We spent today at the beach (central Texas Gulf Coast). Before leaving we walked down to the jetty to look at the dolphin and watch people fishing for a bit. Before we got there, someone had capture a snake and chopped its head off, which was gone, but it’s body was laying on one of the boulders.
It was upside down. Belly was muted yellow. Back was gray and sides were polka dotted little circles, no stripes or splotches. It looked more like skin than scales. The length was about 2ft but I don’t know how much was missing. The body tapered normally, not super thin. There was no rattle or whip.
I’ve been told there are rats living between the bolders and they come out and scavenge at night. There’s also lots of brush in the area. But no trees really. There’s also a slight chance someone brought it from elsewhere to cut it up for bait, although I doubt it, but if that’s the case then the habitat offers no clue.
I’ve browsed tons of photos since I got home and can’t figure it out. Any ideas? We were debating if it was some type of water snake. I said no, he said yes. Neither one of us really has any clue.
