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I was cleaning some horse stalls when I came across this long snake (about 3.5ft) it has multiple black stripes spanning the length of it. the stripes are clearly defined against a tan body. there is a pine tree farm near by, so maybe that's where he canes from. any help would be great.

That is a yellow ratsnake, aka chicken snake . They are probably the most beneficial snake we have. They grow to over seven feet in length & feed primarily on rodents, though they will eat the occasional bird or egg if the opportunity presents itself.

The young are blotched, turning to stripes after a year or so. The youngsters feed on treefrogs. A large adult will wreak havoc on a rat's nest, eating the mother & all the young in one meal.

~~Greg~~
Venomous Snakes of Florida

Thanks! It's great to know that I have a good friend in the war against our rodents around here.

Here are a couple more good shots of this guy.
http://i.imgur.com/CBnFj.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/4wyPa.jpg

He seems a little hurt but I do hope he sticks around; and I hope he has an apatite, because some of the rats are pretty big!

......of course!

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

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Yep and a definite plus to have around a horse stable. Totally harmless, unless you're a rodent.
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BigT
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Nice pic.
What CAMERA did you use, to take that pic. ?
HOW did you get the photo to come up wide like that?

I used a powershot SD950 IS digital Elph. It takes some nice pictures when the light is really good, like it is in those shots. I did use gimp software to reduce the image size from 4000x3000 to 1024x768 also.

Was that snake found in the eastern Georgia/S. Carolina area by any chance?

Thanks, ~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

my website -Serpentine Specialties

I apparently looked at everything but the post title!..LOL!

GEEEZ!.LOL!

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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

my website -Serpentine Specialties

Doug can read....just real slowly. Heehee ~~Greg~~

Yes, talk about feeling completely STUPID!

I noticed the post title just a split second after I clicked the "Post Message" button!..HAHAHAA!!

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

my website -Serpentine Specialties

>>HOW did you get the photo to come up wide like that?

You have to use another site to host your photos. You can use any size photo in the forums here, but the KS photo gallery limits the size (or resizes) any photos you upload. (Most free sites with a lot of traffic will do this.)
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