I.D. this snake please....giggidy (j/k, no giggidy)

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Adeptus_Minor

Damn good snake to have around.
They tend to prey upon venomous snakes.

king snakes do eat other snakes and I know the cali kings eat rattlers. I dont know if other species of kings eat rattlers orother venemous species

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by tommymac

king snakes do eat other snakes and I know the cali kings eat rattlers. I dont know if other species of kings eat rattlers orother venemous species

I can't verify, but I know that my grandfather (who normally kills most snakes he encounters) expressed regret when he accidentally killed a kingsnake with the lawnmower. Apparently it had been living on our property for a while and he was happy to have it there.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by 101lifts2

What kind of snake is that? Looks vicious.

mine was eastern hognose, it's nonvenomous. It looks freakin psycho though.

http://www.texassnakes.net/Hognose.html

[Razor]

All Kingsnakes will eat other snakes, poisonous or not. North American kingsnakes are immune to the venom of North American poisonous snakes (rattlers, cottonmouths, copperheads, even corals) but not neccesarily poisonous snakes from other places. They are very good to have around to keep down the populations of other snakes and rodents and they can get pretty big. I saw one in Osceola National forest about 6-7 ft long laying in the road and when it saw me it literally launched itself from the edge of the road and cleared about a 12 ft wide ditch to land and disappear into the woods.

[AquaPython]

hmm,

What we have here, little yellow sister, is a magnificent specimen of pure shitville Blacksnake. But it ain't too goddamned boku.

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by Razor

All Kingsnakes will eat other snakes, poisonous or not. North American kingsnakes are immune to the venom of North American poisonous snakes (rattlers, cottonmouths, copperheads, even corals) but not neccesarily poisonous snakes from other places. They are very good to have around to keep down the populations of other snakes and rodents and they can get pretty big.

See, that's what I had always heard and why I can't subscribe to the "ALL SNAKES MUST DIE!!!" mentality.
I figure a snake that helps police its own deserves my respect.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Adeptus_Minor

See, that's what I had always heard and why I can't subscribe to the "ALL SNAKES MUST DIE!!!" mentality.
I figure a snake that helps police its own deserves my respect.

So youre endorsing canibalism then

people dont realize most snakes are good since the eat rodents and other pests

[Trip]

Tommy, I am surprised you aren't at the Bronx Zoo trying to steal the missing Egyptian Cobra.

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by tommymac

So you're endorsing cannibalism then

people dont realize most snakes are good since the eat rodents and other pests

I absolutely do!
And yeah, places that don't have at least a moderate snake population have issues with rats and other vermin.

[Gas Man]

I don't believe we have many snakes in michigan and we don't hv a big rat issue. Maybe in detroit they hv a mild rat issue (mild compared to like ny).