Macdaddy4738
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Found this tiny guy in the basement this evening. I've seen a few down here this summer, most are easy to identify as standard black rat snakes, but this one has me a little worried. Any thoughts?
Guess that Snake!
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Wes
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It's a Cobra. Burn your house and move.
Just kidding. I have nothing constructive.
Just kidding. I have nothing constructive.
Fabrik8
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Something non-venomous because of the head shape it looks like...
Eastern coachwhip maybe? That would explain the big eyes.
Pine woods snake?
Juvenile something-or-another?
Eastern coachwhip maybe? That would explain the big eyes.
Pine woods snake?
Juvenile something-or-another?
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frankenyoter
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It's a dead snake. Sorry I can't be productive. I worked all week. However, that's a wild looking fawler and I agree non venomous variety.
mommucked
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I think It's a Garter snake, they make great pets.
this was my thought also
kaiser715
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I'm going with garter. They have lots of color variations.
What color is his belly??
What color is his belly??
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If you have snakes in your basement, you have bigger problems. They're not there for the happy hour specials. Snake is non venomous. How aggressive was he?
Tom@Hilltop_Machine
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He is probably trying to blend in with the environment down there. They have the ability to do suddle color changes.
Macdaddy4738
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A little, not too bad. I let him go outside in the yard.
The snakes don't bother me much. I'm not down there often and they've been relatively docile. How do you get rid of them?
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Get rid of whatever they're eating.
BigClay
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Looks like a garter snake to me, totally harmless.
From our friends at a NCSU website "Garter snakes come in a wide variety of colors and patterns. They may be blue, brown, green or red, with black or dark brown spots and/or stripes. The Garter snake feeds on frogs, worms, salamanders, small fish, and toads"
From our friends at a NCSU website "Garter snakes come in a wide variety of colors and patterns. They may be blue, brown, green or red, with black or dark brown spots and/or stripes. The Garter snake feeds on frogs, worms, salamanders, small fish, and toads"
mbalbritton
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I was burning some yard waste and cardboard boxes today. Found a little garter in one of the boxes. I caught him, held him and let my 9 y/o daughter pet him before releasing him.
And here you grown men are beating them with shovels, lopping their heads off, beating your chests and chanting manly man things.
And here you grown men are beating them with shovels, lopping their heads off, beating your chests and chanting manly man things.
mommucked
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I've caught and held at least a hundred none venomous wild snakes over decades and never been bit by a garter, green, water, hognose, black/corn/ rat snake etc., If you handle them gently they will not bite. If you squeeze them, or otherwise phuk with them they may bite. If any of them shit on your skin 5 scrubbins won't wash the stank off.