I was mowing the grass a few weeks back up along the fence line of my neighbor's pasture. I just caught its tail end slithering around a fence post and disappearing on the other side. I saw maybe a foot of it, but it appeared to be sizable in diameter.
The other day I was cutting the same area and found this:
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June 01, 2018, 09:55 PM
DrDan
Well, today we discovered a cottonmouth is living under our house AC compressor. It's just a juvenile at about 16", but it is being evicted, regardless.
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June 01, 2018, 10:30 PM
Bisleyblackhawk
That's some good eatin' right there...just cut it up and deep fry it in lard...almost as good as pork rinds ...
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June 01, 2018, 10:58 PM
rusbro
Snake lingerie.
June 02, 2018, 05:55 AM
gearhounds
With that size, I’m guessing a Black Rat snake; one of the most helpful snakes to have around, unless you’re a bird. If there are any venomous snakes around, there won’t be for long; these guys will find them and eat them.
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June 02, 2018, 07:05 AM
arfmel
Quite lengthy.
June 02, 2018, 07:09 AM
ArtieS
Looks like what we would call a coach whip. Good snakes.
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June 02, 2018, 07:38 AM
nukeandpave
NOPE. NOPE. NOPE.
June 02, 2018, 10:10 AM
whanson_wi
Many mice died to make that skin.
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June 02, 2018, 10:23 AM
henryaz
quote:
Originally posted by DrDan: Well, today we discovered a cottonmouth is living under our house AC compressor. It's just a juvenile at about 16", but it is being evicted, regardless.
Out here in the land of snakes, and especially the largest variety of rattlesnake species, I find the AC compressors are a favorite spot for them. I am always very circumspect when I begin to step on that concrete pad for any reason.
June 02, 2018, 10:41 AM
jsbcody
For anything other than Black Rat Snake, I am going with Ripley's advice:
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