Will he make it in the wild?
Hi colubrid folks! This little guy found his way to my neighbors house. They ran away and called me. He’s clearly in shed and this eye concerns me. I have zero experience in wild native snakes and was curious if you all think he will thrive in the wild with this injury or if I should turn him over to someone who can care for him? I know I grabbed him behind the head but trying to do the right thing here. Getting a picture of this while in shed trying to handle him and take a pic at the same time proved nearly impossible. Thanks! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...7767c80bae.jpg
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Re: Will he make it in the wild?
Thanks bog! I have no experience with them whatsoever. And yes. While he is currently in shed and blue on the other side his eye looks fine. I would be hesitant to hold onto him permanently for the simple fact I have no experience. But he has decent size and looks like he has done ok til this point. I really fear his eye is gone and has been like that for some time based off the build up of scar tissue.
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Re: Will he make it in the wild?
Yeah. He has the normal rat snake attitude from the others I have pulled from various neighbors yards. I think I’m gonna give him a soak for a couple hours and take him to the woods. I like having the black snakes around. Thanks again!
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Re: Will he make it in the wild?
Always nice to see people helping relocate snakes from places they are not wanted :gj: