There is a snake in my backyard...

kerikitkat
kerikitkat Posts: 352 Member
edited September 18 in Health and Weight Loss
Being somewhat new to TX, I have no idea what kind it is. One of my dogs is smart and avoiding it, the other was valliantly barking and trying to get bit like the dumbass he is.

Chances are it's not poisonous, but dumbass dog is going to have to spend the rest of the day inside until we get home from work. He better not tear anything up. :huh:
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  • kerikitkat
    kerikitkat Posts: 352 Member
    Being somewhat new to TX, I have no idea what kind it is. One of my dogs is smart and avoiding it, the other was valliantly barking and trying to get bit like the dumbass he is.

    Chances are it's not poisonous, but dumbass dog is going to have to spend the rest of the day inside until we get home from work. He better not tear anything up. :huh:
  • Manda86
    Manda86 Posts: 1,859 Member
    Yipes!! If my grandma was alive and there, she'd chop it up with a garden hoe for you... apparently the hills of Kentucky make you into a snake-killin' machine!
  • sgtinvincible
    sgtinvincible Posts: 2,559
    Ooh, ooh! I wanna catch it!

    I want to name him Sammy.

    And put him in a glass jar...with a twig and a leaf....to recreate what he's used to.
  • kerikitkat
    kerikitkat Posts: 352 Member
    Ooh, ooh! I wanna catch it!

    I want to name him Sammy.

    And put him in a glass jar...with a twig and a leaf....to recreate what he's used to.

    :laugh: You're gonna need a very large jar.

    I suppose I could capture it and throw it over the fence... the neighbors have a pool I'm sure he would find quite lovely. :devil:
  • Manda86
    Manda86 Posts: 1,859 Member
    Ooh, ooh! I wanna catch it!

    I want to name him Sammy.

    And put him in a glass jar...with a twig and a leaf....to recreate what he's used to.

    ha ha... I did that with a hognosed snake when I was 12- until my dad convinced me to "release it back into the wild", aka our back yard... he wouldn't eat the chunks of cheeseburger I had so lovingly torn up for him!
  • Manda86
    Manda86 Posts: 1,859 Member
    what color is it? I know a little about our local flora and fauna.. I've lived everywhere in texas except central texas.. if you live near austin, you're on your own
  • sgtinvincible
    sgtinvincible Posts: 2,559
    Ooh, ooh! I wanna catch it!

    I want to name him Sammy.

    And put him in a glass jar...with a twig and a leaf....to recreate what he's used to.

    ha ha... I did that with a hognosed snake when I was 12- until my dad convinced me to "release it back into the wild", aka our back yard... he wouldn't eat the chunks of cheeseburger I had so lovingly torn up for him!

    What an ungreatful little poo!!!
  • beep
    beep Posts: 1,242 Member
    We have lots of bad ones here: depends on where you are.... we have rattlers, coral snakes (around and south of Houston, lots of copperheads; water moccasins
  • Manda86
    Manda86 Posts: 1,859 Member
    Ooh, ooh! I wanna catch it!

    I want to name him Sammy.

    And put him in a glass jar...with a twig and a leaf....to recreate what he's used to.

    ha ha... I did that with a hognosed snake when I was 12- until my dad convinced me to "release it back into the wild", aka our back yard... he wouldn't eat the chunks of cheeseburger I had so lovingly torn up for him!

    What an ungreatful little poo!!!

    tell me about it- I'm sorry I couldn't afford the filet mignon...
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,788 Member
    Ooh, ooh! I wanna catch it!

    I want to name him Sammy.

    And put him in a glass jar...with a twig and a leaf....to recreate what he's used to.

    :laugh: You're gonna need a very large jar.

    I suppose I could capture it and throw it over the fence... the neighbors have a pool I'm sure he would find quite lovely. :devil:

    Um, water moccasins are large (also called cotton mouths) and very common in Texas. Other than the water moccasin, if it doesn't rattle or have yellow and red markings, it's not venomous.
    http://www.wf.net/~snake/moccasin.htm
  • mello
    mello Posts: 817 Member
    I HAD A SNAKE IN MY BATHROOM IN MY OFFICE THIS MORNING!!!!!!! It was a baby, but that terrifies me....where is it's momma??????????? Oh and my male coworker went into a tizzy, wouldn't even get close to the thing, I had to kill it for us!!
  • lilmandy89
    lilmandy89 Posts: 323 Member
    Eww i hate snakes, I live in Alberta, Canada. I have never seen a snake outside
  • Manda86
    Manda86 Posts: 1,859 Member
    you should've set up the ol' box and stick trap with a cheeseburger underneath.. snakes love that kind of thing.
  • kerikitkat
    kerikitkat Posts: 352 Member
    We had moccasins in TN where I grew up, he's not one of 'em. :smile: Thanks, though. He's moved along now before I could go back out and take note of all his markings, unfortunately. I was curious!

    The only venemous snake in the Houston area which he even vaguely resembled was the cottonmouth, and that's pretty unlikely.

    Interestingly lol... apparently lots of ppl use cottonmouth and wm interchangeably? I always thought they were different... probably depends what region you are in.
  • mello
    mello Posts: 817 Member
    HA, I did the ole stomp on the head real fast kinda thing. I'm still sitting here a little scared wondering how it got in there!!!????
  • kerikitkat
    kerikitkat Posts: 352 Member
    HA, I did the ole stomp on the head real fast kinda thing. I'm still sitting here a little scared wondering how it got in there!!!????

    bravo!
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    “I will love him and hug him and pet him and squeeze him and I will pet him and pet him and I will take him home and call him George."
  • 5KNohno
    5KNohno Posts: 503
    My husband and three boys would LOVE to have a pet snake. Me and the two girls - well, not so much.
  • sgtinvincible
    sgtinvincible Posts: 2,559
    you should've set up the ol' box and stick trap with a cheeseburger underneath.. snakes love that kind of thing.


    Genius!
  • ali106
    ali106 Posts: 3,754 Member
    “I will love him and hug him and pet him and squeeze him and I will pet him and pet him and I will take him home and call him George."

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I was just thinking this LMBO omg...get outta my head girl LOL
  • ali106
    ali106 Posts: 3,754 Member
    you should've set up the ol' box and stick trap with a cheeseburger underneath.. snakes love that kind of thing.


    Genius!

    lol you can order one from Acme!!!
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
    Awwww. My late boyfriend's name was George. I miss him terribly. :cry: He wasn't a snake though. :smile:
  • sgtinvincible
    sgtinvincible Posts: 2,559
    My husband and three boys would LOVE to have a pet snake. Me and the two girls - well, not so much.

    Lol, sounds like my family. I was out hiking the other day and caught a little water snake as he was gliding down the river. I carried him with me all five miles until I was done, then released him back into a stream. He was cool.

    I owned an Emerald Tree Boa a few years back that was the coolest snake ever. Super chill, and absolutely gorgeous. He rocked.
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    “I will love him and hug him and pet him and squeeze him and I will pet him and pet him and I will take him home and call him George."

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I was just thinking this LMBO omg...get outta my head girl LOL

    Hehehehe!! Twins separated, I tell ya!!!
  • beautifulbay
    beautifulbay Posts: 159
    well.... here it is.....because I'm the biology lover here....I'll share my thoughts :smile:

    People need to leave snakes alone ...there is no reason to be stomping them, crushing them, or chopping them...they are more important to us than people realize they are.
    If everyone killed snakes on sight, do you realize the rodent problems we would have?? I'm sure most of everyone knows what its like in Australia with their mouse problems....they have it because people kill off snakes...now they need more snakes again because there are mice everywhere!

    Best thing to do is if you see a snake and you don't know what it is, just back up away from it slowly, facing it, and then go inside....it will eventually leave and be on its way. They don't stick around for very long. If it is something you are worried about, get an ID on it ... there are a lot more chances that it is harmless rather than dangerous ... and get someone to come move it away for you.

    I raised snakes and worked with them in a zoo for a few years...they are very interesting creatures if people would just take the time to realize it. Leave them alone, and they will leave you alone.

    :wink:

    ---I could probably ID it for you if you got a pic---
  • fatsis
    fatsis Posts: 1,117 Member
    “I will love him and hug him and pet him and squeeze him and I will pet him and pet him and I will take him home and call him George."

    Brace yourself Tam....I say that all the time.

    *TAm reads and begins to scream histerically " I need Therapy" "I need therapy"
  • fatsis
    fatsis Posts: 1,117 Member
    you should've set up the ol' box and stick trap with a cheeseburger underneath.. snakes love that kind of thing.


    Genius!

    What do u mean....it never worked on the road runner.:laugh:
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    “I will love him and hug him and pet him and squeeze him and I will pet him and pet him and I will take him home and call him George."

    Brace yourself Tam....I say that all the time.

    *TAm reads and begins to scream histerically " I need Therapy" "I need therapy"


    Hahahaha! If I can be as funny as you Fatsis, I won't complain!!! :wink:

    But, now that you mention it......AHHH!!! I NEED THERAPY!!!!!!!!!! *Teeheehee!*
  • lina1131
    lina1131 Posts: 2,246 Member
    Mother of God, I am so scared of snakes. A few weeks ago I was walking in to work and right by the front door was this baby snake. I screamed so loud like I was being attacked. My co-worker came out and was ready to shoot someone. He wasn't happy when I told him there was a snake by the door and it was like one foot long. :laugh: :laugh:

    They skurrrr me bad.
  • doglvr_75
    doglvr_75 Posts: 144
    Ooh, ooh! I wanna catch it!

    I want to name him Sammy.

    And put him in a glass jar...with a twig and a leaf....to recreate what he's used to.

    A few years back, my kids did just that...and while they were away for the weekend, I felt sorry for "Skippy" being in the glass jar, went to the local pet store and bought him new digs..including a little fish pond complete with minnows. (all to the tune of about $80)..and guess what!!! When the kids returned from their weekend away, "Skippy" was nowhere to be found...I agree with previous posts...snakes are ungrateful creatures...I'll stick with the furry bearing pets....:noway:
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