![]() ![]() Although yellow-bellied snakes are uncommon, their population is enormous. However, only a handful have unique distinctions, such as yellow bellies. There are over 105 species of snakes in Texas. Is there a reason why a Texas snake with a yellow belly has such color? Different Texas Snakes With Yellow Belly Is this a new circle of life? Snakes 5 Frogs 0.3.2. I now have zero with the exception of tadpoles. Why are all these guys showing up now? BTW- Two years ago and every year before that I had about 30 frogs in those ponds. A 3+foot Garter snake that loves posing for the camera, another 3+foot big brown and redish ringed beast that was mating with a little one on the island - black head but looks alot like a boa. I have counted 5 individual snakes, all different, in the last week. Yes, there are goldfish in those ponds, but they've been there for 10 years. This year, I have a SNAKES ON A POND movie playing in my backyard. It was spotted with its head resting on the lily pads in my pond gardens, lapping up the tiny new born frogs like peanuts. Last year I played host to a small (1.5 foot) black snake I assumed to be a black water snake. Could it be a pigmy rattlesnake? Is it poisonous? What should I do to get rid of it? I babysit and I am outside alot. I've watched for snakes since we do have various kinds and I know that there have been 4 rattlesnakes killed very near here within the past 3 weeks, but have not seen any more like these. I live in southeast Mississippi, Walthall Co. That one had something in it's mouth (frog, lizard, ?). A couple of years ago I found a small dead snake about this same size on the carporch app. PVC pipe that goes under the edge of the concrete pool decking that attaches to one side to a the corner of my house (brick)and protrudes out around to the backside of my house. As I approached the snake it's head seemed to be hooded like a cobra and as it crawled away it seemed to loose the hood somewhat. about half way down the body there were dark or black spots that led to a black tail. The snake was very light grey with an almost black head that seemed to resemble an arrowhead. I was in an area that was once a flower bed but now has only mulch, leaves. This morning as I walked across my carporch I saw a small snake about 6 - 8" long beside the steps leading to my pool area. Northern Redbelly Snake - Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculataĮastern Hognose Snake - Heterodon platirhinos Northern Black Racer - Coluber constrictor constrictor Reticulate Worm Snake - Amerotyphlops reticulatusįlorida Green Water Snake - Nerodia floridana Garter Snake - Thamnophis sirtalis (about to shed)Įastern Garter Snake - Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalisĬommon Garter Snake - Thamnophis sirtalisīlack-necked Gartersnake - Thamnophis cyrtopsis Northern Ribbon Snake - Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis Wandering Garter Snake - Thamnophis elegans vagransĮastern Ribbon Snake - Thamnophis sauritus sauritus Western Terrestrial Garter Snake - Thamnophis elegans Northern Red-bellied Snake - Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculataīrown phase Northern Red-bellied Snake - Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata Mating Northern Water Snake - Nerodia sipedon sipedonĮastern Smooth Green Snake - Opheodrys vernalis vernalis Northern Water Snake - Nerodia sipedon sipedon Red-bellied Watersnake - Nerodia erythrogaster erythrogaster Northern Ring-necked - Diadophis punctatus edwardsiīlack Rat Snake - Elaphe obsoleta obsoletaīlunt-headed Tree Snake - Imantodes lentiferusĭryad Snake - Mastigodryas melanolomus (immature) Northern Ring-neck Snake - Diadophis punctatus edwardsi Northern Ring-necked Snake - Diadophis punctatus edwardsi "Hopi" Western Rattlesnake - Crotalus viridis nuntius Northern Pacific Rattlesnake - Crotalus oreganus oreganus Western Yellow-bellied Racer - Coluber constrictor mormonĬook's Tree Boa - Corallus ruschenbergerii Southern Black Racer - Coluber constrictor priapusĮastern Milk Snake - Lampropeltis triangulum triangulumįlorida Cottonmouth - Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti Baby Eastern Hognose Snake - Heterodon platirhinos ![]()
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