What kind of snake is this?

[ShannonR]

I don't think its venomous

 

[Fishkeeper]

For future reference, our deadly venomous snakes in Texas are rattlesnakes, cottonmouths, copperheads, and coral snakes. You should probably learn how to identify those so you can make an effort to not pick them up.

 

[AngieMaesChix]

Rough earth snake non poisonous not gonna hurt anything common in ur area look em up but almost 100% sure that’s what ya got there..

 

[Lady Shawn]

Looks like a young rat snake. Here at my place (in Alabama) I've had both gray and black colors.
I kinda like having them around for rodent control. That is if the chickens dont get the snakes first.

 

[AngieMaesChix]

Belly,pattern and head wrong for any kind of rat snake in Tx I’ve seen ...but I could be wrong I’m no expert but daddy lives in Tx and I used too...would see em all the time...

 

[perchie.girl]

That's a rough earth snake! Entirely harmless.

However, if it HAD been a venomous snake, handling it could have gotten you bitten and potentially killed you. Please don't handle snakes you can't identify. And if you want to handle a snake, support its body a bit better and put less pressure on the head or you risk badly hurting it. No need to stress it many more than you have to.

Most excellent reply... I have handled quite a few snakes here in San Diego. BUT... I didn't touch anything I couldn't Identify.

Though I have relocated Rattle snakes... Carefully without touching them. Mostly I let em be and move on.

deb

 

[Halfpasthen]

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Anybody know what kind of snake this is?

It’s dark gray and has a white belly. Roughly 6-7 inches long.

Our chickens have eaten three of these and seem to be fine afterwards.

My only fear is if they can be bitten by such a small snake. I was able to pick it up no problem and the head is really small.

Earth snake as others have said. I love them. So cute. I see them in my yard every spring and I welcome them.

 

[OhZark Biddies]

Our chickens have eaten three of these and seem to be fine afterwards.
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I fed my hens a ring necked snake the other day... they killed it, but didn’t like the taste so they didn’t eat it... one of them even up-chucked a bit...

The snake emitted a musk when I picked it up, I didn’t taste it, but according to the hens it didn’t taste too good!

I caught another the other evening when transplanting some flowers, and just walked it down the lane and turned it loose across the road.

 

[Kris5902]

I love the vote for Black Mamba! I sincerely hope you guys don’t get a feral population of those down there! But seriously, I agree, you want to learn to identify the venomous snakes in your area before you start picking things up!