Texas records
Western Ratsnake in Texas
HarmlessPantherophis obsoletus
Yes. The Western Ratsnake has been recorded in 179 Texas counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Long-bodied with weakly keeled scales; blotched, striped, or solid depending on species.
Texas counties with Western Ratsnake records
179 listed- Travis
- Williamson
- Tarrant
- Bexar
- Harris
- Denton
- Dallas
- Fort Bend
- Brazos
- Collin
- Bastrop
- Hays
- Montgomery
- Ellis
- Brazoria
- Kendall
- Comal
- Parker
- Bell
- McLennan
- Jackson
- Grayson
- Wise
- Galveston
- Blanco
- Guadalupe
- Milam
- Aransas
- Johnson
- Wichita
- Lee
- Victoria
- Kerr
- Nacogdoches
- Burnet
- Colorado
- Burleson
- Smith
- Refugio
- Hood
- Fayette
- Chambers
- Gonzales
- Caldwell
- Calhoun
- Walker
- Grimes
- Gillespie
- Coryell
- Waller
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Hardin
- Wilson
- Leon
- Medina
- Erath
- Palo Pinto
- Lavaca
- Angelina
- Henderson
- Fannin
- Wood
- Tyler
- Kaufman
- Cooke
- Mason
- Tom Green
- Jasper
- Washington
- Polk
- Hunt
- Harrison
- Liberty
- Bosque
- Matagorda
- Hill
- Montague
- Clay
- Bandera
- Austin
- Cherokee
- Van Zandt
- Llano
- Kimble
- Jefferson
- Rusk
- Bowie
- Robertson
- Dewitt
- Hamilton
- Goliad
- Freestone
- Archer
- Comanche
- Callahan
- Wharton
- San Jacinto
- Gregg
- San Saba
- Navarro
- Houston
- Trinity
- Somervell
- Rockwall
- Menard
- McCulloch
- Lamar
- Jack
- Eastland
- Mills
- Brown
- Limestone
- San Patricio
- Upshur
- San Augustine
- Orange
- Newton
- Lampasas
- Jones
- Atascosa
- Falls
- Coke
- Red River
- Stephens
- Marion
- Hemphill
- Concho
- Cass
- Panola
- Hopkins
- Titus
- Coleman
- Young
- Shelby
- Nolan
- Shackelford
- Runnels
- Frio
- Morris
- Wheeler
- Val Verde
- Sabine
- Rains
- Nueces
- Franklin
- Wilbarger
- Edwards
- Uvalde
- Lubbock
- Delta
- Zavala
- Brewster
- Live Oak
- Bee
- Hardeman
- Terrell
- Sutton
- Madison
- Knox
- Baylor
- Karnes
- Jim Wells
- Irion
- Foard
- Fisher
- El Paso
- Duval
- Dimmit
- Cameron
- Throckmorton
- Sterling
- Scurry
- Real
- Pecos
- McMullen
- Maverick
- Kinney
- Jeff Davis
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