Snake attack!!!!!

[7L Farm]

I found this one in my coop the other day.

 

[edgroger]

That is one scary looking snake!

is still alive?

 

[mulewagon]

Ahhh, you guys will appreciate my story about Snakes in Space.

We haven't lost anything to snakes this year, but a couple of years ago I had a hen on a big clutch. But when hatching time came, there were only two measly chicks, and no trace of any other eggs

The darns snakes had eaten them right under the hen!

 

[oldchickenlady]

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Copperheads are not black...

 

[lvchicken]

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AAHHHH!!!!!!

poor you!!!!

Bad snake!!!! I read and saw your picture on that other thread.....Did you really freak out????????

By the time my hubby came home it was in about 11 pieces, so I guess I did kind of freak out.

Oh my gosh.

 

[lvchicken]

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That's one reason why I hate snakes!!!!

 

[lvchicken]

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No, that's not it. Those snakes heads are too large. The snake's head that I saw was only about 1x1!

 

[CluckyJay]

http://www.umass.edu/nrec/snake_pit/pages/heads.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spatterd/4467571976/

http://pet-snakes.com/species-list/black-eastern-kingsnake

http://vijayasa.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/black-pine-snake/

I wish you had pictures. Snake IDing is fun.

 

[Mtn Margie]

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If it makes you feel any better, bullsnakes love to snack on rattlesnakes!

 

[CluckyJay]

http://www.google.com/search?um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&biw=1440&bih=664&site=search&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=rat+snake&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=

I'm just tossing links out there, lol. And do be careful ya'll, I have seen some pretty dark copper heads.