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Wow! How big was that snake in the last picture??? How big was the chicken???
That last picture is of a Centralian Carpet Python. They're gorgeous snakes, Reaching lengths of 8-9 feet. The only problem I have with this is that Carpet Pythons are Australian Pythons, they don't Occur in Oklahoma. Naturally, they experience High temperatures and humidity in their climate. They wouldn't last long in the Oklahoma wilderness
A lovely Centralian~
Here in New England, I would think of the following Suspects
First that comes to my mind is the Eastern Black Ratsnake. They ultimately reach lengths of up to 6 feet, making them a pretty good sized snake. They can range from Pitch Black to having a bit of pattern like this guy~
Second, but less likely, is the Northern Black Racer. These snakes only reach lengths of up to 5 feet, making them a bit small to do any significant havoc to your birds. However there is always a chance of getting that unusually big one. Here's a Racer, usually identified by the quite obvious white patch under his Jaw~
Agreeing with Sgtmom, Northern water snakes are another possibility. They grow to be 4-5 feet long and are chunky little buggers. The only thing with them is they prefer to live near good sized water sources of course, so if you don't have one, I'd probably be counting out these
Northern Milksnakes get to a good 4-5 feet in length, but since you pointed out a dark colored snake, it's probably not this guy. Just throwing him in here just in case. They range from a Brownish to a dark Redish.
Now, god forbid you have one of these, but it's a possibility. This is a Black phase Timber Rattlesnake. They can reach 6-7 feet and are thick snakes. Now, rattlers are uncommon in PA, thank god, but there have been reports of them around. Black Phase rattlers is a naturally occurring mutation