Re: Black Rat Snakes in Central Maine?

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Posted by Taj on June 07, 1999 at 17:46:32:

In Reply to: Re: Black Rat Snakes in Central Maine? posted by tr on June 05, 1999 at 22:59:04:

: I have a few large rubbermaid tubs in my car ready to collect the ones we find this week. They are putting decon out for the mice, which wont work in such a large barn. All I can do is collect what I can and release them in my yard where they are welcome. If I find the rat snake Ill put it around my shed, maybe I have some mice he can chomp on. And Ill still get to see him, just not handle. As far as getting him to stop killing the snakes, I have no influence there, since they are set in their ways- although if this counts, he did page me last weekend to come try to help take care of them.

: : : My boss is having a fit with all his snakes around his house. We are currently tearing down part of a barn, and his wife says they have a huge black snake out by it. It's at least 1.5 inces wide and must be long as hell, since when it moves through greenery you actually see the greenery move. It is at least two feet long, sound like a black rat snake or a racer? The barn is infested with mice. They are killing as many snakes as possible, so if it is a rat snake I want to save it and perhaps keep it or release it somewhere else. Are there any online care sheets for black rats? Thanks in advance.

: : First, how can you stand by and watch your boss kill snakes? Tell him to stop the senseless killing. He's acting irrational! What's he afraid of? Explain the benificial role snakes play in controlling rodent populations and he's only allowing for more rodents to multiply. Just throw them all in a pillow case and relocate them down the road. Wild caught black rats don't make good captives. They typically pace the cage and rub their noses raw and refuse food. -Dan

Well i don't really know about that. I've had an albino black rat for 7 years now and she's doing fine. Also, the camp i go to has had numerous wild-caught black rats kept over the summer, and then released. So I'm not sure that there all that hard to hand/keep/feed since most of the people there dont know much of anything bout snakes, or reptiles in general for that matter. I got my snake when she was (we guessed) about 1 year old and about 2 feet long, now she's 5+ feet long, and about 1 inch around!! They aren't that hard to handle, although perhaps a very large one would be.
My snake has grown-up on, origanly pinkies, but has now graduated into full-grown mice. She's a beuty.

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: : I have a few large rubbermaid tubs in my car ready to collect the ones we find this week. They are putting decon out for the mice, which wont work in such a large barn. All I can do is collect what I can and release them in my yard where they are welcome. If I find the rat snake Ill put it around my shed, maybe I have some mice he can chomp on. And Ill still get to see him, just not handle. As far as getting him to stop killing the snakes, I have no influence there, since they are set in their ways- although if this counts, he did page me last weekend to come try to help take care of them. : : : : My boss is having a fit with all his snakes around his house. We are currently tearing down part of a barn, and his wife says they have a huge black snake out by it. It's at least 1.5 inces wide and must be long as hell, since when it moves through greenery you actually see the greenery move. It is at least two feet long, sound like a black rat snake or a racer? The barn is infested with mice. They are killing as many snakes as possible, so if it is a rat snake I want to save it and perhaps keep it or release it somewhere else. Are there any online care sheets for black rats? Thanks in advance. : : : First, how can you stand by and watch your boss kill snakes? Tell him to stop the senseless killing. He's acting irrational! What's he afraid of? Explain the benificial role snakes play in controlling rodent populations and he's only allowing for more rodents to multiply. Just throw them all in a pillow case and relocate them down the road. Wild caught black rats don't make good captives. They typically pace the cage and rub their noses raw and refuse food. -Dan : Well i don't really know about that. I've had an albino black rat for 7 years now and she's doing fine. Also, the camp i go to has had numerous wild-caught black rats kept over the summer, and then released. So I'm not sure that there all that hard to hand/keep/feed since most of the people there dont know much of anything bout snakes, or reptiles in general for that matter. I got my snake when she was (we guessed) about 1 year old and about 2 feet long, now she's 5+ feet long, and about 1 inch around!! They aren't that hard to handle, although perhaps a very large one would be. : My snake has grown-up on, origanly pinkies, but has now graduated into full-grown mice. She's a beuty.

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