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re: TexZona snake trip
Posted on 9/4/25 at 1:43 pm to magicman534
Posted on 9/4/25 at 1:43 pm to magicman534
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I never realized how similar the Mojave and western diamondbacks looked.
black-tailed rattlesnakes look kind of similar to a diamondback as well
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Posted on 9/4/25 at 1:50 pm to TigrrrDad
I hope you have your euology written already.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 2:21 pm to TigrrrDad
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(drop for drop the most venomous snake in the Western hemisphere)
And you're playing with it.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 2:23 pm to TigrrrDad
TigrrrDad thread play by play
Posted on 9/4/25 at 2:26 pm to LoneStarTiger
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regarding trip logistics; do y'all just sleep all day and hit the road at night covering miles looking for snakes?
Pretty much. Occasionally we’ll do some morning or daytime stuff. This trip I had my friend with me who is my age, and he doesn’t care for all nighters, so we’d be on the hunt til 3-3:30 am then sleep til about 2:00 pm.
But on my trips with the younger guys, there are times when I photograph the sunset as we’re getting started and the sunrise as we’re returning. Vampire hours.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 2:28 pm to nolaks
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are you retired?
Yes, retired from dentistry in 2010, a few years after a C5-6-7 cervical fusion.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 2:29 pm to Funky Tide 8
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I know you can't always go by eye/pupil shape and head shape, but those night snakes look venomous
They’re actually rear-fanged & mildly venomous, but not enough to affect humans.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 2:30 pm to Funky Tide 8
Congrats on the pygmy - such cool little snakes! Maybe the most sinister looking face of all the rattlers.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 2:39 pm to TigrrrDad
Nightmare fuel.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 2:41 pm to magicman534
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I never realized how similar the Mojave and western diamondbacks looked. Is it hard to differentiate them quickly at nite?
Of the 4 total, I misidentified 2 out on the road. If it’s something I’ve seen lots of, I tend to rush and just get a quick photo and move on. 2 of the 4 I didn’t realize were Mojaves until I was going through my pics back at the hotel. I was so pissed because I had only a brief encounter with 1 up until this trip. I would have spent more time with them had I recognized them right away.
The first was unmistakable and the reason people call them Mojave green rattlers…
But the other two from Texas were darker, and there’s so much variation in Western diamondbacks colors so I got fooled…
Posted on 9/4/25 at 3:04 pm to TigrrrDad
Wow, those arizona rattlesnakes are so awesome
Posted on 9/4/25 at 3:39 pm to TigrrrDad
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I would have spent more time with them had I recognized them right away.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 3:52 pm to TigrrrDad
I've been waiting on this thread.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 4:25 pm to TigrrrDad
My Pigmy rattler story..
When I was about 10 (Many years ago.. lol) we grandkids were playing baseball in a field in front of my grandparents house. When I came to bat I hit the ball making a bee-line to first base. Just as I was about to tag the base I noticed something moved on the base and so I kinda skipped-jumped over the base at which point my cousin caught the ball and tagged me out.. after disputing the out thing we took a closer look at 1st base.. lo-and-behold a pigmy rattler was busy swallowing a frog which was the movement I spotted…
We all gathered around to watch him finish the job and then when he was done my dad killed the snake..
back in those days there were a lot of rattlers in the piney woods of Winn Parish…
When I was about 10 (Many years ago.. lol) we grandkids were playing baseball in a field in front of my grandparents house. When I came to bat I hit the ball making a bee-line to first base. Just as I was about to tag the base I noticed something moved on the base and so I kinda skipped-jumped over the base at which point my cousin caught the ball and tagged me out.. after disputing the out thing we took a closer look at 1st base.. lo-and-behold a pigmy rattler was busy swallowing a frog which was the movement I spotted…
We all gathered around to watch him finish the job and then when he was done my dad killed the snake..
back in those days there were a lot of rattlers in the piney woods of Winn Parish…
Posted on 9/4/25 at 4:27 pm to TigrrrDad
I never knew there were so many different rattlesnakes.
Won't coral snakes kill you? Why are you playing with it baw?
Won't coral snakes kill you? Why are you playing with it baw?
Posted on 9/4/25 at 4:47 pm to TigrrrDad
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rat snake
Posted on 9/4/25 at 5:18 pm to TigrrrDad
Beautiful snakes. You need to be committed though.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 7:56 pm to TigrrrDad
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Is the Sonoran coral snake venomous?
The venom of this snake is similar to that of the cobra. However, due to the small size of the snake (less venom), smaller mouth, and small fangs (less effective means of delivery), the venom does not pose as much danger to humans as that of rattlesnakes.
Dude
Posted on 9/4/25 at 8:58 pm to TigrrrDad
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I know you can't always go by eye/pupil shape and head shape, but those night snakes look venomous
They’re actually rear-fanged & mildly venomous, but not enough to affect humans.
I was wondering the same but hadn't taken the time to look it up yet while fully involved with reading this thread.
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