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Rat snake rescue!
A friend brought this sweet rat snake to me in a pillow case to rehome. We have lots of acres of woods! He was so docile. Just a sweet, gentle natured guy/girl. I'm sure he loves his new forever home out there. This is a pic of me showing it to my little ones.
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Well, re-homing is better than if they'd killed it, but it's detrimental to re-home snakes since they have to learn their way around & may continue to try to find their way
"home". They learn & remember where to brumate in the winter & where to shelter for inclement weather so they aren't killed by heat, cold, etc. so it's a disadvantage
to have to find new places, but black rat snakes are pretty smart & adaptable snakes, so I hope he does alright & likes his new woods. That looks like a very healthy one
too. My biggest snakes are 2.2 Florida rat snakes (close "cousins" of the black rat snakes, mostly a color variation). Wonderful that this snake was docile & you were
able to show your kids. And at least this was the ideal season to re-locate this snake...he/she has all summer & fall to figure things out.
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Re: Rat snake rescue!
I'm sure with 56 acres, a pond and a creek, he will find a nice place to burrow and plenty to eat!
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Re: Rat snake rescue!
Originally Posted by Kerimac
Me too...I love the intelligence of rat snakes...they know when they're safe with us, & they're much easier to keep than the BPs in terms of feeding & temps/humidity...not fussy. Sounds like you need a rat snake some day.
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Eastern black rats rehome very readily. We pull a lot of out people's garages; AC has us on speed dial because they don't deal with wildlife. We actually have a list of local farmers who want them for rodent control.
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Re: Rat snake rescue!
I think I do. And a corn snake, and a spotted python, and a ambelobe panther chameleon and a boa that doesn't get huge and maybe a garter snake. I've fallen down the rabbit hole! I blame it all on my little girl! She started this mess and now I'm obsessed with learning all about them. The next will be a rat snake or a corn snake after today's experience!
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Face it...snakes are harder to quit than potato chips!
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
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Re: Rat snake rescue!
Apparently! A heads up before we got started would have been nice!
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Re: Rat snake rescue!
Originally Posted by Kerimac
Apparently! A heads up before we got started would have been nice!
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If it's any consolation, no one told me either when I got the first one 35 years ago...
BTW, rat snakes are great climbers & lots of fun to watch when you put branches in their tanks. (IMO glass tanks work best, w/ screen tops
for good ventilation). I just cut branches to fit diagonally (with a small jig saw) & criss-cross them in the middle (so they're wedged in place)
..these snakes are so graceful on branches.
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