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On Sunday, Thomas Sinard, a new San Antonian who recently moved from Ohio, decided to explore the River Walk. Along the way, he found a few non-venomous snakes.
Photo: Thomas SinardOn Sunday, Thomas Sinard, a new San Antonian who recently moved from Ohio, decided to explore the River Walk. Along the way, he found a few non-venomous snakes.
On Sunday, Thomas Sinard, a new San Antonian who recently moved from Ohio, decided to explore the River Walk. Along the way, he found a few non-venomous snakes.
On Sunday, Thomas Sinard, a new San Antonian who recently moved from Ohio, decided to explore the River Walk. Along the way, he found a few non-venomous snakes.
On Sunday, Thomas Sinard, a new San Antonian who recently moved from Ohio, decided to explore the River Walk. Along the way, he found a few non-venomous snakes.
Sinard told mySA.com he was walking along the River Walk trail near the Amphitheater at the Pearl when he saw four diamondback snakes slithering in a diverting stream in the Museum Reach.
The active hiker said he is no stranger to snakes and knew the reptiles were non-venomous. However, Sinard admitted he almost thought the diamondbacks were the venomous water moccasin snakes commonly known as the cottonmouth snake.
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Shaun Donovan, San Antonio River Authority environmental sciences manager, told mySA.com the diamondbacks are common around the area of the River Walk, especially near the Museum Reach. He said people sometimes mistake the diamondbacks as cottonmouth snakes due to the shape of its head.
"The cottonmouth snakes have a triangular-shaped head, and diamondback water snakes will sometimes flatten their head out so that it looks like they have that triangular-shaped head to kind of give off that impression of being a venomous species," Donovan said.
Donovan said diamondbacks are non-aggressive and will leave humans alone if people leave them alone. He said the snakes eat mice, small birds and aquatic organisms like fish. As the temperatures rise in San Antonio, you will likely see more of the snakes because they like to sunbathe.
Other wildlife that can be found along the River Walk are birds, non-native and native fish, mammals, amphibians and Amazonian apple snails, Donovan said. The San Antonio River Authority has seen venomous snakes along the river, however, Donovan said it is rare and significantly less common than the diamondbacks.
"We always try to tell people that no matter how well you think you know what a species is, just keep your distance and respect the wildlife," he said. "The beauty of the River Walk is that we have this opportunity to see wildlife from a distance."
Priscilla Aguirre is a general assignment reporter for MySA.com | priscilla.aguirre@express-news.net | @CillaAguirre
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