Snake identity

[rbertman]

Trying to figure out what kind of snake this is was found on my daughters lawn

[Matteo]

Texas Rat snake

[El Viejo]

Looks like another Texas Rat Snake. Rat catching machine!

[.270]

Rat snake, just pet it on the head and let it go.

[rbertman]

Thx but they found it dead on the lawn

[jerp]

I see rat snakes in my backyard almost every spring - usually they are climbing trees looking for an easy meal of baby squirrels. I catch and relocate them, mostly so my neighbors dont freak out and kill them. I have tried to explain the good snake/bad snake thing but it falls on deaf ears.

[Tryton]

Texas Rat Snake X1000

[Aggie PhD]

I see rat snakes in my backyard almost every spring - usually they are climbing trees looking for an easy meal of baby squirrels. I catch and relocate them, mostly so my neighbors dont freak out and kill them. I have tried to explain the good snake/bad snake thing but it falls on deaf ears.

We must have the same neighbors........
I caught a 4 footer last year, showed it to my 3 year old daughter then let it go in the back of my yard.

Two days later one of my neighbors tells me of this huge snake he killed.

[rconn]

Pretty sure that is a Texas cardboard snake also known as a box snake.