Another native visitor

Whytey said:

Just noticed a 2m local at the front door, a beautiful carpet python..... seeking some autumn midday sun.
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Think I rather the in-laws stop in !

Whoa!

Seriously, they're pretty much harmless unless you're an unsuspecting small yard pet or trespassing rodent.
The ones to worry about are the eastern browns and red-bellied blacks.

Whytey said:

Just noticed a 2m local at the front door, a beautiful carpet python..... seeking some autumn midday sun.
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Yikes…..would make a few nice wallets


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SLING-N-SHOT said:

Yikes…..would make a few nice wallets


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The python in the post photos, look like wait a year and someone could make Several pairs of boots outa the skin.
Pretty pattern snake, I'd let him be, you'll rarely have a rodent problem, no doubt.

Seen this one on a hike near my house . He could have bit me because I didn't see him at first . Sitting just off the trail . Blue phase speckle rattle snake .

I say hot oil, flour, salt, pepper and hot sauce.

Love snakes. Just sayin'.....really cool beasts...

Slide-Easy said:

I say hot oil, flour, salt, pepper and hot sauce.

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One can only legally do that with a native animal if you're aboriginal, indigenous or is that a first nations person..... not sure what to call the native humans anymore.

I've always wanted to try eating rattlesnake. My brother-in-law ate some while he was in the US National Guard in California. He said it wasn't too bad.

David D said:

I've always wanted to try eating rattlesnake. My brother-in-law ate some while he was in the US National Guard in California. He said it wasn't too bad.

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Tastes like chicken .

treefork said:

Tastes like chicken .

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Some say taste like chicken, my question is does it taste close to eating alligator? Alligator is my favorite tasting meat, next to beef.

That's a beauty!!!...maybe it was scoping out the bird and insect figurines at the foot of the column?

Yeah, maybe they have a liking for bronze fauna.

good lookin snake,def no rat problems,we have a couple black rat snakes living under the house and sheds,have definatly helped keep the rodent population down,

None of the venemous guys in my region, milk snakes are probably the sharpest looking, eastern ringnecks have their own classiness, and ribbon snakes have that contrasting vibe going on. Never happened onto a Hognose.
Water snakes have that ballsy water moccasin look when they really mature, but good ol' Garter snakes are all over the friggin place...just admire their existence...they intend no harm...