Snake Identification

[Bigfootwolff]

My wife just came in and told me she saw the neighbor backing up and driving forward multiple times tonight in front of the house. She approached him and asked him what he was doing, and he told her he was killing a snake that was slithering across the street. I took some pics of the dead snake, who looks like he just got through eating something. Since I have children, any ID on the snake would be appreciated. It has an orange copper tone, but I don't think it is a copperhead. Thanks for any ID you can provide.

[Ouch]

Definitely not a copperhead.

Looks like a rat snake.

[deer99hunter]

commonly called chicken snake in s.e. texas

[Tubby]

not a copperhead

Texas Rat Snake

the snake huggers will be chiming in soon...

[Tilladaddy]

Just wait the snake patrol will be here in a little bit.

But I do say that your neighbor will have a rat/mice problem now that this one is dead.

[skime]

Definitely not a copperhead.

Looks like a rat snake.

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[lawdawg]

Texas rat or chicken snake, they're good guys. They eat a lot of rats.

[k9trainer]

Bily is gonna tongue lash you any minute now

[Fannincnty]

chicken snake. Unless you got hens laying eggs they are good to have around. Eat lots of rats and moles and gophers, mice and so on.

[Birddogss]

Yep snake patrol is on the way

[bassinking]

Rat snake or chicken snake pretty harmless

[Snakelover]

not a copperhead

Texas Rat Snake

the snake huggers will be chiming in soon...

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[Jaspro]

Go cut it open and see what it ate!

[Mojo]

yep, Texas Rat Snake, Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri
pretty common up in ur part O Texas...all the way down to San Antone...
they are nonvenomous....

[rferg84]

Probably just ate a rat, good thing to have around.