East Texas herping

Just spent a week with my Awesome Aunt and snapped a few pic down here.Didnt really get out in the field and do some herping but came across these guys in her back yard,Enjoy!

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Can any one ID the Snake for me? I don't have my field guide on me and the best I can find online is a brown snake?

the scale pattern and shape kind of reminds me of a rat snake perhaps? not sure on exact species but thats my input

Dang! Just got back from a week and a half in Plano (outside of Dallas), and didn't see one reptile. But it was reallllllly hot--upper 90s and I'm a late sleeper.

Yeah, your little guy looks like a Texas brown snake. COOL!!

Storeria dekayi texana.

Later, Matt

anole photos are great!

yay i must be getting slightly better at field identification. didnt know exact but knew it was a rat snake! lol...im proud of myself...

It's not a rat snake.

Later, Matt

Its a colubrid and a rat snake is a type of colubrid but no its not a rat snake.

Nice anole!

no? damn..crush my dreams why done ya ;) lol whatever. so what is it?