Wild caught

[SquirmyPug]

Nothing like "bipolar" weather, lol. I wouldn't catch a lizard for it to eat (more transferable diseases & parasites, though as a wild snake it's probably on the menu anyway); I'd give it a mouse, personally...it's way more nutrition. Is he relaxed in the cage? or trying to get out?

He seems to be relaxed. At first he stayed in the hides but has already been exploring and just hanging out on top of the hides. Even when I reached in with the mouse it didn't freak out, just stayed still until it noticed the mouse. He didn't really strike, just kinda slowly bit it then ate without constricting.

All of the red rat snakes I've caught that were wild have been very calm. Never had one strike at me defensively. Yellow rat snakes though....

Oh and he has definitely eaten lots of lizards growing up the amount of lizards around here is crazy.