Help ID this snake

[SC-Texas]

What snake is this? Watersnake?

 

[Vaquero]

Looks like a bull snake to me. Seems a little light colored though.
How aggressive was it?

 

[Dash Riprock]

Hard to tell on my phone but it looks too big to be a water snake. I'd go with bull snake also.

 

[Willy]

Rat snake?

rat snake - Bing Images

 

[matefrio]

pics are darn small. I'd say rat snake as well.

 

[TXARGUY]

Definitely a rat snake. Totally harmless and actually quite beneficial.
I always let those guys go on their merry way.

Also called a chicken snake by some but there are several species that are commonly referred to as either rat or chicken snake.

Water snakes, those found in Texas, tend to be a lot shorter and fatter. I can't think of any water snakes at all with those markings.

 

[breakingcontact]

Saw my first actual water moccasin recently. I grew up "up North" (sorry) and every water snake I saw I was told it's a water moccasin!

Seeing my first one was pretty impressive. Unique kind of snake. I'm glad it was a good 20 feet away though.

I also found a Texas Blind snake in our pool and released him. That was interesting.

 

[35Remington]

From that far away, it could be anything. I understand most people don't want to get close enough to take a good picture though.

Rat snake was a good guess. Could also be diamond back water snake. Google the pics and maybe you'll recognize something. It does not fit the profile of any native Texas poisonous snake.

 

[Angeleyes]

yea could be a gopher snake similar hexagon patches on the spine gopher snake - Bing Images

 

[shortround]

He won't bite you, and surely is not poisonous.

He'll raid your chicken coop for eggs, though.