Holy Moly, what kind of snake is that, and where are you located...approx?
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Well, I guess if you don't mind sacrificing a few eggs in exchange for rat control, it's not a bad thing. I'd be inclined to get it out of the chicken house, but that's just me. We don't have them here in MN anyway, so I don't really have to worry about it.Gray Rat from Alabama. Its about 5 feet. I leave it alone. Its favorite food is rats.
I rescued a 5' black rat snake that got caught in some bird netting I was storing in the barn. Took about 10 minutes with a knife to cut all the netting off.
My reward? It (I assume) has been eating eggs. (the coop is in the barn).
Had 39 eggs under three hens. Down to 34. One I found broken, and one was in its mouth. Relocated it to the woods, but this morning there's another missing.
Gotta find out how it's getting in!