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Central Texas Snake ID
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Posted by kayakita (My Page) on Wed, Dec 10, 08 at 3:07
| Could someone please identify this snake? My son found it hanging eyelevel in a branch of a live oak tree in our back yard. He thought it might be a Pygmy Rattlesnake which are common where he lives in Florida. It was about 18" long and he said the triangular head would indicate that it is poisonous. Was he correct?
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RE: Central Texas Snake ID
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Definitely not a pygmy rattlesnake. What you have there is a black ratsnake (Pantherophis [Elaphe] obsoleta). That is a hatchling or juvenile (as evidenced by its vivid pattern). They're harmless animals and actually good to have around as they eat a number of rodent species...granted they also are quite fond of birds. The way you described as finding is also very typical of the species, as black rats are highly arboreal.
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