Originally Posted by elbear (Post 878434)

I
Keep my garage and all doors shut as I have experienced a rat snake get in and crawl under the fridge then somehow got behind the cupboards. I called animal control and they tried to get it but at 5 pm said it was time to go home! Put a pail with something heavy on it he told me and left.
Well I stuffed wet towels along my very closed bedroom door that night, got up in the morning and ate breakfast in the restaurant! When I got back there was the rat snake curled up beside my patio door. I climbed up on the kitchen counter took a broom and finally got the patio door open and it slithered out.
Now the doors are always closed or at least the screens across.

Yes I know rat snakes are not poisonous but they can grow over 6 feet. Even a litter racer snake scares me. Outside is where they belong.

Originally Posted by elbear (Post 878434)

I
Keep my garage and all doors shut as I have experienced a rat snake get in and crawl under the fridge then somehow got behind the cupboards. I called animal control and they tried to get it but at 5 pm said it was time to go home! Put a pail with something heavy on it he told me and left.
Well I stuffed wet towels along my very closed bedroom door that night, got up in the morning and ate breakfast in the restaurant! When I got back there was the rat snake curled up beside my patio door. I climbed up on the kitchen counter took a broom and finally got the patio door open and it slithered out.
Now the doors are always closed or at least the screens across.

Yes I know rat snakes are not poisonous but they can grow over 6 feet. Even a litter racer snake scares me. Outside is where they belong.

Originally Posted by Pointer (Post 878461)

I'm needing some info about what snakes are poisonous and what do they look like. I'm usually not afraid of snakes but then I need more education on these parts and what to be afraid of.

Originally Posted by Pointer (Post 878461)

I'm needing some info about what snakes are poisonous and what do they look like. I'm usually not afraid of snakes but then I need more education on these parts and what to be afraid of.

Originally Posted by buggyone (Post 878576)

Here in The Villages, there are quite a few pygmy rattlesnakes that are found in the tall grasses around the ponds. They are venomous but will not kill a human. Dogs have been killed by them. You may also find water moccasins in or by the water. Do not go into those tall grasses and you probably will never see a venomous snake.