Pretty freaking dizzy!
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JK Freak
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From: Cumming, GA
The skins don't have a rattle, so I think it might be a rat snake.
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JK Freak
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best way to find out.... buy a feeder mouse... play with it and get it scent on your hand and then put your hand down in the dark and confined areas of the engine bay.
This serves two purposes:
1. You find out if it is still in there
2. You find out if it is poisonous
Please report back
This serves two purposes:
1. You find out if it is still in there
2. You find out if it is poisonous
Please report back
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From: Boone, NC
best way to find out.... buy a feeder mouse... play with it and get it scent on your hand and then put your hand down in the dark and confined areas of the engine bay.
This serves two purposes:
1. You find out if it is still in there
2. You find out if it is poisonous
Please report back
This serves two purposes:
1. You find out if it is still in there
2. You find out if it is poisonous
Please report back
Honestly, I think you need to make a trip to the hardware store and invest in a good shovel. I'm not a fan of snakes, and I'm almost positive that every time a shovel and a snake get into a fight, the shovel wins.
Other then that, it would be hilarious to take it to the dealer and tell them you keep hearing some sort of rattle coming from the engine compartment
Bad thing is, they would probably never find it
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From: warrenton,VA
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JK Freak
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Mystery solved, it's a rat snake!
Sent a picture to an expert at UGA and got this response...
The snake is a baby rat snake. I suspect that the skins probably belong to the parents, or to close relatives. Rat snakes are completely harmless and are actually good to have around the yard because they eat mice and squirrels. Unfortunately, in their search for these animals rat snakes often find their way into peoples garages, attics, and homes, and sadly, many are killed needlessly. This is perhaps most true for baby rat snakes that have a bold pattern and are thus often mistaken for copperheads. You can learn more about this species at: http://www.uga.edu/srelherp/snakes/elaobs.htm
I'm keeping him!
Sent a picture to an expert at UGA and got this response...
The snake is a baby rat snake. I suspect that the skins probably belong to the parents, or to close relatives. Rat snakes are completely harmless and are actually good to have around the yard because they eat mice and squirrels. Unfortunately, in their search for these animals rat snakes often find their way into peoples garages, attics, and homes, and sadly, many are killed needlessly. This is perhaps most true for baby rat snakes that have a bold pattern and are thus often mistaken for copperheads. You can learn more about this species at: http://www.uga.edu/srelherp/snakes/elaobs.htm
I'm keeping him!
Last edited by JoeBlob; Sep 19, 2008 at 01:08 PM.
JK Freak
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Congratulations on your new pet!
So glad ya'll solved that one cause he looks just like the one I found under the dog house eating a frog....Yuuuuukkkkk..shshshiver. Yes I'm a girl
