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Snake ID Please #11219492 11/12/15 01:12 AM
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My nice found this on her wall. What is it?

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Juvenile: Texas Rat Snake. Harmless and great climbers!


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Rat.

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Re: Snake ID Please [Re: Pilothawk] #11219645 11/12/15 02:32 AM
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Rat.

Harmless with an attitude.


Yup . Make sure you're current on your tetanus shot .

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Juvenile: Texas Rat Snake. Harmless and great climbers!


I'm thinking the bricks are 4" tall . Kinda skinny , don't you think ?

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Great climbers for sure with specialized scales for holding fast to bark, bricks, etc.

I think I have mentioned that it used to be common for farmers to throw a rat snake up in an infested attic, run off/eat mice and rats. How do they get out? If a mouse can get in and out, so can the snake.

By the way, the ones I caught this past summer around the house had that same coloration.

I turned mine loose in my rose beds hoping it would stay around.

Brad

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Juvenile: Texas Rat Snake. Harmless and great climbers!


I'm thinking the bricks are 4" tall . Kinda skinny , don't you think ?


I was thinking 3". For a juvi that's not bad and looks pretty healthy.

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100% juvenile rat snake. Release it in a wooded area if can.


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Those things are good at defeating predator shields on bluebird boxes.




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Those things are good at defeating predator shields on bluebird boxes.


Are you using the umbrella type or a tube ? You can make a decent one out of pvc . Put a little grease on it .

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Those things are good at defeating predator shields on bluebird boxes.


Are you using the umbrella type or a tube ? You can make a decent one out of pvc . Put a little grease on it .

I've been using a Kensington wobble shield for the last couple of years. An 8''stovepipe with hardware cloth at the top. It's great against 4 leggers. It worked fine against snakes the first year but by the end of last year they figured it out.
I will try the pvc and grease. I got plenty of both. Thanks
My biggest problems have been with other birds: sparrows, wrens and in one case a brown cowbird.




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Those things are good at defeating predator shields on bluebird boxes.


Are you using the umbrella type or a tube ? You can make a decent one out of pvc . Put a little grease on it .

I've been using a Kensington wobble shield for the last couple of years. An 8''stovepipe with hardware cloth at the top. It's great against 4 leggers. It worked fine against snakes the first year but by the end of last year they figured it out.
I will try the pvc and grease. I got plenty of both. Thanks
My biggest problems have been with other birds: sparrows, wrens and in one case a brown cowbird.


Do a search on bluebird houses . There's a new design now ( large oval opening instead of the usual hole ) that allows the nesting bluebird to escape without being killed ( English House Sparrows are bad about this ). You have to keep a good eye on your boxes and remove any native bird nests before they lay eggs . Wrens and Cowbirds are protected species so you can't remove a nest with eggs in it .

I host Bluebirds and Purple Martins so I trap / shoot English House Sparrows and Starlings at every opportunity . Both were imported ( not protected ) from Europe and take a toll on native birds . Look HERE for some good ideas . You can find them cheaper but it's a good start .

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You can also use bird netting wrapped around the pole . The only problem is getting a pi$$ed-off snake out of it . grin

Re: Snake ID Please [Re: Waco Kid] #11221105 11/12/15 10:34 PM
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Was sweeping the back patio this morning and found one of these guys sleeping under a wooden basket...WOW these things have attitudeOMG...got really PO'd at me for waking him up!

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