Deffinitely not a snake mite or tick. How big was it? Half inch long? smaller? I don't think it's a stink bug, they tend to have much more triangular shells, almost shield shaped. Also they tend to be closer to half an inch in length, as adults (though it could be a adelescent which does look alot like the adult). It looks like some kind of small weevil to me, which are more narrow in body than stink bugs but don't have a really strong odor if squished. A less blurry picture would make it easier to tell exactly what kind of bug it is.



On the good side, it isn't a snake/reptile or rodent pest, so your animals are all fine. The fact you found it near poop made me think it was some kind of carrion beetle, but it doesn't seem to have the right body shape for that nor the faded coloration typically located behind the neck segment.
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• Mites? Ticks??? What ARE these? - Cl0wn, Wed Dec 28 20:45:37 2005
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• RE: Mites? Ticks??? What ARE these? - Takumaku, Wed Dec 28 21:19:42 2005
• RE: Mites? Ticks??? What ARE these? - phiber_optikx, Thu Dec 29 04:06:48 2005
• Not a mite... - ratsnakehaven, Thu Dec 29 09:32:34 2005
• RE: Mites? Ticks??? What ARE these? - riddick13, Thu Dec 29 12:04:01 2005
• RE: Mites? Ticks??? What ARE these? - Velox_415, Thu Dec 29 14:14:45 2005
• RE: Mites? Ticks??? What ARE these? - PHLdyPayne, Fri Dec 30 16:06:28 2005