Does anyone know what kind of snake this is?
Jul 9, 2020 10:45:31 #
Jul 9, 2020 10:49:37 #
Looks like a banded, Siberian puffer. They are known to follow you home and nest under your porch. When you come out they puff up and make the noise like stepping on a duck. The only way to avoid this is to shower them with dead leaves so they can't find you. Then, run like hell..... 
Jul 9, 2020 11:56:30 #
Red Sky At Night wrote:
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Don't recognize him/her as anything I've seen, but from the bluish tint to the eyes, it looks like it is going to molt very shortly.
Jul 9, 2020 14:03:05 #
Jul 9, 2020 14:05:01 #
cahale
Loc: San Angelo, TX
Red Sky At Night wrote:
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Downloadable posting would have helped. From just what I can see, it looks like a bull snake, common in West Texas. They are often mistaken for rattlers, and even fake a sound somewhat like a rattle. It is a form of protection for them, but scares the you-know-what out of many and gets them shot or run over with an automobile. Like 90% of all snakes, they are beneficial.
Jul 9, 2020 14:21:48 #
My guess is a prairie kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster). It lacks the keeled scales typical of the northern banded watersnake. The coloration is muted because the snake is getting ready to shed. The skin over the eyes has clouded.
Jul 9, 2020 15:10:48 #
Mr Bill 2011
Loc: southern Indiana
the one picture that's downloadable looks like the picture of the diamondback watersnake; cloudy eyes look like it's ready to shed its skin.
Jul 9, 2020 16:26:36 #
Jul 9, 2020 17:33:07 #
Bearbubby wrote:
He looks like a water moccasin or a copperhead
Definitely not a copperhead.
Jul 9, 2020 18:42:30 #
Jul 9, 2020 19:08:40 #
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