Posted: 5/10/2011 10:59:20 AM EDT
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Anyone happen to have an abundance of king snakes on their property.... and feels like catching a couple? I am looking for natural rodent control.... ie I want to release a few king snakes on our property to feed....
Richard |
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Red touch black = friend to Jack Red touch yellow = kill a fellow 
edit: We have a red-black-yellow variety of king snake around here, so it's a good saying to remember. Have yet to see the Arizona coral snake around Prescott Valley. You also have the tri color Az Milk snake in the vicinity of PV. |
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The nice thing about gopher snakes is that if you cruise desert roads in the evening, you always seem to see a few basking in the middle of the pavement. You just have to be quick to catch them, most drivers will go out of their way to run them over (must think they are buzzworms). Edit: My kingsnake (captive bred).  |
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The nice thing about gopher snakes is that if you cruise desert roads in the evening, you always seem to see a few basking in the middle of the pavement. You just have to be quick to catch them, most drivers will go out of their way to run them over (must think they are buzzworms). Edit: My kingsnake (captive bred). http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/triggrhappy_matt/163918_10150352672395717_707740716_16240694_2617890_n.jpg HAHA! btw a good whiff of jack daniels will get them off your hand fast and safe. I used to just open the bottle and wave it near the offenders head, of all the snakes I owned It was only really the one king below. King snakes are funny I had three california kings, a speckled king snake, and a prarie king at one point. they all had way different personalities! of the 3 cal kings one was always hungry, always tried to constrict and eat my finger, one was just skittish but never tried anything, and the third one was very chill and did not care what I did to him. The speckled and prairie were also very chill and curious. |
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I have handled a large number of those, or their CA brethren. Most are rather small and pretty relaxed. |