WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TEXAS SNAKES?

San Antonio has an abundance of snakes, from rattlesnakes, coral snakes & copperheads, to harmless snakes like rat snakes or garters. When most people come in contact with a snake, they have a natural reaction to be afraid because we know that some snakes are venomous. In most cases, snakes will not damage your home or outside property, but they can still be unnerving. Many snakes either live or make their way in to residential neighborhoods because their diet consists of insects, birds, rodents and other pests that can be found in greater concentration in those areas. Often times, the presence of a snake in and around your home can be an indication of an underlying rodent or insect infestation.

Snake removal are important to the environment (even poisonous ones) because they keep rodent & insect populations in check. However that doesn’t mean you need to live with one in your backyard! If you find a snake on your San Antonio property, please don’t kill it – call Critter One Animal Control and we’ll safely and humanely remove that snake from your property.

HOW CAN I TELL IF A SNAKE IS POISONOUS?

Snakes come in all shapes and sizes. In Texas, coral snakes & all types of pit vipers, including copperheads, cottonmouth and several species of rattlesnakes are poisonous. Pit vipers are very fat with big heads and slits for pupils. Rattlesnakes are easy to identify because they have rattles on the end of their tail. Snakes that are smaller and skinny are typically non-venomous and harmless.

Coral snakes can be trickier to identify because they look very similar to the scarlet king snake, which is non-venomous. There is an old rhyme that can be used to identify a poisonous vs. non-poisonous snake: “red touch yellow, kills a fellow – red touch black, friend of Jack”. With coral snakes, the red bands and yellow bands always touch. The coral snake has a black nose too, so keep these identifiers in mind when you see a snake nearby.

If you are in need of snake removal, or other wildlife removal services in San Antonio, contact Critter One Animal Control today at (210) 201-0064 today.