Posted By: 5Redman8
SNAKE Surprise this Morning in the Flower Bed - 06/24/15 02:55 PM
Cute and friendly surprise this morning in our flower bed.
Released to hunt another day.
Released to hunt another day.
SNAKE Surprise this Morning in the Flower Bed
Posted By: Ranger1
Re: Morning Flower Bed Snake Surprise - 06/24/15 07:54 PM
Posted By: Derek 🐝
Re: Morning Flower Bed Snake Surprise - 06/24/15 09:06 PM
Great Plains Rat Snake. Nice find. You don't see those very often. 
Posted By: 5Redman8
SNAKE Surprise this Morning in the Flower Bed - 06/24/15 09:38 PM
Same snake different pic
Posted By: BigRM
Re: Morning Flower Bed Snake Surprise - 06/24/15 10:50 PM
Originally Posted By: Derek
Great Plains Rat Snake. Nice find. You don't see those very often.
I've relocated 3 of them in the last 2 weeks
Posted By: Derek 🐝
Re: Morning Flower Bed Snake Surprise - 06/25/15 01:13 AM
Originally Posted By: BigRM
Originally Posted By: Derek
Great Plains Rat Snake. Nice find. You don't see those very often.
I've relocated 3 of them in the last 2 weeks
Those were probably Texas Rat Snakes. Basically the same thing, but with all the reclassifications of species, I believe the Great Plains is in the Pantherophis family and the Texas Rat is Elaphe Nerd stuff that nobody really cares about lol.
But Texas Rat's look pretty similar and are a much more common snake that is seen.
Posted By: fishbrown
Re: Morning Flower Bed Snake Surprise - 06/25/15 01:25 AM
Nice awesome snakes. I caught this one last year they get big 
Posted By: JIM SR.
Re: Morning Flower Bed Snake Surprise - 06/25/15 02:07 AM
new hatband..
Posted By: BigRM
Re: Morning Flower Bed Snake Surprise - 06/25/15 03:19 AM
Originally Posted By: Derek
Originally Posted By: BigRM
Originally Posted By: Derek
Great Plains Rat Snake. Nice find. You don't see those very often.
I've relocated 3 of them in the last 2 weeks
Those were probably Texas Rat Snakes. Basically the same thing, but with all the reclassifications of species, I believe the Great Plains is in the Pantherophis family and the Texas Rat is Elaphe Nerd stuff that nobody really cares about lol.
But Texas Rat's look pretty similar and are a much more common snake that is seen.
Cool! thanks for details. Also when it was raining so much, I had to relocate out of the wood pile one of the biggest bull snakes I have ever seen, he was about 7' and 6" round and was not a happy camper with me moving him.
Posted By: Derek 🐝
Re: Morning Flower Bed Snake Surprise - 06/25/15 04:13 AM
Originally Posted By: BigRM
Also when it was raining so much, I had to relocate out of the wood pile one of the biggest bull snakes I have ever seen, he was about 7' and 6" round and was not a happy camper with me moving him.
That would have been awesome! Bull's are typically pissy, but have a cool hiss to sound like a Rattlesnake. Finding that would have been a big mark off want list. Glad to hear you relocate and not kill every snake you see.
Posted By: banker-always fishing
Re: Morning Flower Bed Snake Surprise - 06/25/15 03:21 PM
With all of this past rain we have been having finding snakes on the move will be a common thing. 
Posted By: butch sanders
Re: Morning Flower Bed Snake Surprise - 06/25/15 03:27 PM
wack
Posted By: Frank the Tank
Re: Morning Flower Bed Snake Surprise - 06/25/15 05:02 PM
Originally Posted By: Derek
Originally Posted By: BigRM
Also when it was raining so much, I had to relocate out of the wood pile one of the biggest bull snakes I have ever seen, he was about 7' and 6" round and was not a happy camper with me moving him.
That would have been awesome! Bull's are typically pissy, but have a cool hiss to sound like a Rattlesnake. Finding that would have been a big mark off want list. But just so you know...... you should kill every snake you see
Posted By: 30ft jon boat
Re: Morning Flower Bed Snake Surprise - 06/25/15 06:48 PM
i've never seen a great plains ratsnake that was angry,now the texas ratsnake is like a over 40, woman thats divorced and fat 
Posted By: Lovfldx
Re: Morning Flower Bed Snake Surprise - 06/27/15 01:40 AM
Rather handsome fellow that rat snake. Very useful to us all!
Posted By: BThomas
Re: Morning Flower Bed Snake Surprise - 06/27/15 02:06 AM
Originally Posted By: Derek
Great Plains Rat Snake. Nice find. You don't see those very often.
I see at least 10 a year. Some unfortunately are killed by the mower or weed eater.
Posted By: Rockdodger00
Re: Morning Flower Bed Snake Surprise - 06/27/15 07:53 PM
Would make me jump first ask questions later.
Posted By: Kicker16
Re: Morning Flower Bed Snake Surprise - 06/30/15 02:59 AM
cool looking snake but I don't like'em
Posted By: Rob W.
Re: SNAKE Surprise this Morning in the Flower Bed - 07/02/15 12:24 AM
Originally Posted By: 5Redman8
Same snake different pic
Posted By: Pope1
Re: SNAKE Surprise this Morning in the Flower Bed - 07/12/15 05:52 AM
That's not a rat snake. It's a prairie kingsnake.
Posted By: Reds Bass Guide on Sandlin
Re: Morning Flower Bed Snake Surprise - 07/17/15 12:08 AM
Beautiful snake !! Better than rats..
Posted By: Blazer95
Re: Morning Flower Bed Snake Surprise - 07/17/15 08:20 PM
Originally Posted By: Rockdodger00
Would make me jump first ask questions later.
This
Posted By: B_Rod
Re: Morning Flower Bed Snake Surprise - 07/20/15 03:35 AM
That close up of the snake's face is a very cool photo. Pretty snake.
Posted By: BJH ( JUST JIGGING)
Re: SNAKE Surprise this Morning in the Flower Bed - 07/20/15 04:57 AM
Originally Posted By: Pope1
That's not a rat snake. It's a prairie kingsnake.
Posted By: Dr JL
Re: SNAKE Surprise this Morning in the Flower Bed - 07/31/15 02:24 AM
Hey yes that's a prairie kingsnake.
The v on the head points backwards instead of forwards like on the Texas rat snake and the Great Plains rat snake.
Those snakes look very similar.
I think this is a mild tempered snake- rarely bites. Very cool!
I think that's actually pretty close to full adult size.
The v on the head points backwards instead of forwards like on the Texas rat snake and the Great Plains rat snake.
Those snakes look very similar.
I think this is a mild tempered snake- rarely bites. Very cool!
I think that's actually pretty close to full adult size.