Wild Snake ID Help - Central Texas

My friend is under the mistaken impression that because I have snakes, I must know how to identify the wild ones. She caught these two in her yard (on separate days).

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At first I thought they looked like western hognose, but she said no upturned snouts.


Help me impress her by correctly identifying these if possible!


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That first one looks like a Texas rat snake and a pretty one at that. And that second one looks like an eastern hognose rather than a western because of the pattern.

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Originally Posted by Toad37

Texas rat snake

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+1

I’m going to second the ID’s they stated. Man that Rat snake is pretty.


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Rat snake and eastern hognose [emoji173] my husband found an eastern hognose at his shop yesterday too!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4dde82e203.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4e02cc5197.jpg

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