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Originally Posted by jibuck
Since we moved here several months ago, my cat has brought several tiny black snakes inside the house to me. (We have a birdcage, and the cat comes and goes through a dog door)
This week, my cat brought in the below pictured snake. Can anyone tell me what type of snake this is? Getting a little nervous thinking my kitty may be playing with poisonous snakes. Luckily I was able to get the snake out of the house without getting bitten.
Thinking the snake got in under one of the doors that was missing a door sweep, so I installed a door sweep and also checking the birdcage for other access points.
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That is a Black Racer - quite young. Full grown, it may reach over 5 feet. They are a very useful snake. No snake is "poisonous". Some are "venomous". Poison is eaten - like a poisonous mushroom. Venom is injected such as through a fang.
Oh, it is very dangerous to let your cat run around outside. Coyotes, venomous snakes, alligators, fire ants, yellow jacket hornets, venomous spiders, and more are all out there - as well as cars - and nasty people who have been known to put out poison for cats.