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My Pet Corn Snake
allen griggs
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It is about time for the annual refill of the propane tank. Since I burn a lot of wood in the wood stove, and I have the big 500 gal. tank, I only have to refill once a year. I do this in June, when prices are lowest.
I had seen a mouse nest beneath the lid of the tank a month ago. I went to check today to see if Mr. Mouse was gone. There was a snake curled up in the mouse nest.
I knew it looked like a copperhead. If it was a copperhead, it would have to die, I don't want my dog or cats to get bitten.
I took a few good digital pictures of the snake, and got on the computer and started looking at snake pictures. It obviously was not a copperhead, but it is a corn snake.
The story said that corn snakes live in the mountains of NC, are good climbers and often are found in barns, and they eat mice.
So I know what happened to Mr. Mouse.
When the propane company comes next month, I will have to run the corn snake off while the tank gets filled.
I had seen a mouse nest beneath the lid of the tank a month ago. I went to check today to see if Mr. Mouse was gone. There was a snake curled up in the mouse nest.
I knew it looked like a copperhead. If it was a copperhead, it would have to die, I don't want my dog or cats to get bitten.
I took a few good digital pictures of the snake, and got on the computer and started looking at snake pictures. It obviously was not a copperhead, but it is a corn snake.
The story said that corn snakes live in the mountains of NC, are good climbers and often are found in barns, and they eat mice.
So I know what happened to Mr. Mouse.
When the propane company comes next month, I will have to run the corn snake off while the tank gets filled.
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Ben
It is about time for the annual refill of the propane tank. Since I burn a lot of wood in the wood stove, and I have the big 500 gal. tank, I only have to refill once a year. I do this in June, when prices are lowest.
I had seen a mouse nest beneath the lid of the tank a month ago. I went to check today to see if Mr. Mouse was gone. There was a snake curled up in the mouse nest.
I knew it looked like a copperhead. If it was a copperhead, it would have to die, I don't want my dog or cats to get bitten.
I took a few good digital pictures of the snake, and got on the computer and started looking at snake pictures. It obviously was not a copperhead, but it is a corn snake.
The story said that corn snakes live in the mountains of NC, are good climbers and often are found in barns, and they eat mice.
So I know what happened to Mr. Mouse.
When the propane company comes next month, I will have to run the corn snake off while the tank gets filled.
They do look a lot like a copperhead and they are found in my area too...Northern VA and the eastern panhandle of WV.
Corny
"Corn" Hole
"Corn" Cob
"Corn" Dogg
The corn snakes near me are alot redder(is that a word)than a copperhead. Copperhead think fall leaves and blotchy patterns. Corn snake think red crayons and distinct pattern.
Former Member U.S. Navy Shooting Team
Former NSSA All American
Navy Distinguished Pistol Shot
MO, CT, VA.
If you don't want to pick it up with your hand, a simple snake snare can be made with a length of rope, hose clamp, and 1/2" PVC pipe. Clamp the end of the rope at one end, run the loose end of the rope through the pipe. Now just loop the clamped end rope around the snake and gently pull the rope.
Kornwall or Kornwallis might be fitting for a name.
If you don't want to pick it up with your hand, a simple snake snare can be made with a length of rope, hose clamp, and 1/2" PVC pipe. Clamp the end of the rope at one end, run the loose end of the rope through the pipe. Now just loop the clamped end rope around the snake and gently pull the rope.
I made sorta the same thing but I used a PISTOL. Don
A prominent difference from the copperhead is that the corn snake's head is much smaller.
There are lots of mice around here, and little moles too, so he will probably stick around, if he doesn't mind getting evicted next month.
EvilDr235