what kind of snake is this

[Webb Acres]

Lets give it a rest people, everyone does not like snakes. That does not make them stupid.
All you that like them, thats fine, but don't expect everyone else to like them.

 

[Miltonchix]

DOESN'T MAKE THEM MUDRERERS EITHER!!!!

:Though your "murderer comments have made me think twice!

 

[Cara]

I'm thinking those who are outraged by someone killing a snake must not have much experience of living around venomous snakes. Here, bull snake or rattlesnake it's gone if it's around our house. Even though it's not poisonous, the bullsnake can cause a nasty bite, and can be very aggressive. They also imitate a rattlesnake when mad. If they're in the pasture we leave them to their own devices, but around the house no way. Diamondbacks are another matter. Take a look at these pictures.

The snake that did this almost bit my husband the first night we knew it was around as it was pitch black outside. Three days later it got into our back yard and bit two of my dogs twice, causing one to spend a week at the vet's as her mouth was rotting. It was finally found a week after that when my husband stepped on it one morning. Luckily it was too cold to move much. It was 6' long and over 12" around. That week we had three Diamondbacks within 5' of our front door, a horse and two other dogs on the ranch bitten. I think that week was one of the most stressful of my life. We knew the snake was under the house, but couldn't get it out. We'd check the yard with a shotgun every time we let the dogs out, and they spent most of the time indoors. I was afraid everytime I was outdoors that i'd come across it, and stopped going for walks. Once you experience a snake attack, it sends you into a blind panic when you see snake movement of any kind. Tiny baby snakes can be the hardest to identify, and are the most venomous when it comes to rattlesnakes. They also have no rattles, so you have no warning.

Garter snakes are another matter. They are easily identified, and I have never had one act remotely aggressive towards me. I'd never hurt one intentionally.

 

[cockadoodlemom]

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I agree. I don't like them at all especially when I am reaching my hand in to get an egg and there it is with one in it's belly and another in its mouth. It is harming me when it is taking my eggs which is my food and nearly giving me a heart attack (and yes I am serious!).
Please don't call people names and belittle them because you feel different. I don't have the time to look at a snakes eyes when I am trying to get away. And for the record some of the rat snakes here in Texas look like copperheads and the only way my family can tell is if the belly of the snake starts turning copper cause its mad. (its mad cause we just dind't play nice)

 

[silkiechicken]

Now everyone must remember to remain civil. Read the rules to this section of the forum if you are going to post anything in it:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=5808

 

[Southern28Chick]

I'm not going to comment on the dead snake, however I will say that EVERYONE should read up on the snakes they have in their area. Go online and look them up, learn how to identify them. I know I have Copperheads in my area and when I nearly steped on one this past summer I knew what it was and knew to carry my behind very very very far away from it. Knowledge is the key!

 

[gila_dog]

So you picked the snake up by the tail and carried it away?

 

[theOEGBman]

The whole point is, there is no reason to kill it. Bull snakes imitate a VENOMOUS (not poisonous) snake, yes. But if you took the time to look them up and learn the differences, then you wouldnt have to kill them. Also, the snakes eyes is one of the smallest ways to tell the difference. Venomous snakes have a totally different body shape. Like I said, if you took the time to look this stuff up, you wouldnt have to kill harmless animals. I personally think whoever kills snakes is ignorant, because they dont take the time to do something different. If you snake proofed your stinkin coop, you wouldnt have to worry about it.

 

[Cara]

If you have a buzzing, coiled, 5' long snake three feet away from you and you know you have a rattlesnake around, getting closer and taking a good look at it or fishing out your wildlife books aren't typically what comes to mind. A bullsnake bite can be serious in its own right. The tissue damage caused by inward curving teeth, along with the bacteria living in the mouth of something that feeds off vermin, can get you to ER pretty quick. In the pasture I leave them to their own devices, but on my front porch I don't think so. Feel free to come get all of our rattlesnakes though, and love them around your family and animals.

 

[Southern28Chick]

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LOL 'by' was supposed to be MY. I carried MY behind very far away. I wasn't touching that thing!