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My rat snake keeps surprising me
Posted on 9/17/21 at 9:39 pm
Posted on 9/17/21 at 9:39 pm
And it’s not that great of a time.
I’ve encountered this fricking 4 foot cue ball thick snake about a half dozen times the last week. His tail was hanging out of a crack in the stairs down to the pool liked to have done my ticker in right then.
I like the critter and know he’s doing work but I gotta figure out something for all these gotchas in my living area outside.
Would mothballs or something around the house keep away from the patio but still around the property.
fricker is fat and black and if you just see half of him looks just like a moc.
I don’t want to shovel massage him but he needs to stay in the yard. During the hurricane he went into a pillar on our patio which was very disconcerting. Dude appears randomly.
Came swimming when I was fishing out the drain in the dog kennel after Ida. Too close for comfort.
What I do baws
I’ve encountered this fricking 4 foot cue ball thick snake about a half dozen times the last week. His tail was hanging out of a crack in the stairs down to the pool liked to have done my ticker in right then.
I like the critter and know he’s doing work but I gotta figure out something for all these gotchas in my living area outside.
Would mothballs or something around the house keep away from the patio but still around the property.
fricker is fat and black and if you just see half of him looks just like a moc.
I don’t want to shovel massage him but he needs to stay in the yard. During the hurricane he went into a pillar on our patio which was very disconcerting. Dude appears randomly.
Came swimming when I was fishing out the drain in the dog kennel after Ida. Too close for comfort.
What I do baws
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Posted on 9/17/21 at 10:38 pm to Prosecuted Collins
If its an aggravation just smoke the dude and move on
Posted on 9/17/21 at 10:48 pm to Prosecuted Collins
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What I do baws
This in not difficult. Get the hoe, shovel, or shotgun and get rid of your problem.
Posted on 9/17/21 at 11:51 pm to Prosecuted Collins
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What I do baws
Grow a pair. It’s a rat snake. Let him work.
Posted on 9/18/21 at 12:04 am to Prosecuted Collins
Eliminate his food source and he will leave on his own.
Posted on 9/18/21 at 12:09 pm to Prosecuted Collins
Just let it be. Who cares. It’ll do nothing but help you. Won’t hurt you or anyone.
Posted on 9/18/21 at 12:11 pm to sta4ever
Don't kill it. You will regret it.
Posted on 9/18/21 at 3:14 pm to 308
I had one get in my garage one day. It was tough getting it out without killing it.
Posted on 9/18/21 at 4:08 pm to Prosecuted Collins
I almost stepped on mine the other day. Scared the shite out of me. He slithered off with his head up and one eye on me.
Posted on 9/18/21 at 5:04 pm to Prosecuted Collins
I know what you mean. Mine is 6 foot long and I almost stepped on him the other day. But it is docile and just slithers right past. There is no drama unless I try to capture it.
Posted on 9/18/21 at 10:19 pm to Prosecuted Collins
You live within an hour or two of Folsom? Of so, I’ll come catch him and relocate him to my land.
Posted on 9/19/21 at 8:22 am to Prosecuted Collins
Just name him something cute like Noodle.
That will reduce the fear by 27%.
That will reduce the fear by 27%.
Posted on 9/19/21 at 10:52 am to bird35
I really like this advice 
Posted on 9/19/21 at 4:27 pm to bird35
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Just name him something cute like Noodle.
That will reduce the fear by 27%.
Post of the week right here.
Posted on 9/19/21 at 7:01 pm to tadman
I have a similar issue. Me and snakes don’t get along but I understand the rat snake is harmless and he’s helping me out. Well a few months ago the pest control guy was doing his quarterly spray around the exterior of the house. After he was done, he came to the house and told my wife that he just encountered one of the largest rat snakes he had seen in his career and he’s been doing this for over 20 years. I know that sum bitch is around my shop and he’s going to make me shite my pants when I run into him.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 6:12 am to GeauxTime9
Fat and black does not sound like a rat snake.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 6:52 am to Prosecuted Collins
3 words I never expected to see in a thread title; My rat snake
This post was edited on 9/20/21 at 6:53 am
Posted on 9/20/21 at 8:26 am to Prosecuted Collins
You could spray paint it. A nice pastel. That would be calming.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 8:40 am to Prosecuted Collins
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His tail was hanging out of a crack in the stairs down to the pool liked to have done my ticker in right then.
You know what's worse than a snake tail protruding from your pool stairs? I big fricking rat running around the stairs!
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:57 am to Prosecuted Collins
i applaud you for not giving him the shovel treatment. I honestly dont kn ow if the mothball thing is a myth or not. Catch, bag, release somewhere?
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