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Did it have spots on it's belly? If so, that's an American Toad
First off, it's head was spade shaped. I'm not afraid of snakes, but I'm not stupid. A wide jaw like that generally means it's venomous. Secondly, its tail was seemed abnormally stumped almost as if it was cut off earlier in development and I'm from the southwest where I have seen a good deal of rattlers that look similar but I had not recognized the markings.