LMAO. Im in sub tropical SE NC. It hasnt been "cold" here since Feb. Too late for that :)
thanks tho. that snake looks like a small version of the one on my property
Wow! thank you fore the useful input everyone! Too many posts to reply to, so ill just say this.
The rat snake is absolutely huge. Its at least 5' and it is fat. IDK if it could be considered larger than my chickens, its mouth certainly is not large enough to eat a full grown large chicken, tho...
well, i dont really want to, unless it starts harming livestock or my dogs or something. I want it to eat all these damn mice on my property. much worse than any snek
Yeah, i can keep the snake from the coop, i think. Im more worried about the errant random chicken who decides to lay in the yard area once in a while. Figure those eggs will be gobbled up, but good point about the easy egg access. didnt really think about that
Hello BYC.
Just in the process of having a bit of a conflicting conscience:barnie. I dont mind snakes, granted ive never met one like the huge monstrosity of a snake that was just in my yard. We've seen it on our property before, i think its a rat snake and we actually have a bit of a mouse...