Help identify snakes!

[adluginb]

My brother caught these snakes eating his baby chickens. Anyone know what they are? The have the same pattern on them but on one the patten is whiteish and the other one the pattern is reddish.


I told him they looked like the elusive Oklahoma copperheadedwatermoc, but I could be Mistaken
Thanks

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[MDT]

Black rat snakes. Constrictors. Harmless. Beneficial to have around.....at least they were.
www.oksnakes.org

 

[tRidiot]

Yup, rat snakes.

 

[adluginb]

Black rat snakes. Constrictors. Harmless. Beneficial to have around.....at least they were.
www.oksnakes.org

I bet the 12 dead chicks weren't thinking they are beneficial

 

[XD-9Guy]

I bet the 12 dead chicks weren't thinking they are beneficial

Agreed, eating livestock instead of varmints makes them more nuisance than they are helpful.

 

[yukonjack]

The only good snake is a dead one. Our little American Eskimo dog really likes to kill snakes, rats, nice and birds. It's fun to watch cause she chomps into the snakes right behind there head and then flings them around the yard. She's been doing it for 10 years now.

 

[Honey Badger]

Rat Snakes.

Pointed tail, round eyes = non-poisonous.

 

[inactive]

Cotton Mouth for sure!

Here's some helpful pics for snakes commonly encountered in Oklahoma:

Water Moccasin

Water Moccasin (he's smiling because he knows he can kill you)

Rattlesnake

Rattlesnake

 

[been]

heres a picture of the common garden snake found in Oklahoma.
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[penismightier]

hahahhhhaha nice!