Thanks for responding!

Is that a baby rat snake in your picture? I haven't take a picture yet - kinda scared he'll lunge at me, frankly. This snake looks very much like the one in your picture except for the faint pattern (which is not on mine) and the size - mine is a little thinner.

He would have an absolute field day in my barn - I just came in and saw at least 3 rats, But they stay exclusively in the rafters so the cats can't get them. I assumed the snake would figure out to get up there where the food was and out of harms way. I mean he IS wild.

If I just keep the snake for a day or two until I can make a positive id with pictures, is it necessary to give him food, water and bedding?I assumed he needed some warm, hence the light...

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• Found Snake-black rat snake? need advice - valsey, Thu Mar 6 18:51:28 2008
• do you have a pic - ameratsnake, Thu Mar 6 19:10:27 2008
• also - ameratsnake, Thu Mar 6 19:35:31 2008
• RE: also - valsey, Thu Mar 6 20:00:37 2008
• water is all you should need - ameratsnake, Thu Mar 6 20:19:16 2008
• RE: water is all you should need - valsey, Thu Mar 6 20:47:38 2008
• RE: water is all you should need - valsey, Thu Mar 6 20:52:34 2008
• RE: water is all you should need - valsey, Thu Mar 6 20:54:38 2008
• if you have a pair of gloves - ameratsnake, Thu Mar 6 21:10:12 2008
• RE: if you have a pair of gloves - valsey, Thu Mar 6 22:09:28 2008
• no problem - ameratsnake, Fri Mar 7 01:34:14 2008
• RE: if you have a pair of gloves - Guttersnacks, Mon Mar 17 16:33:43 2008
• RE: water is all you should need - Dwight Good, Fri Mar 7 13:35:23 2008
• RE: water is all you should need - valsey, Fri Mar 7 13:41:32 2008
• didn't even cross my mind - ameratsnake, Fri Mar 7 13:52:13 2008
• RE: water is all you should need - DMong, Fri Mar 7 16:03:33 2008
• RE: water is all you should need - Dwight Good, Fri Mar 7 18:25:52 2008
• RE: water is all you should need - Dwight Good, Fri Mar 7 18:28:37 2008
• Dwight!........... - DMong, Sat Mar 8 01:25:57 2008
• Hey! - Guttersnacks, Mon Mar 17 16:40:28 2008
• Uhmm... - hermanbronsgeest, Sat Mar 8 07:51:45 2008
• RE: Uhmm... - BillMcgElaphe, Sat Mar 8 09:25:00 2008
• RE: Uhmm... - hermanbronsgeest, Sat Mar 8 12:01:54 2008
• RE: Uhmm... - DMong, Sat Mar 8 13:23:05 2008
• RE: Uhmm... - hermanbronsgeest, Sun Mar 9 07:36:21 2008
• RE: Uhmm... - valsey, Sun Mar 9 08:28:04 2008
• RE: Uhmm... - valsey, Sun Mar 9 08:38:56 2008
• the best kind of rat! - ameratsnake, Sun Mar 9 19:28:15 2008
• RE: the best kind of rat! - valsey, Sun Mar 9 20:52:28 2008
• thats funny! - ameratsnake, Mon Mar 10 18:05:08 2008
• RE: thats funny! - valsey, Thu Mar 13 22:09:54 2008
• RE: water is all you should need - Alan Garry, Sat Mar 8 12:33:40 2008
• RE: water is all you should need - DMong, Fri Mar 7 02:47:46 2008
• RE: water is all you should need - snakesdjf, Mon Mar 10 00:44:55 2008
• RE: also - valsey, Thu Mar 6 20:07:16 2008
• RE: also - handofmidas, Thu Mar 6 21:10:04 2008
• RE: also - valsey, Thu Mar 6 22:41:31 2008
• nobody wants a barn full of - ameratsnake, Fri Mar 7 01:44:14 2008
• RE: do you have a pic - valsey, Fri Mar 7 10:33:39 2008
• RE: do you have a pic - billysbrown, Fri Mar 7 13:54:54 2008
• racer - ameratsnake, Fri Mar 7 14:18:43 2008
• RE: Found Snake-black rat snake? need advice - BillMcgElaphe, Sat Mar 8 09:38:23 2008
• RE: Found Snake-black rat snake? need ad - valsey, Sun Mar 9 08:23:03 2008
• RE: Found Snake-black rat snake? need ad - Dannyboy9, Mon Mar 10 19:53:14 2008
• It's a Black Racer - tspuckler, Sat Mar 8 09:49:18 2008