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Old 05-12-2009, 02:18 PM
 
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I saw this long black snake in a hedge outside a North Raleigh office complex today. At first, it looked like a hose.



Don't know what was more entertaining -- the snake itself, or the people who gathered to play with it.

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Old 05-12-2009, 02:21 PM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Looks like a Coachwhip: Snakes of North Carolina
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Old 05-12-2009, 03:08 PM
 
Location: Ellicott City MD
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I only have two categories of snakes:

1) Ones you want around
2) Ones you don't want around.

This is one you want around. It is non-poisonous and probably eats other snakes. It is either a rat snake (usually just called a black snake around here) or a black racer. Check Needcaffeine's link for descriptions of both. Snakes of North Carolina
(Don't think it is a Coachwhip, though. They live east of here.)
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Old 05-12-2009, 04:14 PM
 
Location: Cary, NC
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I am voting for rat snake too and yes, they're awesome to have around and keep the critter population down!
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Old 05-12-2009, 04:15 PM
 
Location: Oxxford Hunt, Cary NC
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I'm thinking those folks must be pretty bored at work to get that excited over a snake!
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Old 05-12-2009, 04:28 PM
 
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I'm thinking those folks must be pretty bored at work to get that excited over a snake!
To be fair, it was around 12:30.
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Old 05-12-2009, 05:30 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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We have one now, up in a hole in one of our trees. Last year the same kind of snake was there, with at least 3 baby snakes. They would lean out of the hole and catch the sun. I wonder if they were the reason our squirrel population went down for awhile? The hole did house 3 or 4 squirrels, before the snake(s) arrived. Seems that after the snakes moved out, (I think they were around for a couple of weeks), it took some time before we saw squirrels again. Love to get the binoculars and look at the hole. It's way up in a very big tree, but we have a prefect view of it! It's also been home to a very large, "Woody" Woodpecker! Haven't seen him much this year.
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Old 05-12-2009, 07:00 PM
 
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What a beautiful snake!
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Old 05-12-2009, 07:15 PM
 
Location: Mebane
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Black Mamba
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Old 05-12-2009, 08:56 PM
 
Location: Wake Forest
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I wonder what the snake thought? Probably slithered home shed its skin tossed back a few rats and said let me tell you about my day..... I seen these large figures that were staring at me like I had arms and legs and hair..........Man and they say we are scary!?
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