What is it?

[inyati13]

Looks like a young black rat snake to me. But I;m sure no expert.

Yes. Juvenile Black Rat Snake. Elaphe obsoleta.

Juveniles may not look like the adult.

Seems every banded snake is a copperhead. And every snake in water is a cottonmouth. I guess it sounds more exciting.

 

[Bestoutwest]

Isn't Sky the resident snake expert on here?

 

[JSCATTLE]

If I can see it in person I can tell you what kind of snake it is .. but looking at a picture is difficult .. there's not a snake in southeast texas I haven't caught or killed at some point .

 

[dun]

I usually classify snakes in two types. good snake=dead, live snake=bad

 

[JMJ Farms]

It's a rat snake

 

[ga.prime]

Seems every banded snake is a copperhead. And every snake in water is a cottonmouth. I guess it sounds more exciting.

Sad but true. One verified cottonmouth hereabouts in the last seventy five years, yet every snake anywhere near water is a "moccasin".

 

[JMJ Farms]

Seems every banded snake is a copperhead. And every snake in water is a cottonmouth. I guess it sounds more exciting.

Sad but true. One verified cottonmouth hereabouts in the last seventy five years, yet every snake anywhere near water is a "moccasin".

GaPrime, I've been in the woods all my life. And like you, I've only seen 2 cottonmouths in all that time. One here, and one down between Hazelhurst and Denton. 99% of folks think a plain ole water moccasin is a cottonmouth. They don't even look close to the same. A water moccasin stinks terrible too. Most people just want to kill em all.

 

[JSCATTLE]

Seems every banded snake is a copperhead. And every snake in water is a cottonmouth. I guess it sounds more exciting.

Sad but true. One verified cottonmouth hereabouts in the last seventy five years, yet every snake anywhere near water is a "moccasin".

Quote ..GaPrime, I've been in the woods all my life. And like you, I've only seen 2 cottonmouths in all that time. One here, and one down between Hazelhurst and Denton. 99% of folks think a plain ole water moccasin is a cottonmouth. They don't even look close to the same. A water moccasin stinks terrible too. Most people just want to kill em .

in southeast Texas a water moccasin and a cotton mouth is the same snake .. I've seen and killed hundreds. http://www.livescience.com/43597-facts- ... nakes.html

 

[JMJ Farms]

Sad but true. One verified cottonmouth hereabouts in the last seventy five years, yet every snake anywhere near water is a "moccasin".

Quote ..GaPrime, I've been in the woods all my life. And like you, I've only seen 2 cottonmouths in all that time. One here, and one down between Hazelhurst and Denton. 99% of folks think a plain ole water moccasin is a cottonmouth. They don't even look close to the same. A water moccasin stinks terrible too. Most people just want to kill em .

in southeast Texas a water moccasin and a cotton mouth is the same snake .. I've seen and killed hundreds. http://www.livescience.com/43597-facts- ... nakes.html

You're correct. Technically a "water moccasin" and a "cottonmouth mocassin" are the same. What 99% of the people here call a "water moccasin" isn't really a "moccasin". It's a harmless, non venomous "water snake". Very few people in our county have ever seen a cottonmouth, even though they think they have. They're just aren't that many here. People think any snake in the swamp is a cottonmouth.

 

[JSCATTLE]

Quote ..GaPrime, I've been in the woods all my life. And like you, I've only seen 2 cottonmouths in all that time. One here, and one down between Hazelhurst and Denton. 99% of folks think a plain ole water moccasin is a cottonmouth. They don't even look close to the same. A water moccasin stinks terrible too. Most people just want to kill em .

in southeast Texas a water moccasin and a cotton mouth is the same snake .. I've seen and killed hundreds. http://www.livescience.com/43597-facts- ... nakes.html

You're correct. Technically a "water moccasin" and a "cottonmouth mocassin" are the same. What 99% of the people here call a "water moccasin" isn't really a "moccasin". It's a harmless, non venomous "water snake". Very few people in our county have ever seen a cottonmouth, even though they think they have. They're just aren't that many here. People think any snake in the swamp is a cottonmouth.

Aloe of people think the banded water snake is a moccasin.. down here in the swamp we have a bunch .. I killed 42 one may in a mud hole in the old salt grass hunting club .. my squirrel dog got bit 4 times before I got him out of there.