RE: How's Everyone Feeling Right Meow?
September 19, 2016 at 2:18 am
(This post was last modified: September 19, 2016 at 2:23 am by Athene.)
Quote:Thumpalumpacus
Shame to lose a good snake like that, then. They control pests very well, and are very shy.
True enough, I suppose.
Some of the non-venomous snakes will strike if they feel threatened or advanced upon, though. I think that the Northern Black Racer will frequently stand its ground and is known to strike repeatedly once provoked. Not necessarily safe to be around in a suburban area like this, with many small children and pets around who could agitate such a creature, unwittingly. It doesn't help that they're often mistaken for cottonmouths.
Still not terribly certain what kind of snake it was, though. Wish I'd thought to take a picture of it.