Found a snake in the skimmer - what species?* PIC POST 1 *

[SummerChick]

I tried to copy the website i was reading but it didnt work. Go to Google.com and type in king snake..lots ot read about it...

Good Luck

 

[Terri O]

I would do a google search or go to a reptile forum and post there. It is a very nice looking snake! I am glad he was found by you that want to "study and learn" instead of killing it! Terri O

 

[Goat_Walker]

Thank you !!

 

[Silkie-Feet]

i hate snakes! i kill every last one of them near my coop or house.

 

[GrumpyOldMan]

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Yep! Speckled King Snake. GOOD snake! Kills BAD snakes and eats them along with rodents of all sorts.

 

[teach1rusl]

Wow! I'm so glad I checked back on this post (didn't have a pic before), because that's exactly the kind of snake my chickens found in their run last week. The one they found was only about a foot long...very pretty baby. I knew it wasn't a racer or garter snake, but didn't know what it was. It was actually striking at them (cute as heck). My young girls were raising a ruckus and I ran in to see what was going on. I shoo'ed the girls away and let the little thing crawl out of the run. I don't think they would have eaten it...they were freaking because of the strikes. Happy to learn it was most likely a king snake

 

[BayouPoules]

We agree! looks like a young speckled King Snake,,.. they lose the stripes as they age! We have a big one living on our property and consider it a blessing from above,.. all our neighbors have copperhead problems,. we haven't seen a cotton mouth or copperhead for ages even though we live on a bayou,.. but the neighbors kill every snake they see and have probably killed the very snake that would have taken care of their problem!

found this on Herping In Louisiana
Speckled King eating a Copperhead ( my Hero!)











edited to add photo

 

[Hurley]

Definitely has a king snake head. Not familiar with all the species of king snake, I'm into rat snakes myself, but it's harmless, at that age eats small lizards/mice/birds, anything it can get its mouth on. Baby kings can be a little quick, strikey, and like to musk and fling poo at you when really scared to get you to leave them alone and put them down. If they bite you, it's like getting attacked by sharp velcro. At that age, the most scary thing about them is the little puff of hiss they do when they strike.

King snakes do not require special lighting. Fresh water, aspen/bark/paper substrate (avoid cedar and pine), secure enclosure, a couple hides so it can feel secure. Temps generally in the upper 70's to low 80's.

Great little snakes, nice for rodent control!

 

[Terri O]

I sure wish I could find one around here...my mice are out of control this year since I havent used any poison! I am glad there are some people that realize all snakes are not bad ones. Great pic of the King eating the Copperhead...your post made me chuckle about your neighbors! Terri O

 

[Boyd]

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