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Who in THE FUCK thought it was good idea to cross those two????

Nobody. It didn’t happen. Dipshits claim to crossbreed venomous sneks, and it’s complete bullshit.
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According to the intertrons, they can, and have mated in captivity. The first search result was from National Geographic that has a video of a cotton and copper in a mating duel.

They are of the same genus (Agkistrodon), and young cottonmouths have a similar "leaf" pattern on their bodies that eventually gets washed out as the animal matures and its scales darken.

Personally, they are about as cool-looking as snakes get, but I prefer to admire them from afar.

11 hours ago, Homesickhorn said:


Nobody. It didn’t happen. Dipshits claim to crossbreed venomous sneks, and it’s complete bullshit.

Next you're going to say that ligers aren't bred for their skills in magic.

9 hours ago, Braff Zacklin said:

They are of the same genus (Agkistrodon), and young cottonmouths have a similar "leaf" pattern on their bodies that eventually gets washed out as the animal matures and its scales darken.

Personally, they are about as cool-looking as snakes get, but I prefer to admire them from afar.

I think copperheads are among the most beautiful snakes out there.  Cottonmouths, not so much.

There's another Agkistrodon in Mexico called a Cantil that doesn't look much like either one and a fairly broad variation among subspeciies.  Check em out.

edit wrong thread

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2 minutes ago, elfenix said:

edit wrong thread

keep thinking this is a thread to discuss the NLCS

11 hours ago, Braff Zacklin said:

They are of the same genus (Agkistrodon), and young cottonmouths have a similar "leaf" pattern on their bodies that eventually gets washed out as the animal matures and its scales darken.

Personally, they are about as cool-looking as snakes get, but I prefer to admire them from afar.

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9 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:

There's another Agkistrodon in Mexico called a Cantil that doesn't look much like either one and a fairly broad variation among subspeciies.  Check em out.

No, I won’t.

A friend would like an ID of this ded snek. Thanks. 
 

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Amateur snekologist here but looks like a copperhead

43 minutes ago, WBT said:

Amateur snekologist here but looks like a copperhead

Correction - copperheadless.

Friend from HS posted these on FB.  She lives in Fort Worth.  Yes, apparently that is her mailbox.  Apparently her husband is now in charge of mail retrieval.  No word on snek's current health status.

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They are all (potentially) bitey.  That one is not poisonous.  I still wouldn't want him camping out in the back of my mailbox.

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This fella was out for a slither.  He was moving slow so I think he had just finished lunch.   Saw him crossing the two track from 300 yards away.   I drew up slow to keep the vibrations down while I was out delivering water to the protein pens.  Drove up in him when he cleared out of the way.  He never once hit the accelerator as he eased into the brush. 

22 hours ago, SurlyGator said:

Friend from HS posted these on FB.  She lives in Fort Worth.  Yes, apparently that is her mailbox.  Apparently her husband is now in charge of mail retrieval.  No word on snek's current health status.

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That's a good snek, the kind that will crawl up in bed with you on a cold night. No worries.

On 10/21/2023 at 10:57 AM, SurlyGator said:

They are all (potentially) bitey.  That one is not poisonous.  I still wouldn't want him camping out in the back of my mailbox.

To be fair, no snake is poisonous.

There was some gear from a recent camping trip stowed neatly on the front porch. Don't do that. Sound up.

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4 hours ago, Native Horn said:

To be fair, no snake is poisonous.

I knew poisonous wasn't correct, but venomous would not come to me at the moment.  Mea culpa.

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saw this black mamba while bike riding in Denver today!

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actually saw three of them... so tiny. they are definitely enjoying sunning on these still warm days. managed to pick up one... who proceeded to pee all over me 😝😁

Ran across this rattlesneklet while changing feeder timers.  Patted him on the head and let him be.  He wasn’t looking for a fight. 

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2 hours ago, deadshank said:

Ran across this rattlesneklet while changing feeder timers.  Patted him on the head and let him be.  He wasn’t looking for a fight. 

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“Pardon me, sir, may I inquire if you have a current automobile repair warranty?

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Indigo out for a slither on a lovely south Texas afternoon. 

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I’ve never seen one of these rare San Francisco garter snakes. So damn beautiful.

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My cat just found this snek and brought it in the house here in NE Texas. Some kind of non-venomous brown snek.

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Help - My son left his rat snake upstairs for about thirty minutes and now he’s vanished. It’s been about two weeks. I’ve looked everywhere. Even our cat can’t find her. 

Any advice?

3 hours ago, mininghorn88 said:

My cat just found this snek and brought it in the house here in NE Texas. Some kind of non-venomous brown snek.

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Steel Shank Thread thataway ---> 

4 hours ago, NoRagrets said:

Help - My son left his rat snake upstairs for about thirty minutes and now he’s vanished. It’s been about two weeks. I’ve looked everywhere. Even our cat can’t find her. 

Any advice?

put a mouse in a small cage, inside of a big cage and wait.  He will show up. 

4 hours ago, NoRagrets said:

Help - My son left his rat snake upstairs for about thirty minutes and now he’s vanished. It’s been about two weeks. I’ve looked everywhere. Even our cat can’t find her. 

Any advice?

Wife's Boa escaped a few months ago. Buddy was staying at the house, gets up to go to the guest bathroom, and snek is draped over the medicine cabinet. He screamed like a little girl, came and woke me up. Grab snek, put snek back in his home, went back to bed. Asked him why he was so scared since the snek is out a lot and on her or my shoulders. He says dude I am a Canadian. What would you do if you saw a moose?

Laughed my ass off the whole time.

 

5 hours ago, NoRagrets said:

Help - My son left his rat snake upstairs for about thirty minutes and now he’s vanished. It’s been about two weeks. I’ve looked everywhere. Even our cat can’t find her. 

Any advice?

I lost my ball python once and he was in a shoebox in my closet. Dark, cozy, preferably warm spots. Just hope he didn’t get to the back of a fridge or into the ventilation somehow. 

23 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

I lost my ball python once and he was in a shoebox in my closet. Dark, cozy, preferably warm spots. Just hope he didn’t get to the back of a fridge or into the ventilation somehow. 

How far would this guy go?

it was lost upstairs. There is a fridge up there, which I removed and checked and didn’t find him. 

10 minutes ago, NoRagrets said:

How far would this guy go?

it was lost upstairs. There is a fridge up there, which I removed and checked and didn’t find him. 

I mean, two weeks later?  Honestly, he could be anywhere.  And as I’m sure you know, rat sneks are excellent climbers, so that expands the options even further.  Check light fixtures (fluorescent coverings, for example) and such too. 

Don't even bother looking. He'll find you.

Just get a mongoose.

Wife (knows sneks) asked if their is a water heater on that floor. Cabinets, bathroom, etc....

 

 

16 hours ago, NoRagrets said:

Help - My son left his rat snake upstairs for about thirty minutes and now he’s vanished. It’s been about two weeks. I’ve looked everywhere. Even our cat can’t find her. 

Any advice?

Sounds like a job for @Patricio Swayze.

20 hours ago, InkaUtexas said:

Just get a mongoose.

Wife (knows sneks) asked if their is a water heater on that floor. Cabinets, bathroom, etc....

 

 

Is your missing rat snake male or lesbian? If so, do they make female rat snake sexy time scent?

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