Posted by:
Greg Longhurst
at Thu Jun 12 04:55:05 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Greg Longhurst ]
If you had just posted the picture & not mentioned where it was found, I (& most others here) would have told you it is a Texas ratsnake. Strange looks for either a gray or a black, the only two that "should" be found in your area.
Your perception is correct. They are among the best climbers of any snake on earth. They can climb a pine tree gripping nothing but the bark on the trunk or climb a stuccoed block wall. The birds will react like that to any snake that size, but in this case, they have reason to fear this one. They will prey upon anything in a bird's nest..eggs, young, or adults. The vast majority of their diet, however, is rodents, making them an extremely beneficial snake.
~~Greg~~
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