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On Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:06:54 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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Are the black snakes poisonous?

No they are really quite harmless to anything they can't swallow.
They have tiny teeth that barely break the skin on a soft spot like
the inside of your arm and don't hurt my fingers at all.
I had one living in my screen cage for a couple weeks and they are
always around the yard. I still get one in now and then.
It sure did a good job on the bugs, lizards and tree frogs.That's how
I know I have one. Nothing is alive in there.
http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/Black%20racer.jpg
http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/Black%20racer2.jpg
http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/Black%20racer3.jpg

I am the local snake wrangler and I go get them out of other's peoples
pool cages and garages a lot.
I toss them in my yard if I can't talk them into keeping them at in
their yard. I suppose it takes them about an hour to make their way
back but I tried ;-)

I also like the yellow rat snakes around the house.
http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/yellow%20rat%20snake.jpg

Cool snake...

http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/baby%20rat%20snake.jpg


The operative word there is "rat". (rattus rattus AKA Palmetto
squirrel)
http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/rattus%20rattus.jpg



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