Not to get you rattled, but off the beaten path you’ll find more than a few snakes in the grass. These readers took their chances and didn’t roll snake eyes. We’ve balanced the scales, and the winners were so close, they may strike!
Charles Baxter, CoServ: “An eastern racer under a crape myrtle tree in Argyle.”
Joshua Trevino, Bryan Texas Utilities: A Sunda Island pit viper.
Alan Abair, CoServ: A western diamondback rattlesnake.
Clyde Dexter, Pedernales EC: “I took this on a photo shoot at a ranch near Comfort.”
Michael Potts, J-A-C EC: “I nearly stepped on this fellow while walking in a park in Central Texas. Backed up far enough to lie down and get this eye-level view. He went his way, and I went mine.”
Charles Carlson, Bandera EC: “A Texas diamondback water snake on the Frio River just north of Garner State Park near Rio Frio.”
Mark Chun, Pedernales EC: “A baby diamondback rattlesnake coiled up on a 2-inch-wide windowsill.”
Marc Ansaldi, Navasota Valley EC: “Saved this little fella after checking on what my dog, Lilly, was barking at. All parties involved walked, and slithered, away safely.”
Johnathan Kana, Bluebonnet EC: “The patterns on this pair of ball pythons at a local reptile rescue in Lee County are mesmerizing.”
Andrea Makridis, Central Texas EC: “I’m always observing nature in my backyard, and I saw her beautiful tan color moving in between rocks and plants.”
Monte Sullivan, Lamb County EC: “Backyard wildlife.”
Rebecca Steele, Karnes EC: “A broad-banded copperhead basking in fall colors.”
Phillip Cota, Bandera EC: “The lizard and snake both survived. As we approached closer, the snake dropped the lizard and it ran off.”
Wayne Lea, United Cooperative Services: A bull snake in defensive mode.
Mildred Dworsky, GVEC: A coachwhip.
Tom Edrington, South Plains EC: “A photo from a recent, peaceful encounter.”
Stephen Knetig, San Patricio EC: “Found this rat snake swimming in our lake house toilet. Harmless, but it can be very scary as you can imagine, so please do not tell my wife.”
Wayne Lea, United Cooperative Services: A bull snake closeup.
Ray Little, Karnes EC: “This rattlesnake tried to hide behind our weight bench.”
Sharon McClanahan, Pedernales EC: “We get the Sonoran gopher snake in the duck pen. I’m willing to share with this beauty.”
Wayne Lea, United Cooperative Services: “Garret was deathly afraid of snakes until he overcame his fear by handling this docile Texas rat snake.”
James Rendall, Bandera EC: “Surprised to see this fellow making himself at home in Desert Rose.”
Joshua Trevino, Bryan Texas Utilities: “The long trail.”
