Watch your step and don’t kill the Kings

[ckaberna]

Y’all watch where you walk. Buddy of mine stumbled upon this a week or so ago. This is why I don’t kill non- venomous snakes. This king snake is killing the water moccasin. They are not reportedly in north ga. But this was in the extreme northeast corner of the state.

 

[Rustytigwire]

I havent seen a king snake here in central oklahoma in ages 20? years. Plenty other wildlife, no kingsnakes. They were fairly abundant. Blue racers gone too.

 

[Daddymac]

Granpa always said "I'm only afraid of three kinds of snakes, live ones, dead ones, and sticks that look like them".

As a younger man, a snake was a snake, now days all but the worst get a pass, especially a king snake. There is a king snake that I have seen around the yard on occasion over the last few years, and as long as he doesn't surprise me too bad, we will remain on good terms.

 

[bluealtered]

For those people in the west king snakes kill rattlers as well, leave them alone and let them do their job.

 

[NC308]

IMO that’s a good opportunity to kill two snakes!!!!

 

[Riesel]

ALL snakes are getting pretty thin at my place in south Texas. Dam hogs love snakes for dinner, or any meal for that matter.

 

[people]

I guess I was thinking music.

 

[TheOtherZilla]

Snakes I hate: All of em. I hate sneks.. Although I have mellowed a bit in my twilight years..

 

[JMayo]

I believe that's a water snake. Not a moccasin.
But still don't kill the kings !

 

[Rsadams]

ALL snakes are getting pretty thin at my place in south Texas. Dam hogs love snakes for dinner, or any meal for that matter.

I am not seeing them here in central Texas like I did ten years ago either.... We are transplants from South Texas ourselves... Honestly can't wait to move back south away from places like Austin.... I didn't know hogs would eat them.. i just thought here it was all the pot smoke and hippie oils that were killing them....

 

[HTSmith]

Our Scoutmaster taught us a rhyme about a hunnert years ago that I still remember--Red next to yeller could kill a feller. Red next to black is a friend of Jack. We had red kings and Coral snakes then, but I haven't seen either in forever.

 

[Rustytigwire]

Snakes I hate: All of em. I hate sneks.. Although I have mellowed a bit in my twilight years..

i lived in Evanston 80 to 86 only saw 2 snakes. one at flaming gorge res.

 

[gambleone]

ALL snakes are getting pretty thin at my place in south Texas. Dam hogs love snakes for dinner, or any meal for that matter.

Hogs eat rattlers?

 

[pirate ammo]

Hogs eat rattlers?

Hogs eat anything,including people.

 

[Tommie]

The only time I’ll kill a venomous snake is if it’s within the perimeter of my house. Other than that, they’re free to eat all the mice and rats they want. Non-venomous snakes always get a free pass.

 

[Bill Norris]

Used to see lots of king snakes here in S E N C but in the last few years I have not seen any at all. However living right on the bank of the Shallotte River I see poisonous water snakes (water rattler) quite often along with copperheads. Neither are very nice to humans.

 

[pirate ammo]

I've killed 5 copperheads in the last 3 days.

 

[Bill Norris]

I've killed 5 copperheads in the last 3 days.

WOW That's a lot of snakes. U must have found or be close to a nest of them jokers. About three years ago I found a nest under the front porch and got rid of the 3 babies but never got a chance on the adults.

 

[jepp2]

For those people in the west king snakes kill rattlers as well, leave them alone and let them do their job.

I haven't seen any king snakes but these kill rattlers as well.

 

[ckaberna]

I haven't seen any king snakes but these kill rattlers as well.
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What is that brand of snake?