What kind of snake is this?

[Ratt]

*Precursor: I am ready for the ass-hats who come in to say "a dead one" or "Texas rat snake" . It might actually be a Texas rat snake for all I know.

My mom's friend found this at her lake house near Austin, and I can't tell what it is. Obviously lives in or near water, was just a tad over six feet long. Do you know? Sorry in advance for the large pictures.

[snacksnack]

Oh thats a rare dead snake. Its the best kind to find.

[Cobraman]

Oh thats a rare dead snake. Its the best kind to find.

[mstng86]

It definitely looks like one not to mess with. Maybe a copperhead

Snake Jesus is very unhappy right now.

[soap]

Tx rat snake.

[asphaltjunkie]

Looks like you beat it to death with a tree branch...

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[motoman]

Looks like a broad banded copperhead that's getting ready to shed it's skin. Definitely not the typical copperhead you see because it lacks the hourglass pattern.

[Frank]

Yeah, all joking aside, that is no rat snake. My vote is a copperhead too.

[Cooter]

I live on a bayou. We've had a few copperheads over here in the past few years. There are lots of different color variations, but I wouldn't feel bad about killing that thing

[CJ]

looks like it didn't move when the mower was coming.

[Ratt]

Sorry, fixed the first link which shows its head. That's the main reason I didn't think it was a copperhead, because of the round pupils.

[Country cracker]

That's the rare Appaloosa headless bad mf'er

[Cooter]

ahh, now that I can see the head, it looks non-venomous

[Kart21]

Yeah, all joking aside, that is no rat snake. My vote is a copperhead too.

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[jammeejamm]

never seen a six foot copperhead.