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1-Old-Man

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41. looks a good bit like a Black Snake in the lower photos

Wed Jan 9, 2013, 04:05 PM

Jan 2013

We get a lot of them in the summer, 4 to 5 feet is about right for the size for an adult in my experience. When they find their way into the house I just catch them and carry them down the road a few hundred yards and release them in the woods. Just hold them behind the head with just enough pressure to contain them, there is no good reason to harm the snake.

By the way, I am no snake lover and only grab one at the call of my dear wife's shreeks. She is terrified of them, but would never allow that one be harmed.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 OP

Call Wildlife Control and have them come and get whatever the thing is. sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #1

+1,000 nt MADem Jan 2013 #4

No ideas, just.... OneGrassRoot Jan 2013 #2

No idea, and I would NOT want to get close enough to find out... 2theleft Jan 2013 #3

Thank God it's not a dingo! pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #5

"Any ideas?" - Move ? n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #6

Call everyone! HappyMe Jan 2013 #7

I'd rather have pythons in my back yard than rats. Whovian Jan 2013 #8

I believe FL requires you to have a permit to kill it. Alternate is a nuisance wildlife trapper. nt jody Jan 2013 #9

Pythons are invasive species in Florida. Jenoch Jan 2013 #66

+1000 Please call Wildlife Control Fla Dem Jan 2013 #73

I believe a permit was needed a few years ago. Do you have a link to FFWCC allowing killing without jody Jan 2013 #76

4 Foot? Wish it well and let it go on its way. FarCenter Jan 2013 #10

If it's really only 4' long, pick it up and put it in a pillowcase, then MineralMan Jan 2013 #11

+1 Scuba Jan 2013 #14

What is needed is a 12-year-old boy. Have him take the snake MineralMan Jan 2013 #23

I grew up in SW PA DocMac Jan 2013 #40

I'm so glad I never knew there were copperheads in SW PA... OneGrassRoot Jan 2013 #59

Not just boys ya know Politicalboi Jan 2013 #46

You're right, of course. I had friends who were girls who would grab MineralMan Jan 2013 #50

It could be a bull snake madokie Jan 2013 #12

Nope, not a bull snake. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #15

I think HERETIC I AM was using the picture in the OP to say it looks kinda like this snake madokie Jan 2013 #19

It's still not a bullsnake. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #39

The first pic in the OP is from a web search. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #38

No, bull snakes have completely different markings. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #20

Not a Burmese python? marions ghost Jan 2013 #13

Unfortunately... GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #17

Buy a gun and shoot anything that moves! randome Jan 2013 #16

Preferably .22 birdshot FarCenter Jan 2013 #24

They are easy to grill snooper2 Jan 2013 #18

Catch it and keep it as a pet! Edit: Actually, don't! backscatter712 Jan 2013 #21

If it were me, first thing I would do dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #22

If you have pets keep them inside and ring up arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #25

Yah, that's one of the constrictors, and not a very big one, either. MineralMan Jan 2013 #26

The problem is, too many non native snakes have been released in this state. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #31

That's why I suggested catching it, bagging it, and calling MineralMan Jan 2013 #35

I have handled plenty of snakes in the past.... A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #44

I just read about this.. siouxsiecreamcheese Jan 2013 #27

It isn't barbaric. It is necessary. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #36

looks like one of these Python sebae warrior1 Jan 2013 #28

Pythons are not native to FL and are a dangerous and invasive species. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #29

boa constrictor? Baitball Blogger Jan 2013 #30

Perhaps. Short little bugger. n/t A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #32

There's a general color pattern for each species. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #33

It hauled ass. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #37

Problem solved for now. MineralMan Jan 2013 #45

I just saw your photos. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #52

Thanks. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #64

I don't want the invasives around, either. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #70

Call somebody. Reptile bites get infected and they suck. LeftyMom Jan 2013 #34

looks a good bit like a Black Snake in the lower photos 1-Old-Man Jan 2013 #41

I have owned boa constrictors, so it is definitely not a boa. RebelOne Jan 2013 #42

Kinda looks like a brown water snake to me. Non-venomous Solly Mack Jan 2013 #43

Yep. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #54

Could be a Moccasin though. Solly Mack Jan 2013 #63

No, the head is the wrong shape. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #65

I agree. The head is wrong. That's what I based my earlier post on. Solly Mack Jan 2013 #69

Yeah, the tail threw me off, too. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #77

lol! True that! Solly Mack Jan 2013 #79

I think it is a burmese python >30% chance 100% it is a python Botany Jan 2013 #47

It's a Python thelordofhell Jan 2013 #48

LOL A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #58

Good lord! ellie Jan 2013 #49

My oldest brother lives in Eastern Lee county, near Ft. Myers.... A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #75

Actually, it would have been an Eastern Diamondback Gato Moteado Jan 2013 #85

Well, I googled.... A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #86

definitely not a ball python Gato Moteado Jan 2013 #51

It has been VERY mild around here. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #61

Jeb Bush and Ball Pythons Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #53

It looks like a cottonmouth Tallulah Jan 2013 #55

Just now showed the pics to my neighbor. That's what he said. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #56

Nope. Not a cottonmouth. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #62

Fair enough A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #67

Looks like something got a hold of its tail. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #78

actually, snake tails won't grow back..... Gato Moteado Jan 2013 #81

You're correct. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #83

that was my initial feeling as well... Gato Moteado Jan 2013 #80

It's no python. freethought Jan 2013 #57

Agreed. See my post above. n/t A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #60

I brightened and enlarged the pic Fumesucker Jan 2013 #68

What This Thread Needs Is Some... KharmaTrain Jan 2013 #71

LOL A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #72

Make a call to TheCowsCameHome Jan 2013 #74

Looks like a healthy Brown Water Snake rightsideout Jan 2013 #82

It's definetly back in the water again, as I watched it go in! A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #84