Rat snake?

[GodBlessTheUSA]

Rescued him from a rodent sticky trap. Used olive oil. He demonstrated some mimicry by shaking his tail and did some weird jaw maneuvers that made his head look almost triangular.

Just don’t tell me he was a highly venomous North Georgia cotton headed copper rattler!

 

[DinkyDau]

Eyes dead giveaway..

 

[Tony2X]

Rescued him from a rodent sticky trap. Used olive oil. He demonstrated some mimicry by shaking his tail and did some weird jaw maneuvers that made his head look almost triangular.

Just don’t tell me he was a highly venomous North Georgia cotton headed copper rattler!

WTF is mimicry?...did it try to bite ya or no?

 

[bensskateshop]

Rat snake. Great to have around. Good on you for not killing a beneficial snake!

 

[OttoMan]

You did good. He is a great one to be around.


This is how a diamond head looks like ... lol

 

[OttoMan]

WTF is mimicry?...did it try to bite ya or no?

I think it is some UFO moves... Ya know!!!!

 

[Tony2X]

You did good. He is a great one to be around.


This is how a diamond head looks like ... lol

Triangle head with slit pupils.....every redneck boy knows that from age 6.....

 

[GodBlessTheUSA]

I knew he was a good one. Just wondered at the species. So many “rat snakes”. Black, grey, purple haired with pink underbelly, etc.

Mimicry is when critter acts like another to attempt to fool a predator into leaving it alone.

Although, I'm pretty sure you know that, so maybe I should've said he stuck out his tongue and asked for shot of bourbon???

We have a rather large female king snake that’s been under our house for years, I hope she gives this a guy a chance to go to the woodpile.

Took a while to get him free. Worth it if he kills one mouse or vole.

 

[shell_waster]

Good on you for getting him loose. I would say its a White Oak Snake.

 

[JDUB]

Good one to keep around! Because it didn’t look like a demon! Round eye…good guy. Hell bite but you’ll walk away…