Question about Texas rattlesnakes!!!
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Just the other day, I had a delivery planned for Tennessee. I had never been to Tennessee before and I had to stop at the Love's in Nashville for the night. Next morning when I started to do the PTI, I was scared I was gonna find snakes under the hood of the truck or coiled up between the wheels. But thankfully, it was nothing like that, but I was still very scared while doing the PTI, lol. -
I’ve lived in Texas for nine years without seeing any rattlesnakes. Heck, I drive regional and have been all over the state, Oklahoma and Louisiana too. Not a one.
Same thing with tornadoes. I’m not saying there aren’t any, but most folks don’t get killed by either one! -
This is the only rattle snake I've ever seen
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Wasted Thyme Thanks this. -
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The ones where the red bands touch the black bands are scarlet kingsnakes. Not venomous.
The ones where the red bands touch the yellow bands are coral snakes. Very potent venom, but fortunately very small mouths.JolliRoger Thanks this. -
If you do happen to come across a rattlesnake, freeze. The rattlesnake may choose to go away. If it does not, back away slowly. Sudden movements will scare them, which will cause them to strike especially if they are coiled up. Their strike distance is about half their body length, but it is lightning fast.
Just be aware of your surroundings, you'll be fine. Welcome to Texas. -
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The small snakes are no big deal, you might never see one. But watch out for the big snakes.
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The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (not in TX), Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (in TX), and Western Coral Snake (in TX but bites are rare due to it's small size, less then 2ft) all have an estimated 20% death rate from bites. The rest of the venomous snakes in the US rarely cause deaths.
But, this is just speaking about NATIVE snakes. The texas climate could easily allow a non native snake to survive, ie, an escaped pet.Wasted Thyme Thanks this. -
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