ASAP...what kind of snake is this?

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I just found this slithering down the center hallway of my house. What kind is it? I live in Houston off Memorial, near the bayou, but not close enough to have snake in the house. The picture makes it look bigger than it is, probably as thick as my index finger and 7-8 inches long.

How the hell did it get inside???

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Whatever it is, judging by the shape of the head, it's probably not poisonous.

A baby boa or somesuch that escaped from it's owner?

Here's a possible sourse for ID'ing the snake:

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It might be an Eastern Hognose...

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apparently a dead one.

that hognose looks like the winner. bummer you killed the thing. shovel it up and toss in the neighbor's yard next time.
 
That is for sure the Brown Checkerd Mamba. Very lethal for up to ten days after death. Depending on the Zen that snake achieved and how in line it Snake Chakras (Snakeras) it may choose to haunt you in your ssssleep. Rest well.
 
Holy ****! In the center of your hallway?! I would freak the **** OUT! Damn, that's scary. I would probably end up shooting it with my pistol
 
I would be safe from a snake in my hallway due to the high wall of crap that would emit from me. I had a dream where I am at a party and a snake came down some stairs. People were in a tizzy and I rushed down this long hallway and went into the furthest bedroom.

People stopped yelling and somebody said, "Whew, the snake is going down the long hallway. We are safe now". ****, I am down the hallway and there was the snake coming down it.

It came into the bedroom and I got up on the bed. It started striking at me so I started jumping everytime it struck. It was this long game of it striking, me jumping in rhythm. Then I tried to jump over it and damnit, it bit me. I woke up yelling like a little girl who just got her leg cut off or something.

My dog was looking at me as if to say, "You wuss". Her disgusted look told me I had woken her up awhile ago and would not shut up. She sighed and put her head down and went back to sleep. I was sweating.

So yeah, I would be bummed if I saw a snake in my hallway and it would get the hoe, the machete or the handgun treatment for sure. I don't care if it is a snake to cure some disease, it is dying.
 
I never understood the irrational fear people have of snakes.

There are only Two you really have to worry about here in Texas, rattlesnakes (of various types) and Cottonmouths (moccasins). These two are also generally going to be the larger of the poisonous snakes.

There are, of course a couple more poisonous snakes out there (copperheads and coral snakes), but they tend to be less common and less aggressive than the first two... The also bite as opposed to strike (which rattlers and mocassins do).

Also, most snakes (even mocassins) will haul *** unless you surprise or corner them. And even non-poisonous snakes will bite if scared.

Coral snake:

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Copperhead:

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Mocassin:

They're usually dark, with a subtle pattern visible, but can be lighter brown, tan, even grey or yellowish colored.

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Rattlesnake (western diamondback) :

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FYI, there are nine different types of rattlesnakes in Texas.
 
This looks like what we call a spreadin' adder (nickname), like one of the posters above said it will play dead first but if that doesn't work it will flare it's back like a king cobra, it will hiss like it's fixin' to kill u inside of round one and it will throw itself around violently all these moves are an attempt to scare the hell out of you to go away as it does not have any other defense (no ****, it will do all these things, i've called their bluff after the initial scare as my first reaction when i first encountered one as a kid, my baseball rolled up on top of him in a pothole on an old shaded country back road and I thought at first it was a copperhead because of the similar color and markings). I would have paid good money to see this snake go through all of those after u first saw it and watch you.......lol.lol...lol...lol.....
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About 7 years ago, I found a baby rattler on the 3rd floor of my townhouse. It was in the hallway outside my bedorrom door. Scariest part was that I had tent sitting on the stairs from a camping trip I had taken the weekend prior. We must have packed that little ****** up and hauled him home IN THE CAR. I also distinctly remember sitting on the floor of my room burning CDs the day we found him. He could have been anywhere around.

Needless to say, he is no longer.
 
Email exchange between me and ex-wife:

EW: There's a baby snake in my house this morning.
Me: Are you sure it wasn't a worm?
EW: yes, i picked it up with chopsticks and brought it to work. my coworkers said it's a baby snake. how did it come into my house? i'm scared!
Me: Why would you be scared of a baby snake?
EW: i was walking to my kitchen and almost stepped on it. good thing i saw it first. i hit it with a broom until it was dead. you know i don't like anything without a backbone like worms and stuff...
Me: Snakes have backbones.
EW: but they wiggle when they move that scares me!

A few weeks later...

Me: So have you had any more baby snakes in your house?
EW: Yes, in my garage and found baby frog in my house. How do I get rid of them?
Me: Hit them with a broom until they’re dead.
 
If I were to wake up and find a baby rattle I think it would scare me more than a baby rattler. If I had a baby, life is over, boo, hisssss. That is perm. suckage for me. The snake can be killed without going to jail and making tabloids.
 
What, a baby? Don't you get into trouble leaving a baby somewhere? No thanks. I will just not have any, hence the operation so that I can fire at will with no penalty.

Wait, is that what you meant, motor man?
 
According to our current federal educational guidelines, Loop, if you never release your snake, you won't have to worry about baby rattles.
 
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