¡Snek!

[thunderlounge 7777]

“Snakes are not uncommon sightings in people's homes in Australia.”

And one reason on a long-ass list for not to moving to Australia. 

[Parliament 14151]

https://nypost.com/2020/09/09/teen-hospitalized-after-snake-bite-to-penis-while-on-toilet/

[Willfully Horn 7941]

Hell no!  I am putting in a septic system.

 

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

Bit his package clean off?

[miguelito 11223]

The rare South Austin's Mom Snake.

[sunset87 240]

Is this a King? Sister found it in her kitchen.

Edited September 11, 2020 by sunset87

[TwiceHorn 31348]

Believe so, speckled king snake.

[shadow_operative2.0 15867]

Don’t bite the hot chick! Scroll right for rattler pic. 

 

 

[retsevlys 408]

Earth snake.  I'm not sure if smooth or rough.  It's the only one I've ever seen.

Edited September 21, 2020 by retsevlys

[SurlyBDR 22695]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=203846954494263&id=100046068790973

[Pescado_Rojo 19344]

That’s a big bitch

[Braff Zacklin 13469]

He ain't gonna shit right for a week.

[capnamerca 571]

15 rattles, I think? Maybe 16. Jesus christ that's a big rattler.

[SquishMitten 10402]

Might be the biggest sumbitch I’ve ever seen

[SquishMitten 10402]

Those videos are cool. Looks like he got pretty close. I woulda thought snek might not have downed the rabbit in front of someone. Seems like natural instincts would tell them not to let themselves be so vulnerable

[kmac30 416]

This asshole was on my front porch Sunday evening.

 

I was very tempted to post on nextdoor asking what kind it was.

[Buzzrock 14881]

Fucking hell that’s a big rattler

[Buzzrock 14881]

This asshole was on my front porch Sunday evening.
 
I was very tempted to post on nextdoor asking what kind it was.

Are corals really that dangerous? It’s my understanding that it’s pretty hard to get bit by one.

[Lerka Lerka 1086]

Obviously very toxic venom, up there with the likes of  black mambas, etc. I believe,  but not an aggressive snake at all. Very docile and reclusive critters.  They can't effectively transmit their venom like a rattle snake, lacking the big fangs. Probably have to let it chew between the webbing of your fingers for a while or something like that. I think the big concern, at least in my mind, is they are brightly and beautifully colored, making them attractive to small children to pick up who don't know any better. 

[Jerry Callo 8671]

39 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

 

Are corals really that dangerous? It’s my understanding that it’s pretty hard to get bit by one.

 

IIRC, no one has died in Texas from a coral snake bite since the development of antivenin.  Most people get bit by corals when they try to handle them.

[South Austin 52183]

Their venom taste like Jolly Ranchers.

[Wally Pryor 5247]

1 hour ago, Buzzrock said:

 

Are corals really that dangerous? It’s my understanding that it’s pretty hard to get bit by one.

 

It's very hard.   As in, "Please, Mr. Coral Snake, bite me.  Here's my finger.  Let me put it in your mouth and hold it there."
 

 

[kmac30 416]

I have little kids, so any snake that has venom is out. I really wish I could find the copperhead in my backyard that bit my dog 2 weeks ago.

[Hairy Biped 584]

10 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

 

Are corals really that dangerous? It’s my understanding that it’s pretty hard to get bit by one.

As was mentioned, there has only been one death from coral snakes in more than 40 years, since the development of a antivenin.  Typically coral snakes are docile and prefer to run away rather than fight, but if they don't feel threatened, they are sometimes very curious and that behavior has been misconstrued as aggression on occasion.  Their venom delivery takes place towards the back of their mouth and those fangs are rather short, and their mouths are fairly small.  Most corals are smaller snakes in general, but the larger ones could very well envenomate a human in the right circumstances.  Their venom is a neurotoxin, almost exactly the same as a King Cobra, and requires treatment ASAP.  The last known fatality occurred in 2006, when 2 men were handling the snake and the victim didn't seek treatment after being bitten.  The other man was bitten too, but not envenomated.  Of the 4 species of venomous snakes in the US, I would venture to guess that more people have been killed by rattlesnakes in the past 10-15 years, than all others put together since those records have been kept.  Long story short, as far as coral snakes go, don't start no shit, there won't be shit.  Also, rattlers are a hell of a lot more likely to fuck your shit up.

[bschoolprof 6242]

On 9/22/2020 at 1:07 PM, kmac30 said:

This asshole was on my front porch Sunday evening.

 

I was very tempted to post on nextdoor asking what kind it was.

red and yellow, friendly fellow.  Red and black, jump the fuck back.  

[Bevo&Pevo 5099]

10 minutes ago, bschoolprof said:

red and yellow, friendly fellow.  Red and black, jump the fuck back.  

I think it's the other way around.  Red on Yellow kills a fellow, Red on Black venom lack.

[South Austin 52183]

19 minutes ago, bschoolprof said:

red and yellow, friendly fellow.  Red and black, jump the fuck back.  

Try that out and report back.

[bschoolprof 6242]

It's from peep show, a classic brit show, but not big here in the states

 

[WBT 20477]

37 minutes ago, bschoolprof said:

red and yellow, friendly fellow.  Red and black, jump the fuck back.  

 

25 minutes ago, Bevo&Pevo said:

I think it's the other way around.  Red on Yellow kills a fellow, Red on Black venom lack.

Won't someone think of poor friendless Jack?

[deadshank 24651]

1 hour ago, South Austin said:

Try that out and report back.

He det already.

[Jerry Callo 8671]

Common Myths on Coral Snakes including why identifying with the rhyme isn't a great idea.

[gsoda3 3238]

11 hours ago, Hairy Biped said:

As was mentioned, there has only been one death from coral snakes in more than 40 years, since the development of a antivenin.  Typically coral snakes are docile and prefer to run away rather than fight, but if they don't feel threatened, they are sometimes very curious and that behavior has been misconstrued as aggression on occasion.  Their venom delivery takes place towards the back of their mouth and those fangs are rather short, and their mouths are fairly small. Most corals are smaller snakes in general, but the larger ones could very well envenomate a human in the right circumstances.  Their venom is a neurotoxin, almost exactly the same as a King Cobra, and requires treatment ASAP.  The last known fatality occurred in 2006, when 2 men were handling the snake and the victim didn't seek treatment after being bitten.  The other man was bitten too, but not envenomated.  Of the 4 species of venomous snakes in the US, I would venture to guess that more people have been killed by rattlesnakes in the past 10-15 years, than all others put together since those records have been kept.  Long story short, as far as coral snakes go, don't start no shit, there won't be shit.  Also, rattlers are a hell of a lot more likely to fuck your shit up.

it's a commonly cited "fact" but it's actually not true.  their fangs are forward situated.  they DO have to chew on you a bit before the venom can be injected though.  

[crash_davis 23089]

On 9/21/2020 at 9:45 PM, SurlyBDR said:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=203846954494263&id=100046068790973

how can that ass take all that length?

[Buzzrock 14881]

*asp

Envenomated would be a cool metal band name.

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

On 9/21/2020 at 9:45 PM, SurlyBDR said:

 

"Wutchu lookin at punk?"

[RollLeft 5040]

On 9/21/2020 at 9:45 PM, SurlyBDR said:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=203846954494263&id=100046068790973

At what point to you take a hoe to it? How much rabbit should be in before you hack em?

[Samson's Wig 3182]

I'm not sure a hoe would take care of the job with that big ugly.

[Hate 20104]

I'm not sure a hoe would take care of the job with that big ugly.

Isn’t that what they get paid to do?

[Samson's Wig 3182]

5 minutes ago, Hate said:

Isn’t that what they get paid to do?

[gsoda3 3238]

that snake was well fed before it ate that hare.

[Underdog 28473]

I'm no snake fan but hopefully that beautiful big boy lives out his remaining days/years in peace.  RIP, bugs. 

[Hate 20104]

This isn’t my pic, but a friend posted this with the caption “he’s so cute”. Isn’t this a baby copperhead?

[South Austin 52183]

Your friend needs to cut his nails.

[Post Oak 20191]

6 minutes ago, Hate said:

This isn’t my pic, but a friend posted this with the caption “he’s so cute”. Isn’t this a baby copperhead?

That's cute.  I would be wondering where's momma?  

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

6 minutes ago, Hate said:

This isn’t my pic, but a friend posted this with the caption “he’s so cute”. Isn’t this a baby copperhead?

Worse.... faaaaaaar worse... a deadly Dekays brown.......  or a brown mamba....

[Hate 20104]

So I guess that’s a no?

[NorthLoop 14137]

So I didn't really know where to put this and I didn't wanna start a new thread but I need some bird identification help. I wasn't able to get pics cuz they were too far away but I got a good look at them with binoculars. 

There were three buzzard/vulture sized birds circling like buzzards. They had white chests and heads with a bright red patch under their beaks. Feet and beaks were bright yellow and the beak was big like a parrots. After they landed they spent the afternoon just walking around in the grass and hanging out under some trees. Anyone seen these before? Maybe just some type of Turkey vulture with fat beaks?

[Brisketexan 104777]

This isn’t my pic, but a friend posted this with the caption “he’s so cute”. Isn’t this a baby copperhead?

No. Not a copperhead.

[PRONG HORN 3109]

3 hours ago, Hate said:

This isn’t my pic, but a friend posted this with the caption “he’s so cute”. Isn’t this a baby copperhead?

 

Baby pit vipers are usually "pretty" just like the big ones.  

 

[NorthLoop 14137]

31 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

So I didn't really know where to put this and I didn't wanna start a new thread but I need some bird identification help. I wasn't able to get pics cuz they were too far away but I got a good look at them with binoculars. 

There were three buzzard/vulture sized birds circling like buzzards. They had white chests and heads with a bright red patch under their beaks. Feet and beaks were bright yellow and the beak was big like a parrots. After they landed they spent the afternoon just walking around in the grass and hanging out under some trees. Anyone seen these before? Maybe just some type of Turkey vulture with fat beaks?

Best pic I could get