Welcome to my farm!

[Wild Claws]

 

[Bakbuk]

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I found a baby Prairie ring-necked snake! I was going to feed it to the chickens but decided quickly not too.

Aww he's really cute!

Good choice. Thank you for not just feeding him to the chickens!

 

[Wild Claws]

Aww he's really cute!

Good choice. Thank you for not just feeding him to the chickens!

Yeah he sure is!

 

[Wild Claws]

Here is how he'll look like when he is an adult.

 

[Wild Claws]

Good choice. Thank you for not just feeding him to the chickens!

I thought at first he was deadly but did a little research and supposedly they don't eat chickens and kill other snakes! So he is definitely living!

 

[Bakbuk]

I thought at first he was deadly but did a little research and supposedly they don't eat chickens and kill other snakes! So he is definitely living!

Oh they're so so tiny they couldn't even do ANYTHING to a chicken at all. They're even tiny at full size. They are technically venomous but not dangerously so BECAUSE:

1. They like, never bite. I'm not even sure they could bite a human. That's a lot to get a tiny mouth around.
2. Their venom is not potent at our level. If you ever somehow get some ringneck venom the spot will be red and a bit itchy like a non-dangerous spider bite but then that's it.
3. They're rear-fanged snakes, which means they are not in the position to deliver a large amount of venom with just a quick strike. They have to REALLY get their mouth around something (usually a small insect or such) to even inject any venom at all.

So yeah, literally no reason at all to harm these guys. On the contrary, they should have our admiration for their beauty and good service to the ecosystem.

 

[LavenderDaFlerf]

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I have a bunch of those around my house. They're adorable!

 

[Wild Claws]

I have a bunch of those around my house. They're adorable!

This is the first one I see here. I mostly just see copperheads or rat snakes here.

 

[LavenderDaFlerf]

This is the first one I see here. I mostly just see copperheads or rat snakes here.

I've found a good few, they like to hang out in the mulch pile.

 

[Wild Claws]

Here is Mouse! Sorry I got a little carried away with face pics..... She is too cute