An uninvited guest

[Russ13]

When to the coop yesterday and saw this guy. While I was working he the coop he slithered out a small hole where the wall meet the roof. Came back out this morning and found him back in the same spot. I looked it up and it’s a black rat snake from what I can tell.

 

[AmeraucanaHank]

wow! that's scary!

 

[Cold-Blood]

When to the coop yesterday and saw this guy. While I was working he the coop he slithered out a small hole where the wall meet the roof. Came back out this morning and found him back in the same spot. I looked it up and it’s a black rat snake from what I can tell.
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Got a snake hook?

 

[Chicken poppy]

Black rat snakes, as far as i know, aren’t awful. They rarely dine on poultry eggs, and really are just a potential threat for hatchlings. And are not venomous. I don’t have experience with snakes as pests for chickens, but hopefully you get rid of it.

 

[Franklinridgefarms]

They will readily eat eggs, and bigger ones can also kill chickens even though they can’t eat larger birds. They can still kill them and try.

 

[Russ13]

I’m hoping he get spooked by all the chickens and finds a new home. If I see him in there again I’m gonna move him out to the woods

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

Get a aquarium and make a pet out of it.

 

[Chicken poppy]

Do that to a rat infestation and you got yourself some lovely diseased rats and some snippy snakes. Sounds like a plan to me.

Call it “the salmonella farm”

 

[McChooky]

This rat snake got inside a chicken tractor and ate a big chick ...

 

[jwsmith1959]

Eastern Rat Snake. They will eat eggs. I've moved a few. I have the Western variety though. Also some speckled King Snakes, but never seen them eat an egg. All free rodent control.