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@elphabafalls , this thread has been illuminating. It's bananas how many places don't have many snakes. So, you all don't have to look down every time you take a step in the summer? Or check for snakes coiled up in the nest boxes before you close up coops at night? I'll also never look at...

Thank you for taking the time to say that. Made my day! Good vibes for the rest of your week--hope it gets better.

Okay, that's horrifying. Particularly because if a raccoon's lying down by a hiking trail, it's not right, and a not-right raccoon can do some damage. And yeah, copperheads are not only poisonous, they're so mean! Not a fan, even though they are absolutely gorgeous. They glow, you know? That's...

Yes, it's lucky she's one of those English-speaking birds! I wish we could say venomous snakes were rare in our area. Our puppy had a close call with a timber rattler a couple weeks before that, and I bricked that situation, too. Luckily the puppy listened as well as the chicken and avoided...

One morning I went down to let the flock out before coffee. One of the pullets was off to the side acting funny. I walked over just in time to see her swallow a good sized garter snake, spaghetti-style like you described. It was the first time I'd seen a chicken catch a snake, and she looked...