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Eastern Fox Snake...probably. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantherophis_gloydi

 

Totally harmless to humans, sudden death to mice. They do bite, but are non-venomous. It feels like somebody snapping an alligator clip on you, it hurts but not much at all.

 

If you have a garden, let it go there...it'll eat all the mice it can catch, then move along.

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Eastern Fox Snake...probably. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantherophis_gloydi

 

Totally harmless to humans, sudden death to mice. They do bite, but are non-venomous. It feels like somebody snapping an alligator clip on you, it hurts but not much at all.

 

If you have a garden, let it go there...it'll eat all the mice it can catch, then move along.

 

Nope, fox snakes live in marsh land or wet lands. Not too many of these in central ohio. The head shape is completely wrong as well, fox snakes have a more of an oval shaped head.

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Nope, fox snakes live in marsh land or wet lands. Not too many of these in central ohio. The head shape is completely wrong as well, fox snakes have a more of an oval shaped head.

 

I did say PROBABLY...you're right though, head looks different. You're right on some sort of rat snake, but there is such a range of markings/color variations that it's tough to pin that down.

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I did say PROBABLY...you're right though, head looks different. You're right on some sort of rat snake, but there is such a range of markings/color variations that it's tough to pin that down.

 

Didnt mean anything by it.

 

Im guessing its a black rat snake believe it or not young black rat snakes have more apparent markings than the older ones.

 

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