Snakes and other things to look out for

[Buckleup]

A question for those of you that winter in mid to lower Texas. We will be traveling with our 2 dogs and are wondering about poisonous snakes and other critters that can hurt humans and dogs. Any info will help.

[PawPaw_n_Gram]

Your chances of encountering poisonous snakes in south Texas are about the same as encountering them in Missouri.

Protect your dogs the same as you would in your home area.

[DougE]

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.

[jimtoo]

There is also a couple of other things... coral snake, black widow spider, brown recluse spider, and last but not least is the frightening, legendary Chupacabra.

Also if you camp near a canal or fresh water..we do have alligators also.

[Fresno_Tundra_D]

Most likely just two. Rattlesnakes and Water Moccasins. Beware of both.