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Originally Posted by Texxan1
Its a Garter snake!!!!
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I thought that at first just by the checkered markings, but we don't have checkered garter snakes here. It would help if the location was added and a pic of the belly would clear it all up.
I am going with a Texas brown snake and Midland brown snake cross. They interbreed within a stretch of Louisiana and this looks like a good match. This snake is a small snake but looks like its trying to make itself more intimidating by flaring out to appear larger (happens when a stick is being poked at it
). Still larger than most brown snakes you see and very well could be ready to have some little ones
They are extremely nonaggressive and I have pics of my son with one from the yard around here somewhere. They get chopped up by lawnmowers and weedeaters all the time