> From: Jon Gabriel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Oh, and the neighbor that Dan's most friendly with came over on the > >weekend to help Dan dispose of a snake. Turned out to just be a rat > >snake, and it probably wouldn't have messed with our dogs, but Dan > >didn't want to take any chances. (He doesn't know how to identify a > >rattler by sight, and assumes that all snakes are dangerous. I can > >recognize some snakes as harmless, and he'll leave the > little ones be on > >my say-so.) It was over 5' long. > > Five FEET?!? Is that normal?
Black Rat Snakes can get pretty big. I came home one day and a big one was sunning itself on our driveway in front of the garage. After restraining my first impulse to run it over, I poked at it with a rake until it slithered away. Later, I looked it up and found it was a black rat snake. Which, apparently, are constrictors and are very good for keeping rodents down. So, I'm glad I spared it. - jmh _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
