Hill Country Snake Removal

02/17/2026

Anyone else have reptiles…AND a daughter? 🤦‍♂️😂

02/15/2026

Play stupid games….

Coral snakes are not rear fanged! They do however have very small fixed front fangs and are extremely reluctant to bite unless they are being injured or harassed. Most often they will attempt to escape by burrowing underground. I’ve also seen them curl their tail to make it look like their head and even strike with it to confuse a predator. A Texas Coral Snake has never killed anyone despite the popular “red and yelluh kill a fella” rhyme. Their venom is bad drop for drop and you absolutely need to seek medical attention if bitten but more than 90% of bites don’t even warrant antivenom.

02/13/2026

Please don’t knowingly pop a squat near a rattlesnake but…..if ya did, the chances of it coming to bite you if unprovoked are…..zero. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.

02/12/2026

Throwback Thursday!
Fear is taught.
Snakes aren’t the villains, ignorance is.

02/10/2026

Killing a snake doesn’t protect your dog…training them to avoid them in the first place does.

02/09/2026

Many people are taught that if the snake had a triangular shaped head that means it must be venomous. This is not a good identifier in and of itself, while pit vipers do have a very triangular or arrow shaped head, many non-venomous snakes will force their head into a triangular shape when they feel threatened.

02/08/2026

02/07/2026

In regards to yesterday’s post.

In Texas we have (depending on what nerd you talk to) 9-10 due to subspecies.
Western Diamondback
(Crotalus atrox)
Timber Rattlesnake
(Crotalus horridus)
Ornate Blacktail Rattlesnake (Crotalus ornatus)
Mojave Rattlesnake
(Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus)
Mottled Rock Rattlesnake
(Crotalus lepidus lepidus)
Banded Rock Rattlesnake
(Crotalus lepidus klauberi)
Prairie Rattlesnake
(Crotalus viridis)
Western Massassauga
(Sistrurus catenatus tergeminus)
Desert Massassauga
(Sistrurus catenatus edwardsii)
Western Pygmy Rattlesnake
(Sistrurus miliarius streckeri)

This however is a Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus Pyrrhus) from western AZ and they can be insanely variable depending on where you find them. Here’s another from AZ. Thanks for playing!

02/06/2026

****Answer in comments!****

Anyone know (without looking it up) how many species of rattlesnake we have in Texas? Is this one found in Texas? If not, where am I?

02/04/2026

Some of em are a bit bigger than others….

02/02/2026

Educational video on how I calm down a cage defensive snake. Would love to know any other techniques ya’ll use.