Posted by Wayne --Previous Message--
on May 19, 2005, 3:24 pm, in reply to "a snake I saw"
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From the description they sound like Black Rat Snakes. They are non-venomous, eat mostly
rodents but also bats, birds and other animals. They are common in many parts of the eastern U.S. and their record length is over 8 feet long. Though 5 to 6 feet is as large as I have ever seen.
: HOW DO I ADD MY PHOTOS TO THI E-MAIL?
:
: I was hiking with a group in Devil's
: Den, Connecticut, this past Saturday
: and we saw two 5-1/2 feet long black
: snakes sunning themselves by the pond -
: one on a tree limb (right above where
: one of us was sitting), and the other
: one was curled up like a rope on the
: ground. Another hiker came by and told
: us it was a "Black snake" and
: that it was not poisonous. After we
: watched them for about 5 minutes, and
: took some photos, they both slid back
: into their home inside a crevice in a
: boulder by the pond. Could you look at
: the attached photos and tell me the
: name of this snake and its
: characteristics? Do they swim in the
: pond? What do they eat? Are they
: common? Do they usually get so big? Did
: Devil's Den get its name because of
: these serpents?
:
: Charlie Holster, Long Beach, NY
: (Nassau Hiking and Outdoor Club)
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