Personally, I cannot abide the thought of leaving an injured snake to die a gruesome death on a highway. I have rescued several snakes that would not have survived their next encounter with a set of Goodyears. Consider how lucky a snake has to be to not be instantly fataly injured. Surprisingly, most that are not killed outright survive with care. Re-release to the wild is victory over the forces of deliberate and/or random automotive ophidiocide.

Below is a rescued WV Black Ratsnake.

Cheers,

John D.



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I am so not lesdysxic!

0.1 Creamsicle Cornsake "Yolanda"
1.0 Bairds Ratsnake "Steely Dan"
0.1 Desert Kingsnake "FATTY"

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• How do you feel about WC snakes? - atherisquamigera, Fri Jun 30 00:19:00 2006
• RE: How do you feel about WC snakes? - FunkyRes, Fri Jun 30 01:27:41 2006
• My personal view on WC snakes: - duffy, Fri Jun 30 10:55:56 2006
• RE: My personal view on WC snakes: - FunkyRes, Fri Jun 30 12:32:21 2006
• RE: My personal view on WC snakes: - mchambers, Sun Jul 2 06:32:33 2006
• appropriate response not given... - Joeycoco98, Sat Jul 1 10:19:58 2006
• ALL appropriate responses so far.... - duffy, Sat Jul 1 11:20:49 2006
• RE: ALL appropriate responses so far.... - Joeycoco98, Sat Jul 1 12:29:48 2006
• RE: ALL appropriate responses so far.... - duffy, Sat Jul 1 12:42:13 2006
• To the point - rearfang, Sat Jul 1 14:21:34 2006
• RE: To the point - Joeycoco98, Sat Jul 1 14:40:00 2006
• RE: To the point - atherisquamigera, Sat Jul 1 16:42:04 2006
• RE: To the point - FunkyRes, Sat Jul 1 17:39:19 2006
• various nationalities? - rhallman, Sun Jul 2 10:11:43 2006
• RE: various nationalities? - Joeycoco98, Sun Jul 2 10:45:47 2006
• RE: ALL appropriate responses so far.... - FunkyRes, Sat Jul 1 17:32:36 2006
• RE: appropriate response, try this - mchambers, Sun Jul 2 06:55:03 2006
• Road Rescues - Rivets55, Sat Jul 1 14:09:24 2006
• Snakes don't "think" - Jaykis, Sun Jul 9 20:22:42 2006