Checkered Garter Snake Males: 12-18 inches, females: up to 3 feet.

Checkered Garter Snake has a thin white or yellow stripe down the back, surrounded by a checkerboard pattern of black spots.

Not necessarily found by water because they feed readily on rodents, but will also eat fish and frogs.

Eastern Black-Neck Garter Snake Males: 12-18 inches, females: up to 3-4 feet.

Eastern Black-Neck Garter Snake has a bright orange stripe going down the back.

Velvety-black patches on the neck.

Juveniles: background color can be yellow and green, and still have black spots and bright orange stripe. Commonly found around permanent bodies of water because they feed on fish and frogs. Also known to feed on mice. 

Redstripe Ribbon Snake males: 12-18 inches, females: up to 3-4 feet.

Dark red strip down back. Thinner snake than garter snakes. Commonly found around permanent bodies of water because they feed on fish and frogs.

Texas Brown Snake adults average 12 inches in length.

Adults and young are reddish brown-colored bodies with dark brown spots around the eyes. They feed primarily on slugs and earthworms. They can be found in moist flowerbeds, gardens, and moist woodlands.

The Texas Lined Snake adult averages only about one foot in length. 

It has a pale stripe on a very dark background with a faint row of spots on either side of the stripe. A very common snake found even in vacant city lots and backyards. Usually found hiding under rocks, logs, and landscape materials. They feed on earthworms and sowbugs.

Texas Patch-nosed Snake adults average 3 feet in length.

A long and slender snake with yellow and black stripes. They eat lizards, snakes, and occasionally rodents. They are diurnal (active in the daytime).

Timber Rattlesnakes average 3 to 4 feet in length.

The Timber Rattlesnake, also referred to as the Canebrake Rattlesnake, is generally found in the Central and Eastern piney woods area of Texas. This is a threatened species protected in Texas. A few have been found in Bastrop County but are extremely rare. The snake's background color is usually a shade of gray, tan, or brown. On the snake's back are dark chevrons or V-shaped bands. An orange stripe of varying shades and width runs from head to tail sometimes fading in the last third portion of the snake. The tail is black or dark brown. They are a mild-mannered snake with potent venom.