Herpetologists Step Inside

[jeep78]

Gray Rat Snake

 

[Redneck1919]

Good snake. He will strike in self defense. Try to relocate him away from the dogs.

 

[mtn-marine]

I heard they taste like chicken.

 

[Electra_glide_ryder]

Rat snake - they will stay around for years.

 

[Tony2X]

Rat snake - they will stay around for years.

Word...go ahead and put a vest on it and name it Earl.

 

[GodBlessTheUSA]

I heard they taste like chicken.

That's only rattlers, water rattlers and other assorted pit vipers in SE Alabama.

For the record, it's yummy (rattler), but does NOT taste like chicken. Texture more like alligator tail.

One friend said the taste was halfway between a spotted owl and a bald eagle.

 

[Bushwick100]

I have 1 in my yard big like yours, even when we see it , in my yard it does not rush to get into the woods! We never bother it.

 

[GodBlessTheUSA]

My 10 year old son and his friend almost stepped over a 3' plus black rat snake today. The big 5-6' king snake lives under our house. Yay vole eaters.

 

[backwoodsga]

Yep they are moving. Found this little guy when I opened my barn door, he fell off of the top of the door.

 

[Badger]

I have a picture of the same (sized) snake from 2 years ago - coming out of a mole/vole tunnel opening -

I wonder if they stay around that long or if there may be multiples.

The trick will be to prevent my Mini Aussie from trying to kill old daddy no-shoulders.....

I did witness it striking aggressively at my older and less agile Springer Spaniel but the dogs had ruled it up.


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Had two that hung around in the fence around the pool for 10 years..one would leave a 7.5 foot shed and the other a 6.5 when they were here we never saw a bad snake in the yard.