I found this snake in my garden (by the way its eating a frog) but i have no idea what kind it is. I live in central New York, and heres some pictures:
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I have just searched over my rooster, looking for the bugs, and I found them clustered around his vent. What does this mean? I no longer think they are bird nest mites, but something else. Here's a picture of his vent (the black spots...