Snakes Coming Out in The Woodlands (home, swimming, yard)

[Neo45]

Yes, wild animals are alive and on the move all over our planet. Not sure what to tell you? Keep your eyes open when you step outside which you should always do....

[lhafer]

We have snakes in the Kingwood Humble area too. Quite a few have been making their appearance lately. We tend to get coral snakes that show themselves. Snakes take care of the rodents. Cats take care of the snakes. Problem solved. Get a cat.

[cockermom]

Originally Posted by lhafer

We have snakes in the Kingwood Humble area too. Quite a few have been making their appearance lately. We tend to get coral snakes that show themselves. Snakes take care of the rodents. Cats take care of the snakes. Problem solved. Get a cat.

Good point. There were a lot of Ferrel cats when I lived in the loop yet I don't see any in The Woodlands. I remember one of the proprietors of a B&B we stayed at while on vacation told us she has cats on the property for that very reason.

[cockermom]

Originally Posted by Neo45

Yes, wild animals are alive and on the move all over our planet. Not sure what to tell you? Keep your eyes open when you step outside which you should always do....

We should keep our eyes open while walking outside?

I'm asking if others in The Woodlands have noticed a lot of snakes coming out lately especially since learning about what has happened to one of our neighbors. Can't believe others wouldn't be concerned if they found out that someone on their block was bitten by a poisonous snake (that they obviously didn't see) in their yard. The big ones are easy to spot, the little ones...not so much...and it was a baby snake that bit them. Have no doubt they were aware that wild animals were alive and on the planet.

[PedroMartinez]

Try living on a canal on Lake Houston. Alligators, snakes and beaver, oh my!

[BrianH]

The easiest thing to do is get complacent about snakes, living in New Mexico you tend to learn to scan the ground when you go outside and look before you reach. Luckily snakes tend to warn you they are around with a hiss too. Ive not seen any since I moved to TX but I know theyre out there.

[nervouslaughter]

Friend of mine found this yesterday in the Woodlands. Not exactly sure what neighborhood though.

[dendrotriton]

Snakes eat roaches, mice and rats, rodent droppings can carry deadly diseases. I prefer the snakes outside than the other creatures in my house. I try to get as close to snakes as I can for photography, I use to try and catch them, but they're very fast, they hate being around humans, and usually get away. It's hard to get within 12 feet of one. For the people who've gotten close enough to be bitten Im curious what their secret is.

To avoid them... based on my experience most the poisonous ones around here like damp/wet grass and are more active in morning and rainy nights. Keeping the grass short helps you see them and deters them a bit. The most common way I think people sneak up on them and get bitten is if they have a pile of junk or debris that's been sitting in the yard a while. Then one day the person decides to rummage through or clean up the area while a snake is sleeping in there. Piles of flower pots, bricks, and wood are places to be careful of.

A snake isn't going to just charge towards you, leap up and bite you, especially a baby, I dont think a baby can even reach above your shoe.

[PedroMartinez]

Originally Posted by nervouslaughter

Friend of mine found this yesterday in the Woodlands. Not exactly sure what neighborhood though.

Well, the good think about coral snakes is that you practically have to attempt to give them mouth to mouth in order to get a venomous bite. Ok, that's a stretch; however, bites are so rare from coral snakes that they stopped making anti-venom about a decade ago.

As an adult, you're not going to receive a venomous bite by a coral snake. The real fear is having a pet that is chewing on one or a child that is actively handling one.

[Carblover234]

How about Cypress ? does Cypress also have snakes ?