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Venomous snakes in Jack County, Texas

4 venomous snake species have verified records in Jack County. Learn to recognize each one, and know what to do if you are bitten.

Field entries

  1. Broad-banded Copperhead
    Agkistrodon laticinctus
    Broad-banded Copperhead

    Agkistrodon laticinctus

    Venomous

    How to identify

    Heavy body, triangular head, vertical pupils, and a heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril.

    Occasionally seenFull profile →
  2. Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake
    Crotalus atrox
    Venomous

    How to identify

    Heavy body, broad triangular head, vertical (cat-like) pupils, and a segmented keratin rattle at the tail tip.

    Occasionally seenFull profile →
  3. Eastern Copperhead
    Agkistrodon contortrix
    Eastern Copperhead

    Agkistrodon contortrix

    Venomous

    How to identify

    Heavy body, triangular head, vertical pupils, and a heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril.

    Rarely seenFull profile →
  4. Northern Cottonmouth
    Agkistrodon piscivorus
    Northern Cottonmouth

    Agkistrodon piscivorus

    Venomous

    How to identify

    Heavy body, triangular head, vertical pupils, and a heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril.

    Rarely seenFull profile →

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