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02-09-2007, 07:10 PM
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Wassup!!!
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OOOOPS.....I ment to say black racers, then rat snakes. We do have the others you mention as well...the thick long black ones.
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02-09-2007, 08:14 PM
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Z51
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Originally Posted by Rich Z
There are NO black rat snakes in Florida. If it is a thick bodied blue black snake, it is probably an eastern indigo, which is federally and state protected. If it is a smaller, slimmer black snake with a kind of dull gun metal look, it is probably a black racer. Eastern indigos are GOOD to have around because they will attack and eat venomous snakes around. I used to work with them when I was up in Maryland and they are about the most intelligent and personable snakes around. Matter of fact we saw an indigo snake at the Bok Preserve while we were there. They are rapidly being driven to extinction because their favored habitat also happens to be habitat that real estate developers favor. And we all know who will win that contest......
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Where i hunt in Levy county i see some very big indigos, i mean like 8ft +, even had them slither over my feet while sitting waiting to shoot a treerat.
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02-09-2007, 09:40 PM
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I've seen a water moccasin on my property before.... almost hit it with the mower. Slid off into the ditch nearby.
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02-10-2007, 01:44 AM
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Location: Crawfordville, FL
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Name : Rich Zuchowski
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Originally Posted by CHASZ51
Where i hunt in Levy county i see some very big indigos, i mean like 8ft +, even had them slither over my feet while sitting waiting to shoot a treerat.
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Indigos are very cool snakes. One of my regrets moving down to Florida from Maryland was that I had to give up my breeding colony of them. I REALLY wish I had some living around me, but so far have never seen any. Connie THINKS she saw one years ago, but is not positive.
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02-10-2007, 08:45 AM
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Wassup!!!
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Indigo snakes?  Also, i'm drawing a blank on the light brown colored ones..corn snakes, the name is right there! Anyway, found two of them in our main eletrical box outside a few weeks ago. How they didn't get fried i'll never know. 
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02-10-2007, 11:51 AM
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Internet Sanitation Engineer
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Location: Crawfordville, FL
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Name : Rich Zuchowski
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Originally Posted by ynkedad
Indigo snakes? Also, i'm drawing a blank on the light brown colored ones..corn snakes, the name is right there! Anyway, found two of them in our main eletrical box outside a few weeks ago. How they didn't get fried i'll never know. |
Corn snakes are generally shades of orange and red. That is the species I work with. Of course, I have them in ALL kinds of colors. 
Yes, those are ALL corn snakes......
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02-10-2007, 03:56 PM
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Hey Rich, I hope you aren't thinking about propagating these cute little scorpions. Maybe the snakes will eat em. 
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02-12-2007, 02:11 PM
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Rich, they look like multiple head snakes,,, Like Medusa's head from the old folklore!
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02-12-2007, 08:10 PM
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Wow, they're very colorful!! I've never seen a corn snake before. Ditto on them looking like a multiple headed snake in the pics!
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