Snakes and other things to look out for

We have all 4 basic poisonous snakes in Texas - rattlesnake, copperhead, water moccasin and coral snake. Most snakes tend to avoid areas continuously occupied by humans. The water moccasin is most likely to be in the water's edge habitats close to active areas however. We have both poisonous spiders - black widow and brown recluse. They tend to be in shrubs anywhere but are fairly rare. We do not have the two poisonous lizards - gila monster and beaded lizard. Yes, alligators do eat dogs and other small mammals along the Texas coast and lower Rio Grande river.