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Snake Spottings on the Rise After Floods

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by: KingwoodDotCom Active Indicator LED Icon 18 Site Admin  OP 
~ 8 years ago   Jun 10, '15 1:17pm  
There has been an increase in snake spottings in residential areas since the flooding. These snakes have been displaced due to rising waters, or are in search of food, such as rodents and insects, that have moved to higher ground. Unfortunately, this may mean that the chances of running into a copperhead have noticeably increased. According to Kelly Norrid, an Urban Biologist at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, notes that most snake sightings do not involve venomous snakes. However, Norrid advises residents to better know what the three main venomous snakes in the region look like. The big three are Southern Copperheads, Western Cottonmouths, and Texas Coral Snakes. According to Norrid, Western Cottonmouths tend to stay closer to the water, and Coral snakes are very reclusive. Chances are, the increase in venomous snake sightings is due to copperheads. Residents are advised to be careful when handling snakes. If you do not know whether a snake is dangerous or not, call Animal Control. Also keep in mind that most snake bites occur when the person is "getting close" in order to kill the animal. Read More:http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/humble/news/recent-floods-bring-more-snakes-to-residential-areas/article_8eacbda7-0f3b-54c9-b033-e6fa75454c1a.html
 
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shodan66 Active Indicator LED Icon 15
~ 8 years ago   Jun 10, '15 1:27pm  
Also keep in mind that most snake bites occur when the person is "getting close" in order to kill the animal. 
 
@KingwoodDotCom: This sentence needing bolding and bigger font.<steps on soap box> So many people are hell bent on killing something that is beneficial to our ecosystem AND just wanting to be left alone.  Fear out of ignorance is not an excuse for any adult. <steps off soap box>   4951
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~ 8 years ago   Jun 10, '15 1:29pm  
For those that don't wish to get that close of a view of a copperhead, here are some photos of the entire snakes.  Notice that the base coloration can be brown, orange (not typical here), or even gray but the markings are all similar.  4951
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~ 8 years ago   Jun 10, '15 1:32pm  

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>> Also keep in mind that most snake bites occur when the person is "getting close" in order to kill the animal. 
 
@KingwoodDotCom: This sentence needing bolding and bigger font. So many people are hell bent on killing something that is beneficial to our ecosystem AND just wanting to be left alone.  Fear out of ignorance is not an excuse for any adult.  
 
@shodan66:  True, but any poisonous snake in my yard is going to get killed.  If I am in nature, I just go around them and leave them alone.
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~ 8 years ago   Jun 10, '15 1:39pm  

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>> Also keep in mind that most snake bites occur when the person is "getting close" in order to kill the animal. 
 
@KingwoodDotCom: This sentence needing bolding and bigger font. So many people are hell bent on killing something that is beneficial to our ecosystem AND just wanting to be left alone.  Fear out of ignorance is not an excuse for any adult.  
 
@shodan66:  True, but any poisonous snake in my yard is going to get killed.  If I am in nature, I just go around them and leave them alone.
 
@Retired_Engineer:  King of the Castle, huh?  Thanks for posting the pics. They really are beautiful...that is when they AREN'T around me.
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~ 8 years ago   Jun 10, '15 1:40pm  
So many people are hell bent on killing something that is beneficial to our ecosystem AND just wanting to be left alone.  Fear out of ignorance is not an excuse for any adult.  I definitely agree. Dont kill them, leave them alone. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Jun 10, '15 1:40pm  

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>> Also keep in mind that most snake bites occur when the person is "getting close" in order to kill the animal. 
 
@KingwoodDotCom: This sentence needing bolding and bigger font. So many people are hell bent on killing something that is beneficial to our ecosystem AND just wanting to be left alone.  Fear out of ignorance is not an excuse for any adult.  
 
@shodan66: I get it, but at the same time, I understand why families kill copperheads in their yards, where their children and pets play.  My sister lost a beloved dog 2 weeks ago to a copperhead bite, and we found a copperhead sunning himself on our steps, fewer than 6 inches from our backdoor.  Where our kids go in and out, barefoot, on their way to the pool, on a daily basis.  We don't kill non-venomous snakes, but you better believe we kill the venomous ones we find in close proximity to our house.  Leaving them alone isn't an option at all, and relocating them doesn't seem like a good option. 
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~ 8 years ago   Jun 10, '15 1:44pm  

@Retired_Engineer:  King of the Castle, huh?  Thanks for posting the pics. They really are beautiful...that is when they AREN'T around me.
 
@donnatella:  Since I have two dogs that enjoy playing in the back yard, I don't want either of them bit by a poisonous snake.  I was even more diligent when our kids were young.   I don't enjoy killing them, but if it's my kids/dogs or poisonous snakes, they are going to lose.
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~ 8 years ago   Jun 10, '15 2:40pm  

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@Retired_Engineer:  King of the Castle, huh?  Thanks for posting the pics. They really are beautiful...that is when they AREN'T around me.
 
@donnatella:  Since I have two dogs that enjoy playing in the back yard, I don't want either of them bit by a poisonous snake.  I was even more diligent when our kids were young.   I don't enjoy killing them, but if it's my kids/dogs or poisonous snakes, they are going to lose.
 
@Retired_Engineer & @JeepHair:Y'all will get no argument out of me about killing venomous....come on RE, you know there are no "poisonous" snakes ;-)...snakes in your yard and around your house.  Truth be told, I'd do the same.  I wish we could all channel our inner Buddha at all times and let living things live but the fact is we've built our neighborhoods in their natural environment and none of us are willing to leave.  I'd not risk the health of my children or pets for any critter.That being said...the idea that we have to kill every snake just because it exists pi$$es me off.  Killing ANY non-venomous snake cannot be justified.  Ignorance of what is and is not a venomous snake is not an excuse.  Chasing a venomous snake down through the woods trying to kill it is not only uncalled for, it's just plain stupid and you're only asking to get bit.I'm not a big snake lover.  I don't own any.  Never have.  I've handled the occasional garter snake and milk snake.  Been fascinated by the size of the diamond back water snakes and marveled at the colors of the corals.  I just can't stand the needless and unwarranted hatred over an entire species simply because they don't walk on four feet and wag their tail. 
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~ 8 years ago   Jun 10, '15 2:49pm  
I can't even read this thread without getting the heebee jeebees!!! 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Jun 10, '15 2:57pm  

@Retired_Engineer:Y'all will get no argument out of me about killing venomous....come on RE, you know there are no "poisonous" snakes ;-)...snakes in your yard and around your house. 
 
@shodan66:    Sorry, I meant venomous snakes, not poisonous snakes!
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~ 8 years ago   Jun 10, '15 3:01pm  
Sorry, I meant venomous snakes, not poisonous snakes!
 
@Retired_Engineer: Just bustin your chops.
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~ 8 years ago   Jun 10, '15 3:06pm  
We chased this one out of the yard over the weekend. It was peacefully relocated to the woods
 
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~ 8 years ago   Jun 10, '15 3:38pm  
We've got a garder snake living in our yard around the pond.  I don't like him, but we don't kill him.  I just don't go back there.  DH has rescued him out of the pool a few times and just tosses him back to his pond area.  I hate snakes. I'm terrified of them.  Even the non-venomous ones.  It's an irrational fear, I know that.  4951
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~ 8 years ago   Jun 10, '15 9:06pm  
I pulled a little grey snake out of my rose patch last week. I really thought it was a worm for a minute there. It was the same color and just a little longer then the worms in my garden. Freaked me out!!!!!! I let him go on his way though. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Jun 10, '15 9:12pm  
My Mom and dad live off the trinity and had to kill a few but worse yet an alligator Camped out on their boat deck that was under water a few days. Short of having your kid in their mouth they are legally untouchable. 4951
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