Snake Rescue in Texas: Spring Safety Tips

0:00Halt some city police just stepped in to yank a massive snake out of a 93-year-old woman's backyard. This went down recently in Texas, where snake run-ins are spiking as spring hits. Cop shared the wild rescue on Facebook, turning heads with how chill they handled it. Warmer temps are waking snakes from brumation, that cold weather down time like hibernation. Now they're hunting rodents, frogs, and mates, pushing into yards and homes. Urban sprawls forcing them closer to us, folks, too. In North Texas, watch for copperheads, cotton mouths, western diamond back rattlesnakes, evinimus, or rat snakes, and bull snakes, if not. Most are harmless, but all deserve respect. Over 100 species stay wide. If you spot one, back off quick, don't grab or corner it. Snaps happen when they feel trapped. Snap a pig from afar for ID. Let it slither away on its own. Keep yards tight, molo, clear brush, wood piles, rocks. Wear shoes outside, check blind spots, frequent signs like shed skin, mean callpros.

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