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do i need to worry about this guy with a smaller (18 lb) dog?
Yeah, that's a black racer. Most likely, if it your dog doesn't bother it, it won't bother your dog. I've had them in my yard and my dogs have gone after them. The snake runs from them. I've seen where my dogs have had them cornered and they will strike at them. They are not poisonous, but if they did bite your dog, they could cause a wound. Snake bites cause the skin to slough off. The problem is that it takes forever for a snake bite to heal. I've seen dogs who have had an open wound from a snake bite 8 months later. If my dogs go after them and I see them, I discourage them from chasing them.
Its a black rat snake. Very common and not aggresive. The black racer is another breed. They are blacker looking and smaller and aggresive. found on the eastern costal regions.
always draw a lot of responses...they usually start off pretty good and accurate and then go kinda crazy. Here are the answers to your questions with 100% accuracy:
It is a Black Racer
The snake and your dog can coexist easily. The dog likely could not catch this snake and if it did, a bite will no damage except for a wound similar to a blackberry bush encounter.
always draw a lot of responses...they usually start off pretty good and accurate and then go kinda crazy. Here are the answers to your questions with 100% accuracy:
It is a Black Racer
The snake and your dog can coexist easily. The dog likely could not catch this snake and if it did, a bite will no damage except for a wound similar to a blackberry bush encounter.
The problem is that the snake can introduce bacteria from the bite and cause infection. Therfore, if bitten by one, it's important to clean it out very well.
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