Possible snake attack? Pictures included

[Feathered_Texans]

I found my 2 favorite silkies, about 3 months old, dead in the nesting area by the roost. I can’t find any punctures but their necks were covered in dry saliva. Could a snake have tried to swallow it and spit it out? And then would it try again? It just seems a little weird to me.

 

[sourland]

I would guess that they were killed by a snake.

 

[Wezdin]

never seen that before, i don't know what a snake attack would look like, but it would make sense that there are no puncture holes in it because they kill by constriction. So my say would be a black rat snake.

 

[Mama Farley]

Found the same thing in my coop last night about midnight. My husband and I were sitting outside, never heard any commotion. He had checked the chickens about an hour before and all were fine. I had the same thought, a snake. Yesterday was the first day for our 2 month olds to be outside. The chick we found was about 3 months old. We brought the 2 month olds back inside.

 

[cmom]

Do you have a game camera. There is a good chance it will be back.

 

[Mama Farley]

We added bird netting. Score!

 

[MomJones]

Gotta be a snake. And we added bird netting all around the base of our run and coop as well. I hate snakes in the coop--it's so invasive!