No snakes were harmed.
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wemay
Site Donor 2023
Very cool! Colubrid but can't tell what type from that ventral picture.
Gopher snake. Harmless to humans . detrimental to rodents
Nice!
I live in Kansas where there are a few rattlers, but not many in my area. However, my in-laws in Texas are used to them. Anyway, one summer I was down there and my BIL and I were cleaning up the fallen tree branches at my MIL’s house. My BIL has a place out in the country where he throws scrap tree branches, so we took a trailer load out there with me riding on the trailer to hold the branches on. It was dark by the time we got there, and I jumped off the trailer to take a whiz. After I was done, my BIL casually mentioned that it was an area known for rattlers. I hopped back on the trailer and shown the flashlight on the ground around the trailer. Sure enough, I saw a pair of rattler eyes shining in the night. Had I jumped off the other side of the trailer, I easily could have stepped right on him. I would have appreciated an advanced warning!
I live in Kansas where there are a few rattlers, but not many in my area. However, my in-laws in Texas are used to them. Anyway, one summer I was down there and my BIL and I were cleaning up the fallen tree branches at my MIL’s house. My BIL has a place out in the country where he throws scrap tree branches, so we took a trailer load out there with me riding on the trailer to hold the branches on. It was dark by the time we got there, and I jumped off the trailer to take a whiz. After I was done, my BIL casually mentioned that it was an area known for rattlers. I hopped back on the trailer and shown the flashlight on the ground around the trailer. Sure enough, I saw a pair of rattler eyes shining in the night. Had I jumped off the other side of the trailer, I easily could have stepped right on him. I would have appreciated an advanced warning!
AZjeff
$50 Site Donor 2023
Not sure which one is scarier.
I admire your guts for picking it up for the picture.
Breed these Gopher snakes and any other beneficial (to us) critters and sell them.
I like snakes too. Most people dont understand the good they do, drives me nuts that they indiscriminately kill them. I think they are cool.
Had a black rat snake about 4 feet long scurry away to a creek about two weeks ago when walking in my back yard.
Just a few days ago found this little guy as I was doing some landscaping around the house. He came out and to my surprise hung out a little while.
Ring -Necked Snake
Had a black rat snake about 4 feet long scurry away to a creek about two weeks ago when walking in my back yard.
Just a few days ago found this little guy as I was doing some landscaping around the house. He came out and to my surprise hung out a little while.
Ring -Necked Snake
