Thanks Doug, and I love that snake you posted.

I was just feeling really guilty after whacking this tough little mouse 4 times and it still wouldn't "go to the light"

We keep the mice well, so there really is not much stink. Even though they are feeders, I try to be as good to them as I can.

Think about it, if a farmer was abusing his beef, the burgers would never make it to the store.

Fortunately I inherited a 40 acre place, so we should not be moving anytime soon.

I have been obsessive with snakes since 1970, to the point now where I built several wetlands and a hibernaculum in our back yard.

Raising food is not a problem here, We even have a "Slug farm" in the basement for feeding the little ground snakes during the winter.

Where does it end?

Some of our snakes - Click here

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