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Hey, I have put some effort into trying to discover kind of snake I captured in my shed. My original theory that it was a pet is likely mistaken as we have since discovered an exact replica, slightly smaller, sunning itself around the pool. Mini snake is now in a small container of his own. I spent a while combing conservatory sites and believe (pretty strongly) that they are Eastern Milk Snakes. Look exactly like the pics I found of some juveniles although patterns seem to vary a good bit. In that case, they should top out at 40". Not too big. My concern is whether or not anyone keeps these kinds of snakes because it seems a momma snake is somewhere camped out on my property and while I like snakes, I don't want tons of them out there in my shed if she just keeps having babies. And I certainly don't want them killed. Seems they have 2-17 babies per year. That could lead to a good sized population down the road...
Well, one thing to note is
Well, one thing to note is that while you are seeing multiple baby snakes, you're not seeing a swarming mass of adults. That would be a more problematic thing as that would mean you have multiple adults breeding in the same area (yes - this kind of stuff happens!) and you could potentially end up with thousands of snakes. In the event that it is a single adult snake, you might end up with a few youngsters that stick around, but most will head off to find food as supplies will quickly be depleted with a number of snakes in the area.. If you want to eliminate the chances of a ton of snakes in the shed, I would try and track down either their main food source and/or keep an eye out for momma snake. If you find her, simply relocate her.
Out of curiosity, how are these guys taking to frozen/thawed mice?
- Bill
A & B Oddball Pets and Aquariums, LLC.
The baby that I brought into
The baby that I brought into the store immediately eats the pinkies. The more recent acquistion waits until I have left the room and then eats. But both are doing well and it looks like the older one is going to shed soon.
I have tons of mice around here so I suspect that is why they are hanging out.