Caught a visitor on the doorbell camera. I don’t have much knowledge about the snakes… please help identify this guy. My guess is rat snake, but I could be wrong. Should I leave it alone or call wildlife rescue? My cat keeps checking the door every 15 minutes.
Context, trying to help get snake off bike trail so it wouldn’t get run over.
My boy Boot Strap the Texas Rat. He likes to hangout in my hoodie while I listen to books and do work.
We are currently listening to the newest DCC book!
Such a good buddy ❤️
Was drinking my coffee outside when my partner came up behind me and we heard the umbrella “rattle” LOL
I conked my head pretty good getting away from a presumed rattlesnake…but was just this guy hanging out. 🐍
Black snakes mating in my shed
Opened the door of my shed to find these two black snakes mating in some freaky suspension position.
These two have been eating my chicken eggs but I've left them alone so they can take care of rodents and possibly copperheads?
Im not sure if they are rat snakes or racers.
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Seems like a rat snake. Should I be worring? I’m in the garden all the time. Woodland area.
Hopefully this doesn’t break the sub’s rules 😬 They let me observe for a good while! Very cool to see. Fingers crossed we get another generation of these guys on our property!
He just wanted a tree.
This dude was on my carport this evening. Any idea what it is?
Husband was surprised by a black rat snake at work today. It’s an angry beauty.
Only handled him because there were about three brown thrashers ganging up on him and he was backed against our facility. Postured and stared but didn’t bother trying to strike. Probably too tired from digesting his meal. Camera quality isn’t great, but he was a very cute fella.
Caught one last year, probably about 5’ in length (only handled because that one got inside our facility), this guy was smaller- 3’ maximum, I’d say.
Rat Snake, Central Texas
Rats took over the little plastic shed that my pond/garden stuff is in. A school bus amount of rats would explode out every time I opened it. I shut it about a year ago and said good riddance to everything inside bc I honestly just did not even know where to begin with the eviction/cleanup. I have been praying to the herpgods to bless me with a big hungry rat snake, and today they did! I suited up to finally deal with the situation, but what’s this!? No rat explosion? what’s that OMG ITS A SNAKE curled up in a bucket of leaves 😍 SHES GORGEOUS! I want it to stick around, like, forever but how do I clean out the rat crap without scaring it away? Surely it can’t be safe for her to live in there the way it is. Should I temporarily remove her, clean the shed, and place her back?
Dog alerted us to this rat snake in the grass behind us, we moved away and he tried to use our chairs to get up into the tree faster. When he realized that wasn’t gonna work, he doubled back and went for the nearest tree. Cool encounter!
Just wanted to know your opinion, if it looks male or female? My snake is now 3 and a half years old. Thing is he's getting whiter and vet said it isn't a skin issue but a genetic thing, likely a morph. The muzzle was normal and in like a year is now almost white and the scales are becoming white. I don't mind it but I got 'him' as nominal and to me he doesn't look like a normal nominal texas ratsnake and Im curious about it.