The snake was seen in the woods near Lake Houston in Harris county Texas. This area was formerly river bottom land before the lake was built. It was about two feet long, black and shaped like a mocassin. (body wide in proportion to its head with a body that tapered quickly to its tail) At first I thought it was a cotton mouth water moccasin. It seemed to mimic one, partially coiling and pointing its head upward, mouth agape. It did not have the signature "cotton mouth". When its posturing did not make me leave it began shaking its tail rapidly, mimicking a rattle snake. There were no signs of any rattle. Its underside had a reticulated pattern in yellow.
2006-09-08 10:13:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
It might be a yellowbelly water snake (Nerodia erystogaster flavigaster) which has been known to mimic cottonmouths by flattening and spreading its head.
2006-09-08 16:52:20 · answer #1 · answered by candy2mercy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Def no longer considered one of those rattlesnake, as there is not any rattle on the tail. appeared similar to a hognose, yet no longer undemanding to tell from the percentas it became burry. Regarless, snakes are an eimportant sort of pest administration and additionally significant place contained in our environment=m so ytou shouoldnbt hasve killed it. maximum poeople who get bitten by snakes are the two attempting to seize or kill them, while left on my own unmolested snakes dont harm every physique
2016-09-30 11:49:03 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Bullsnake, Pinesnake, maybe Coachwhips and others mimic the Rattlesnakes buzz by vibrating their tails in the leaves. Hognosed snakes do to I think. Find a book or website of these and compare to what you saw.
2006-09-08 11:31:57 · answer #3 · answered by obryan214 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There several types of watesnakes around this area of the country. A couple of them are the gopher snake,and bull snake, both of these tends to coil and hiss at intruders.Check out "enature.com"they have some good pictures just follow the links.
2006-09-08 14:02:24 · answer #4 · answered by blakree 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be a kingsnake. They mimic rattle snakes.
http://www.desertusa.com/magfeb98/feb_pap/du_kingsnake.html
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=kingsnake&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-500&x=wrt&fr2=tab-web
2006-09-08 10:26:25 · answer #5 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if I was you, I would call the Houston Zoo they would probably have good information on the breed and which authority you should alert.
2006-09-08 10:20:58 · answer #6 · answered by Apricot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
diamondback rattle snake? anyway,you should say away from it,it's poisonius
2006-09-08 10:15:47 · answer #7 · answered by neo_pet56003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try asking samuel l jackson. im sure he knows. he is all knowing
2006-09-08 10:20:27 · answer #8 · answered by R-Diz 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋