The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[Renie'sPeeps]

Thank you Brook and Vickie.

Well he was flying solo... soo figured he wouldn't mind a few friends for a few days

 

[deek]

I'm sorry to interrupt such beautiful chick pictures. Can anyone identify this snake for me, please? Three cockerels were chasing it and it slithered into the hen house. Took quite a while to get it out.
It's head is a perfect triangle so, off it went. But, I'd still like to know just in case its relatives come for a visit. Thank you. I have a picture of it's head of it's a graphic picture.

 

[maryhysong]

I googled pics of snakes in GA and got this site
http://timberrattlesnake89.tripod.com/ganonvenomous.html
they also have venomous snake pics; but I didn't really see any that looked that much like yours.

 

[Renie'sPeeps]

You found it... it is the black or a gray rat snake

 

[deek]

Irene, is it a good thing that I killed it, or does it eat rats that eat eggs, or does the snake eat rats and eggs...

 

[deek]

Nellie, is that the daddy of my two little chicklets ?

 

[Kiniska]

Rat snakes eat rodents and eggs. Though they might eat a small chicken if they are a big enough snake.

 

[deek]

Looks like the gray rat snake. Maryhysong's , thank yo7 by the way, link said it will eat birds and bird eggs. But, I'm guessing small birds. The scar part is that they climb trees. Geez...I'm not afraid of snakes, but I don't want them near my chicklets.

 

[Renie'sPeeps]

they are non poisonous but do get big enough to swallow eggs.

 

[rockinpaints]

Nellie, is that the daddy of my two little chicklets ?

Yes!