Kat’s Journey into Chicken Keeping

[Grammy60]

Good morning everyone

 

[rjohns39]

Good morning folks

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

Well, THIS is what I found this morning in my coop!
I don’t know what kind they are but I don’t like this at all.
They left a hole in the middle of the run on Princess’s side so I guess they tunneled in.
My husband is at work so I called my neighbor. She’s coming over with a gun!

 

[Grammy60]

Well, THIS is what I found this morning in my coop!
I don’t know what kind they are but I don’t like this at all.
They left a hole in the middle of the run on Princess’s side so I guess they tunneled in.
My husband is at work so I called my neighbor. She’s coming over with a gun!View attachment 2689444View attachment 2689445

Yikes, how many are there ? I don't know snakes, so I'm no help.

 

[rjohns39]

Kat, I'm not good with snake identification either, but I don't like their coloring. Do they have rattles?

 

[cavemanrich]

Grammy60​

there are 2, looks like they are probably trying to pair up to multiply.

LaFemmeKatia​

I'm not very good at snake ID, but maybe your neighbor that has possibly encountered them before can. (if neighbor lived in area for extended time)
If they are non- venomous, then they are good for rodent control. (still dangerous to your flock chicks, and ducks) If such, then it would be good to just relocate. If venomous,,,, then decision is all up to you. I do not know how the DNR in your state handles snake cases???

I found this YouTube video of snakes in North Carolina. Probably same varieties in South Carolina. Your snakes do not seem to fit description of the venomous ones in video.
hoping everything goes well for you.

 

[BY Bob]

Well, THIS is what I found this morning in my coop!
I don’t know what kind they are but I don’t like this at all.
They left a hole in the middle of the run on Princess’s side so I guess they tunneled in.
My husband is at work so I called my neighbor. She’s coming over with a gun!View attachment 2689444View attachment 2689445

This is not something you see everyday. Do you you have a game commission there? Our game commission would take care of these for us.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

Yikes, how many are there ? I don't know snakes, so I'm no help.

Kat, I'm not good with snake identification either, but I don't like their coloring. Do they have rattles?

Grammy60​

there are 2, looks like they are probably trying to pair up to multiply.

LaFemmeKatia​

I'm not very good at snake ID, but maybe your neighbor that has possibly encountered them before can. (if neighbor lived in area for extended time)
If they are non- venomous, then they are good for rodent control. (still dangerous to your flock chicks, and ducks) If such, then it would be good to just relocate. If venomous,,,, then decision is all up to you. I do not know how the DNR in your state handles snake cases???

I found this YouTube video of snakes in North Carolina. Probably same varieties in South Carolina. Your snakes do not seem to fit description of the venomous ones in video.
hoping everything goes well for you.

This is not something you see everyday. Do you you have a game commission there? Our game commission would take care of these for us.

Well, my neighbor and her husband came over and removed them for me. They told me they are “rat snakes” and non-venomous. They appeared to me to be a mated pair, as they stayed side by side, and intertwined. They were calm and laid back. Both were three feet at the least, and one had at least two eggs in their belly. You could see the outline.
I don’t hate snakes especially, but obviously they eat eggs and I wanted them gone. My neighbors told me that they will keep returning for breakfast as long as there are eggs there. So they dispatched them for me.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

Grammy60​

there are 2, looks like they are probably trying to pair up to multiply.

LaFemmeKatia​

I'm not very good at snake ID, but maybe your neighbor that has possibly encountered them before can. (if neighbor lived in area for extended time)
If they are non- venomous, then they are good for rodent control. (still dangerous to your flock chicks, and ducks) If such, then it would be good to just relocate. If venomous,,,, then decision is all up to you. I do not know how the DNR in your state handles snake cases???

I found this YouTube video of snakes in North Carolina. Probably same varieties in South Carolina. Your snakes do not seem to fit description of the venomous ones in video.
hoping everything goes well for you.

This is an excellent video, Cavey. It’s good to know what the venomous snakes look like.
Mine did not look like these. But. We do have copperheads in this area, I have seen them in the brush along the creeks.

 

[Ribh]

Well, THIS is what I found this morning in my coop!
I don’t know what kind they are but I don’t like this at all.
They left a hole in the middle of the run on Princess’s side so I guess they tunneled in.
My husband is at work so I called my neighbor. She’s coming over with a gun!View attachment 2689444View attachment 2689445

Yep, best gone. I relocated a carpet python that tried to have one of my girls as a late night snack. Luckily non~venemous & my man is good with reptiles.