Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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We have one occasionally but if the mockingbirds are nesting they do a great job chasing it away quickly. After that it stays away for quite some time.
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I like them better now
They used to creep me out until we had an issue with palm rats-which the snakes control. By the way, if you have a palm tree there is a better than even chance you have palm rats too.
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Black Indigo snake, non poisonous! They’re all over TV. They’re very fast & but won’t bite unless cornered or fell threatened!
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Black racers are so fast that I doubt your cat could catch one, unless it's a really good stalker. The only problem I could see is if the snake was cornered, like in the corner of a courtyard villa wall, then the snake will probably stand its head up a foot high and bite hard. I had one try to chase me out of my own yard once. But even if it bit the cat, it's harmless.
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There are several other snakes the resemble Coral Snakes: Scarlet Kingsnake, Corn Snake, some others. There is a rhyme to identify the difference: "Red touch black, friend of Jack. Red touch yellow, kills a fellow". So if red and yellow bands are touching each other, I'd give that guy a LOT of room because he can kill you. Personally though I doubt I'd ever want to get close enough to find out for sure. |
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Since we are not on the menu we have nothing to fear. Give them some space and be glad they are around.
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Someone had posted this awhile back.....
Red touching black-safe for Jack Red touching yellow, kill a fellow. or if yellow separates black and red, leave it be or wind up dead. or red and black, yellow in between... run away, run away they are deadly and mean. or nose is black, it's bad for Jack. and the last one is.... red on black, venom will lack, red on yellow will kill a fellow. Try remembering those when one of those are a foot away from you!!! |
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It's not an Indigo snake, it's a black racer
Indigo snakes are very large, and I've never seen one in 39 years full time in Florida. You would immediately know someone was talking about an Indigo because all they would talk about is how big it was.
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Venomous snakes
Yes there are some in Central Fl. Coral snakes , water moccasins or cottonmouths , Pygmy rattlesnakes are around . You don’t see them often but with all the building , they don’t know where to go . Coral snakes have been seen ( poem to help - red touch black , safe for Jack. Red touches yellow kills a fellow ) water moccasins are brown with a mixture of brown cross bands found in marshlands and wetlands . They contain enough venom to kill 5 people . Diamondback rattlesnakes is one of the biggest snakes ( 3-6 ft long) brown with diamond markings live in the woodlands , swamps and scrubland . Pygmy rattlesnake ( 12-24 in ) are gray with black blotches . Again, you find them swamps, near ponds and lakes . Bites are serious for children and animals.
These are the ones you have to worry about near here . |
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Black Racer, totally harmless but they think they are tough guys LOL... They will coil up.....all bark is all they are. and very fast. when you start seeing patterns on their backs..... then start the worrying.
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It's a tough call with my cat because she was living outside when I finally adopted her. She chose my house/bushes to live in for months while I saw her get skinnier and weaker. I finally realized she was homeless and decided to 'save' her from dying. So now that she has a home, she still craves being outside, so I let her out during the day with an ID collar. I prefer giving her some freedom than forcing her to stay inside unhappily. She always stays around the house, and so far so good. I see her being extremely watchful when she's outside, so I can only hope she's bush wise!
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They kill mice and they also kill rattle snakes. In my experience with black snakes (hanging around where we've lived) they aren't afraid of us. Have never experienced an aggressive one but they didn't run away either. On the off chance you were bitten by one you would want to get a tetanus shot.
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