TX snake ID help

[~Fluff~]

I'm trying to help someone on another site ID this snake. It was found in Houston. Any ideas? Any help would be great.

 

[Pruddock]

My initial guess is that its a young Texas Glossy, but I'm sure there is somebody else on this forum that will beg to differ, and they'll probably be right lol.

 

[Marshall_P]

Prairie Kingsnake

http://www.texassnakes.net/prairieking.htm

I was looking at this texas snake page and at first I was thinking texas ratsnake but it more closely resembles this Prairie Kingsnake in the first picture...

 

[~Fluff~]

I think the pattern looks like an hognose. Just wish I could see the face better. :shrugs:

 

[reptile_jones]

http://www.texassnakes.net/prairieking.htm

I was looking at this texas snake page and at first I was thinking texas ratsnake but it more closely resembles this Prairie Kingsnake in the first picture...

I think your right. Prairie King :cheers:

 

[~Fluff~]

Thanks everyone. I'm pretty certain it is an eastern hognose. I tried blowing up the picture and could see the tip of the nose is turned up. Thanks for your help!

 

[Pruddock]

Eastern hoggie was my first guess but i couldnt see the nose. The body structure and head pattern looks exactly like an eastern hoggie, but I couldnt see the nose.

 

[reptile_jones]

If it is an E. Hoggie, I would like to see more photo's. I have never seen one only the western.

 

[~Fluff~]

This isn't my snake so I have no more pictures of it. I'm sure if you do a google image search, you'll get alot of photos of different locals and color variants.