The snake ID thread got me to wondering how many different kind of rattlesnakes we have in Texas.

Just see how many you guess before you look at this link and post that number if you want. But don't tell the real answer so others can have the fun of missing the hell out of it too.

Rattlesnakes in Texas
Bonus question, which one is in Texas but not on that list?

I didn't know TX had than many species. Pygmy rattlesnakes are supposed to be in east Texas, but they must not be common.

Too many is the correct answer.

Well in that case, they missed 2.

Lots of them here on the ranch.

stompy

2 - Live and dead

Stompy, where is your ranch? How many of those are this year's? those are some sizeable snakes!!
We've only killed two of this year's hatch but haven't seen any big ones around the place yet.

Evil critters

South of Breckenridge about 8 miles. Couple of those were this year but it's been a slow year for them. I believe the big freeze had an impact on them. My house and cabins area is about 2.5 acres, the most I've ever relocated out of this area in one year is 16. An average year would be 6-8 a year. I also see several more on the ranch.

Western Diamondback
Pygmy
Timber
Prairie
Masasauga
Rock

I think I’m missing one or two….

When you say relocate you do mean relocate its head from its body right ?

We live on the north edge of the Hill Country and we used to “relocate” several a year but as Stompy mentioned the Artic Blast seems to have had a big affect on them. My wife used to run over a couple every year with her riding mower but nothing so far this year. I am not a fan……..and the drought and heat have knocked out what little grass we had around our house.

Thanks. We don't usually relocate any that are around the living areas and liable to get stepped on which averge is around 2 a year. But the ones that are out of our way get a pass. I think they make a big dent in the rodent population.

No, I don't kill them. They get relocated a ways away, like a mile so they don't come back.