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There are a load of them on my grandparents farm, I was wondering if I could get an ID.

ratsnake of some kind. where are you?

by the way, the snake is harmless and will actually help the farm as it will curb the rodent population.
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Oh, I know it's helpful, all we do is relocate them to a bit further out in the woods whenever they get too far into the house. We're in southern Kentucky, around the Scottsville/Bowling Green area.

I thought it was probably some sort of ratsnake or racer, but i was wondering about exactly which one if possible. He wasn't aggressive at all, but when I picked him up a lo of saliva/water/venom(?) came out of his mouth. He was probably a good 3 1/2 to 4 feet long.

That's a Black Ratsnake, although the ones in KY don't get completely black.

Chris
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas

The substance that came out of the snake's mouth was most likely water from a recent drink. It certainly would not have been venom.

~~Greg~~

They will also emit a smelly musk when handled on occasion -- totally harmless but a bit stinky. The previous posters are correct. This is perhaps the most beneficial snake to have around a farm, as they consume a huge quantity of rodents each year. A good way to relocate them is with a leaf rake and a bucket.

toss a shirt or towel over the snake. Pick it up with the towel and set it in a pillow case. dump it out wherever you want to relocate him to.
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1.0.0 Great Plains Ratsnake
1.0.0 Corn, Lavender Aztec het for Amel
0.1.0 Black Ratsnake
0.0.1 Texas Rat (tame)
1.0.0 Broad Banded Water Snake, Hypo
1.0.0 Black Bassador Retriever
2.1.0 Godchildren, 1 Evil, 2 possible hets