Is there rattlesnakes in Texas

Answer 1

Texas Rattlesnakes:Western massasauga(Sistrurus catenatus tergeminus), light gray, with brown oval blotches along the middle of the back and smaller blotches along each side. They are two feet in length and found through the middle of the state in grasslands, marshy and swampy areas.
Desert massasauga (S.c. edwardsii), lighter in color than the western massasauga, smaller and more slender. Found in the Trans-Pecos, western Panhandle and the lower Rio Grande Valley.

Western diamondback (Crotalus atrox), Brown, diamond-shaped markings along the middle of the back and alternating black and white rings on the tail. Averages 3 1/2 to 4-1/2 feet in length, and can reach seven feet. This is the most common and widespread venomous snake in Texas, found in all but the easternmost part of the state.
Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) also known as Canebrake rattlesnake is a large, heavy-bodied snake averaging 4-1/2 feet. Brown or tan with wide, dark crossbands. Tail is entirely black. Found in the eastern third of the state in wooded areas in wet bottomlands.

Mottled Rock rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus) is light bream or pink background with widely spaced, dark crossbands and mottled areas between the crossbands. Small and slender with an average length of about two feet. Found in the mountainous areas of West Texas.

Banded Rock rattlesnake (C.l. klauberi)Similar to the mottled rock rattlesnake, but darker greenish-gray in color. Found only in the extreme western tip of Texas.

Blacktail rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus) is gray to olive green with dark blotches along the back and a black tail. Averaging a length of 3-1/2 feet, it is found from Central Texas throughout most of West Texas in bushes and on rocky ledges.

Mojave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) is similar to the western diamondback in markings, but smaller and more slender and found only in extreme West Texas.

Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis) is a slender rattler that is greenish or grayish, with rounded blotches down the middle of its back. Average length is about three feet and its found in the grassy plains of the western third of the state

Answer 2

Yes, there are eight species of rattlesnake in Texas:Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

Timber (canebrake) Rattlesnake

Mojave Rattlesnake

Blacktail Rattlesnake

Western (prairie) Rattlesnake

Massasauga

Pygmy Rattlesnake

Rock Rattlesnake

Answer 3

Six venomous snakes make their home in the Greater Houston area, the Texas coral snake and five pit vipers - the southern copperhead, western cottonmouth, western pygmy rattlesnake, western diamondback rattlesnake and timber rattlesnake.

Answer 4

Yes there are, I saw one in my front yard.

Answer 5

yes,ground rattlers, diamondback,&timberrattlers are all in tx,whats worse are coral snakes&cottonmouth,all found in waters in and around houston...

Answer 6

Yes. Texas has many species, including the western diamondback, pygmy rattler, Mojave rattler, and prairie rattler.

Answer 7

The western diamondback. Only the eastern is larger, and not found in Texas.

Answer 8

No, it is not illegal to kill rattlesnakes in Texas unless it is a protected species, such as the canebrake (timber) rattlesnake.

Answer 9

There is no species of rattlesnake listed as endangered in Texas. However, the timber rattlesnake is listed as threatened.

Answer 10

yes lots of them