what kind of snake is this?

[dinahmoe]

I'd say with certainly that it's the one you've pictured above.
I will be relocating the little darling. She really does eat too many eggs.

good,i would not kill it but relocation to the woods is a good thing.

 

[Aschenfire]

That is a RAT SNAKE... not sure where one heard of a "clock snake" but there is no such thing. There are however yellow (striped) rat snakes in Florida. Yes, relocate this guy! They do a lot more good than bad... this one is just an opportunist.

 

[Sioned]

Clock-Snakes is a Nickname (Read the posts beefore you try to Harrasse me?) And they are almost identicle in size shape colors except for grey markings around there eyes.

 

[dawg53]

It is a yellow rat snake aka chicken snake in this area.

 

[satay]

Bear in mind that I am an Aussie. I had a look online and it does not look poisoness to me either. I love snakes and have some no venomous ones as pets. Where i live in Australia we have alot of deadly snakes. They mostly will leave you alone unless you try to stand on one or you scare it. We have carpet snakes here that are non venomous and will take eggs. They can grow to 13ft or so. I have never had one try to take a hen. They will take small pullets some times but never a grown hen. We just relocate them and all is good again.

 

[Achickenwrangler#1]

In north America all poisonous snakes have a cats eye pupil (except the tiny coral snake) all others have a round pupil....now, you do know after one of the hurricanes many cobra and constrictors where loose in the evrglades...so you could have anything down there....plus people dump snakes when they no longer want them. Snakes will travel many miles to return home, it will be back if it takes the rest of its life.

 

[zazouse]

In north America all poisonous snakes have a cats eye pupil (except the tiny coral snake) all others have a round pupil....now, you do know after one of the hurricanes many cobra and constrictors where loose in the evrglades...so you could have anything down there....plus people dump snakes when they no longer want them. Snakes will travel many miles to return home, it will be back if it takes the rest of its life.

True

 

[zazouse]

 

[TheJadeChicken]

Its not a Rat Snake, it is a Poisonous "Clock" because during the seasons a mark on its belly goes clockwise, spring 12:00 summer 3:00 fall 6:00 and winter 9:00, a clock snake, it is not a rat snake it will kill your chickens, in the winter one was found dead, they had studied it, and they found recent chicken bone grinds.

If you see one again, could you get pictures of it?

 

[DavidandWendy]

If you Google "Will a Rat snake eat chicken eggs?" you'll find there's a Youtube video showing a Rat snake eating a chicken egg! It's exactly the same snake! It's a Rat snake! It's harmless except to your chickens!.. :-(