The markings look like a rat snake. Although those markings also look like a common boa constrictor. So it could even been someones pet that got loose. Oh well snake for dinner tonight kids LOL!
what kind of snake is this
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If you still have the snake, look at the scales on the bottom (belly) side of the tail. If from the anus down they are parallel to each other it was a poisonous snake and likely a copperhead. If they overlap like a zipper, then it was probably either a corn snake or a rat snake. Since it was in your chicken pen, I'd go with rat snake.
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it is classified as a yard snake
Yuck! I hate snakes, and any dead snake is a good thing! Glad you got it before it ate all your eggs up! I had a bull snake in my coop this fall and dh found him, and he was a fiesty guy!
Water Mocesen?
They are fearsome looking creatures for sure unless your name is Steve Irwin R.I.P, I can just imagine him saying "Crikey, what a beauty"
Its hard to tell whether yours was a beneficial snake, though if you have small chicks in the pen, Id guess that any snake would have them for brekky.
I really like snakes though not in my backyard. We also have some of the most venomous snakes on this planet over here so I would probably not have been able to even try to hit him with a shovel. Id run to the phone and call wildlife rescue to come and relocate him.
Perhaps you can take him to a snakey type person or organisation who can positively ID this snake in case you get more.
Its hard to tell whether yours was a beneficial snake, though if you have small chicks in the pen, Id guess that any snake would have them for brekky.
I really like snakes though not in my backyard. We also have some of the most venomous snakes on this planet over here so I would probably not have been able to even try to hit him with a shovel. Id run to the phone and call wildlife rescue to come and relocate him.
Perhaps you can take him to a snakey type person or organisation who can positively ID this snake in case you get more.
Wow, what a beautiful snake! I wish we had those here, though not in my yard.
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