish it had been a Golden Eagle eating a rattlesnake then I could have sold the photo to a Mexican oil tycoon as an NFT for a bazilion dogepesos.

This is my snek breakfast

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Step one, rip snek head off

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step two, rip all snek innards out in one smooth motion

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step three, fly off really fast so dickhead photographer can't get a good photo

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Fuck yes. Metal af. 
 

my buddy sent me a vid of a red tailed snacking on a snake on his front lawn just last week. Snek season is also snek eating season. 

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Fuck yes. Metal af. 
 
my buddy sent me a vid of a red tailed snacking on a snake on his front lawn just last week. Snek season is also snek eating season. 

This is my 3rd time seeing a hawk eat a snake. Racer, Kingsnake and this ribbon. I just saw a video on Instagram of an owl eating a snake. I’d probably scream like one of those girls seeing the Beatles get off the plane if I saw that.

help with id? for a friend... good news is they are not immediately inclined to kill, but it's their backyard playscape, so...

told them i knew where to get an answer 😁

 

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Looks like a garter snek.

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In my parents chicken coop just now. Had his whole mouth around one of the eggs


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1 hour ago, Enchubben said:

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That is a rattlesnake. They are venomous. And that one appears to be loaded like a Dr. Evil creation.

Said he opened up his trailer door at his ranch and it was about 6 feet from his steps hading towards the door. 

probably quite the surprise to someone opening the door to take a leak in the morning.

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In my parents chicken coop just now. Had his whole mouth around one of the eggs


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Did they kill it or what?
2 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said:


Did they kill it or what?

I think chicken eggs can’t kill snakes last time I looked. 

5 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said:


Did they kill it or what?

I didn’t think they were going to at first, but they did in the end. 4 footer

I didn’t think they were going to at first, but they did in the end. 4 footer

Don’t kill egg snek. Collect eggs in a timely manner, and egg snek isn’t a problem. He’s typically killing rats in or around the coup. Eggs left unguarded are free game. Sucks that they killed it. Ask them how many rats they have in about two weeks.
21 hours ago, OrangEngr said:

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In my parents chicken coop just now. Had his whole mouth around one of the eggs


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My great grandmother had a porcelain doorknob that she would put in the nest.  Snek would swallow knob, beat self to death trying to digest it or pass it.  Knob would be recovered to fool another snek. 

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Have a family friend that would cull the rat snake population when they would get to be a nuisance by hard boiling an egg and sinking a treble hook into it and tying it off to the coop. I always thought that was cruel as hell but it worked.

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Went out to Snek Rd. Thinking maybe the rain might have stirred up some snakes. Temperature though was not ideal. Didn’t see anything on the road on my first pass but as I was turning around I see this little shit hanging out. It was raining so didn’t bust out the camera. Couple of iphone shots:

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17 hours ago, Homesickhorn said:


Don’t kill egg snek. Collect eggs in a timely manner, and egg snek isn’t a problem. He’s typically killing rats in or around the coup. Eggs left unguarded are free game. Sucks that they killed it. Ask them how many rats they have in about two weeks.

Oh, don’t worry. He’s got rat poison that my sisters cavalier King Charles got into a few weeks ago and had to go to the emergency vet for, so it’s all good. ( in my parents defense, both are currently recovering from knee or foot surgeries of so,e degree so the niceties of letting the snek go are difficult at the moment

Went out to Snek Rd. Thinking maybe the rain might have stirred up some snakes. Temperature though was not ideal. Didn’t see anything on the road on my first pass but as I was turning around I see this little shit hanging out. It was raining so didn’t bust out the camera. Couple of iphone shots:
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I almost reached out on my way into town from San Antonio this afternoon. Shit.
12 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said:

That’s no Bull snake

Sorry for the dumb question but I don't know shit about snakes. What is the pic, a Central American Bushmaster?

On 5/16/2021 at 4:26 PM, Patricio Swayze said:

 

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what a gorgeous snake - very nice! 

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Snek Rd. is flooded.  Not as much as a few weeks ago, but lots of water.  Temperatures haven't been ideal.  Seen a lot of ribbon and brown snakes.  No king snakes.  Caught a beautiful ratsnake, but photos are garbage.  Here are some ok shots.  Dekay, ringneck (only the 3rd I have seen), cottonmouth, plain-belly watersnake...

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I am anxiously expecting a call about a job.  Since being laid off last year, I have thrown myself into photography.  Snakes are kind of a side focus of that.  I am hoping and wishing and hoping some more (I don't pray, but if  that is your thing, I wouldn't be offended if you threw some my way) that I get an offer.  In the meantime, I cruise roads for snakes, take road trips to photograph abandoned and interesting places.  It keeps me sane.  So with all that in mind, yeah, I hope the rain allows me to photograph interesting snakes (and other animals) that y'all enjoy.

The markings on that moccasin are outrageous! Never thought I’d call one beautiful 

Swayze, I’m down in Portland (TX) working a vax event. I’m heading to Brownsville in the morning to the bird sanctuary. Given my luck coming down here, I’m dead set on seeing the unicorn.

I get back tomorrow night, but I’m available Friday evening if you want to head out there. I’ll do the heavy lifting in order for you to get some good camera shots.

Good low angle stuff. Fur, and early mornin’ dew.

I need to catch a baby green for little homesick. He’s spent almost a month researching how to keep on in a domestic habitat, and has the whole terrarium ready to rock and roll.

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21 hours ago, Homesickhorn said:

Swayze, I’m down in Portland (TX) working a vax event. I’m heading to Brownsville in the morning to the bird sanctuary. Given my luck coming down here, I’m dead set on seeing the unicorn.

I get back tomorrow night, but I’m available Friday evening if you want to head out there. I’ll do the heavy lifting in order for you to get some good camera shots.

Good low angle stuff. Fur, and early mornin’ dew.

I need to catch a baby green for little homesick. He’s spent almost a month researching how to keep on in a domestic habitat, and has the whole terrarium ready to rock and roll.

I'll let you know if I can make it out Friday night.

So, not a snake, but since most people will think it is a snake, I am putting it here.  This is the first Glass Lizard I have caught.

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