Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:29:06 -0400
From: Pat Hurlman
Subject: baby snake in the house..where’s momma??
Well Tammy.. I had one too! I found it in my kitchen near a cabinet on last Sunday afternoon.
I was able to catch by putting a clear container on top of it and a heavy pot. When my husband came home we got a lid under it and were able to have it safely contained in the clear plastic container.
Then we went online to look at close up pictures because we weren’t sure if it was a copperhead. The marking were similar but it was more gray than brown. It was small and young. We found out happily it was a young rat snake. So we too released it outside the next day. Hope it takes care of the voles and moles making holes in the yard.
I’d also like to know… where is the nest? or the momma and daddy? Pat
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Hi Folks,
I just finished trapping and taking outside into the woods a small, juvenile? Copperhead snake from INSIDE MY HOUSE!!!
I had fallen asleep on the couch and when I awoke, I saw 2 of my cats stalking it as it slithered across my hardwood floor!!! I was TERRIFIED!!!
I got my cats away from it and it went behind my door and curled up. I got a box and able to get it inside and then quickly and quite frankly, terrified, ran outside with it.
I then came back inside and checked to make sure all my cats were fine without any bites.
My concern: COULD THERE BE MORE INSIDE???? This is the very first snake I’ve seen inside my house in 15 years. How do I make sure this doesn’t happen again??? I’m so worried and I have a feeling I’m going to be jumping at shadows for quite sometime!!!!
Thanks,
Tammy