Snakes in built up suburbs of metroplex? (Dallas, Fort Worth: 2015, health)

[ETex2]

Backing up to woodsy areas or creeks and lakes will definitely make them more plentiful. Most are indeed harmless though. I live about 2 blocks from the lake and see maybe 1 or 2 snakes a year but all so far all have been harmless. The biggest was a 4 foot water snake. When I owned lakefront property, I saw a lot more of them and poisonous ones too.

[LFC74]

Originally Posted by ObamneyI

Where did you buy? Only lucky one gets a wooded backyard in DFW, most homes have alleys or share fence with back door neighbors.

Wont be buying until summer at the earliest as I wont be moving there permanently until the school year ends here in WI. It seems the market is heating up there though right looking at listings online in demand areas, especially those on greenspace and with good schools.

[SouthernBelleInUtah]

Worry more about the wild rabbits eating your garden. I didn't know they liked roses and my new ones are decimated.

[TX75007]

Too much Tom T Hall?

Sneaky Snake Lyrics - Tom T. Hall

Snakes are rare in the DFW area because there are few locations to overwinter due to the clay soil and the fact that the domestic cats keep the rodent population down. They also have to worry about owls or possums eating them or their babies.

I do see a few water moccasins in the creeks and water snakes in the ponds. baby copperheads are common along the creek banks. But again, possums are rough on snakes. But never up near homes.

Further West on the stony ground they become more numerous but even then do not have as much to eat due to cats - and predation is just as high.

Originally Posted by LFC74

At about two foot tall she was an absolutely awesome creature and I'm sure along with the bald eagle would be peerless in the air.

Owls are crow magnets. They do not look so regal with crows or mockingbrids hounding them.

[ChristieP]

If you are near a body of water in Texas, just assume there will be water moccasins. Those are poisonous, and the females are known to be aggressive when defending their nests.

Personally, I would never want a house that backed up to a creek or lake. I'm terrified of snakes!

[Saintmarks]

New development can cause snakes to roam more as their habitat is disrupted. My place of work in Frisco borders a wetland and we saw several on the grounds the first couple of years after construction was completed, but since then rarely see one.

I saw snakes much more often when I lived in metro Atlanta than I do here in DFW. As others have mentioned, if you don't mess with them, they will scurry out of your way quickly.

[molly5552]

I butt up to a farm in Mckinney and I never see 'em. Good news is that the rattlesnake roundup is this weekend in Sweetwater, so that should suffice as your damage control

[gsupstate]

Are there any rattlesnakes in the Dallas area?

[Mulching]

I've lived near mountains, beach,woods, creeks, lakes all my life. So good sooooo(54 years) far. I love nature and refuse to live in a bubble. Plano has its fair share of water bodies, green spaces and woods, that is what makes it tolerable to live in a DFW burb.

There are rattle snakes but I've yet to see one and its been years since I moved to Collin County.

[TheOverdog]

My yard in Plano has snakes - tiny black or green ones about 6" to 10" long. They are very slender, thinner than a pencil. I've probably seen a half dozen in the few years I've lived in this house. Also lots of tiny gekos, many that are albino.