Snakes in Texas: Stay Safe This Summer

0:00Imagine waking up to a rattlesnake, caught under your bed in Del Rio, Texas. That wild scene went down on March 23, when police swooped in, grabbed it safely, and nobody got bit. As spring heat cranks up across the state, snakes are hitting peak season, slithering into yards, trails, and even houses more than usual. Texas packs over 100 snake types, but the real threats are the venomous crew rattlesnakes with their rattle warning, copperheads blending into. Leaves, cotton mouths, by water-flashing white mouths, and rare coral snakes with those red yellow-black bands. They love tall grass, wood piles, rock heaps, or spots crawling with rodents, and recent floods have flushed more into neighborhoods seeking higher. Ground. Given a snake space to slide away, most bites hit folks who mess with them, rock boots, thick pants, and skit blind reaches under rocks or logs to stay bite-free this summer. That wraps Dallas News Today, brought to you with AI, I'm Corey with The Story.