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>> My wife didn't know the difference between snakes so when we moved here, I bought a book about "Texas Snakes".We've had several copperheads and one small rattler in our yard. Â We've also had several garter snakes. Â The copperheads were chopped, the rattler disappeared, and we left the garter snakes alone.
@Retired_Engineer: Does your snake book tell you which snake has a yellow green tail when it's a juvenile? I have seen these a couple of times and think it's water moccasins, or it could be copper heads.
@attila: that's a water moccasin...."Juvenile and subadult specimens generally have a more contrasting color
pattern, with dark crossbands on a lighter ground color. The ground
color is then tan, brown or reddish brown. The tip of the tail is
usually yellowish, becoming greenish yellow or greenish in subadults,
and then black in adults. On some juveniles, the banding pattern can
also be seen on the tail."
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