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I think you're right. I kept vacillating between rat and corn snake.... He was slow to move. I'm thinking he'd had more than one anole recently!
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There is a healthy example at the end of that post...
There is a healthy example at the end of that post...
+1 Yellow Ratsnake.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_snake#/media/File:Elaphe_obsoleta_quadrivittata.jpg
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_snake#/media/File:Elaphe_obsoleta_quadrivittata.jpg
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Black Rat Snake: This is a rather large snake that kills rats.
On TV I saw one law officer kill one with his baton.
On TV again I saw a poisonous snake from India bite and kill one.
I wish people would leave this beneficial snake alone. Let it live.
On TV I saw one law officer kill one with his baton.
On TV again I saw a poisonous snake from India bite and kill one.
I wish people would leave this beneficial snake alone. Let it live.
Definitely a cottonmouth aka water moccasin. Poisonous and territorial. Also normally they are with a mate so where that one is you'll find another laying around. Nasty little things. They carry a stench to them too. Best thing for them is a long range 12 gauge shell to the head.
This is as good a place as any to post my new snake. He's a hypomelanistic Boa.
First, let me say, "gross."
Second, he looks like he's trying to strangle you.
Third, how come the rear part of him has bolder coloring than the forward part?
Also... yuck.
Second, he looks like he's trying to strangle you.
Third, how come the rear part of him has bolder coloring than the forward part?
Also... yuck.
Nope, they are cold blooded, and I am warm, so he's coiled around me to get close and soak up some of my warmth.
That's just the way that boas are. The species Boa Constrictor Constrictor is known as the Red-Tailed Boa for that reason. Both of my boas are a different sub-species Boa Constrictor Imperator (Colombian Boa), which are slightly shorter and don't have quite as much red in the tail.
Would you sleep better at night if I said yes?
Actually snakes are not the animal you need to worry about in that regard...
Neat boa! I had a Colombian one, once.
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Would you sleep better at night if I said yes?
Actually snakes are not the animal you need to worry about in that regard...
Hah! I'm certain that our cat's single goal in life is our demise. She's smart though, cause she knows if she off's us, she won't get any more treats.
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That's a lot of snake! How much do you think it weighs?
Not sure. I'll try to weigh it this weekend. It's over 5 ft long, and still has a lot of growing to do.
My boa was a casual biter ... better luck with yours.
Snakes are good pets in general though. Always wanted a Florida kingsnake ... maybe some day I can pick one up!
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Snakes are good pets in general though. Always wanted a Florida kingsnake ... maybe some day I can pick one up!
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Is that casual biting as in "will strike with no provocation" or as in "love nips like a cat"??
More like, "let's see if this thumb can be consumed like a rat."
It didn't strike, like a lightning-fast corn snake. It would just sidle up and open it's mouth on your digit.
That snake- a pink Colombian boa, much as pictured- did escape. Adios, culebra.
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It didn't strike, like a lightning-fast corn snake. It would just sidle up and open it's mouth on your digit.
That snake- a pink Colombian boa, much as pictured- did escape. Adios, culebra.
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Weighed it today, almost 9 lbs.
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