It’s peak snake season in Central Texas — have you seen one yet?

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Have you ever seen any snakes currently?

Based on specialists, that is the time of yr snakes are very energetic in Central Texas and folks should be conscious.

Tim Cole, the proprietor of Austin Reptile Service, says there’s a higher likelihood of getting a run-in with a snake now that temperatures are just a little hotter.

“The primary purpose is… it’s not too sizzling out they usually can’t regulate their physique temperature, in order that they should depend on the surroundings,” mentioned Cole. “In addition they are searching for meals as a result of they’ve spent the winter with out consuming. A number of of the species additionally do breeding within the spring.”

Based on Texas Parks and Wildlife, most of the snakes in our group are non-venomous, however it’s best to at all times pay attention to your environment.

“We noticed a cottonmouth [snake] out on the state park. We had been close to the decrease falls and excellent there, the place everyone is, was a cottonmouth” mentioned Patrick O’Reilly who was out for a stroll at Pease Park along with his son Saturday.

Cole says, irrespective of the snake, the most effective factor to do is to go away them alone. If there’s a downside with venomous snakes, name an skilled to have them eliminated out of your property.

“You at all times give a re-assessment and say what sort of snake is that,” mentioned O’Reilly.

TPWD says it’s best to discover out what hospitals close by can deal with a snake chew sufferer in case an encounter does occur.

If you’re seeing a variety of snakes round your own home, you have to be wanting intently at what is likely to be attracting rodents. Do you’ve got stacks of logs anyplace in your yard? It may be a hiding spot for snakes as a result of rats and mice could make their properties inside.

Austin Reptile Service has a snake identifier on their web site in case you run right into a snake and want to determine what kind it’s.