OT - Look who came visiting today! (pic)

770 D gal · Sep 3, 2010

You can imagine my surprise, when I got up from my desk and walked past the tractor! Now I'm not afraid of snakes and suck, but it was rathing startling to see that "hanging" out! Last I saw "Blackie", it was disappearing under the parts washer!

770 D gal · Sep 3, 2010

oops - excuse the couple of typos! its late!

ChrisinMO · Sep 3, 2010

Shucks! That's just a little one!

Good thinking with the camera. When that happens to me, I never can think of getting a camera.

Christopher

Mike (WA) · Sep 3, 2010

For those of us who just have garter snakes, and not many of those, what kind of snake is that?

BCnT · Sep 4, 2010

looks like a rat snake...non poisonious but they will make ya hurt yerself gettin away...we find em regular in these parts over 6 foot.

2x4 · Sep 4, 2010

Black Rat Snake, usually just called 'blacksnake'

GordoSD · Sep 4, 2010

Looks like it just caught a couple of rats.

Gordo

Murray A. Elliott · Sep 4, 2010

That snake if in my garage/workshop, would now be a deceased snake, hate them. Cheers, Murray(I know many people make nice comments about the benefits of having snakes, but they alway's startle me.)

john in la · Sep 4, 2010

I thought a Black Rat snake was solid black.

To me that looks more like a Black Kingsnake because it has the white or yellow speckling.

DownSouth · Sep 4, 2010

Ah yes, a good old black snake. We have them down here too, and I leave them alone.
If you let him live, he will keep any and all rats or mice from chewing up the wiring on your Oliver! Once he's eaten the pests, he will move along to a better location. Be sure and thank him for his services!
BTW, I don't like snakes as a rule. I've killed several little coral snakes, but when I see an all black snake I just move away and let him be. They are more afraid of you than you think. If you come after them with a shovel or whatever handy tool you have, you bet they will try to defend themselves.

johndeereman · Sep 4, 2010

must have seen tha ollie green paint and got it confused for a dumpster lots of mice around dumpsters lol j/p

PJH · Sep 4, 2010

Yes - we call them kingsnakes here in Southern Illinois. A VERY good snake to have around the place. I had always heard that they would kill a copperhead, but never believed it until I saw one doing just that on a nature show.

They are welcome at my place.

Paul

770 D gal · Sep 5, 2010

I wondered about the coloring of this snake but was not familiar with the Kingsnake, did not know it could be anything other than a black snake. But after a little research, I believe you are correct, I looked at the other photo's I took and this snake is definitely patterned like a Kingsnake. Thanks for your reply!

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