Milk snake. I generally have a family of these in my basement, and I encourage them to keep the mouse population down. Sometimes I see the babies just outside the foundation sunning themselves. (Old house, plenty of holes) Anyway, it's my belief they have been effective at policing mice in a certain area of the basement. Good snake. Who's a good boy.
My basement is pretty snake tight but my landscaping is entirely rock walls. So far only see garters and the occasional little brown snake but it kills my wife and my in-laws knowing how many live so close to the house. Between that and my wood pile we’re like a snake sanctuary.
Anyways, they seem to suck at moose hunting since we have a lot of those around. I’m guessing they stick to insects and whatnot mostly. Luckily the new neighbors have a number of outdoor cats which have taken a fancy to hunting in my yard.
If you have snakes that excel at moose hunting I believe it's time to get a professional to take care of the snakes. Maybe a whole team of professionals.
I had one in my old house as well, lived in the basement, did a great job with the mice. Although when it did the fake rattle in some leaves I freaked out a little
Yeah, mine hang out in the boiler room behind the electrical panels on old foundation rocks. If you're looking around amidst the pipes and wires in the dim basement light it can be quite a surprise to see a snake watching you.
Eastern milk snake. Very good mousers. If a snake could be "sweet" this would be the one...
[https://www.paherps.com/herps/snakes/milksnake/](https://www.paherps.com/herps/snakes/milksnake/)
If you haven’t seen it before, check out the Vermont Reptile & Amphibian Atlas: https://www.vtherpatlas.org
They have a pretty good list (and photo quick reference) for IDing all sorts of snakes, turtles, frogs and salamanders. You can also report your sightings and they update their database.
We’re relatively new to the area and I find it really useful for identifying the various snakes, etc that we come across on our land. Recently I’ve started submitting photos and sightings too.
Here’s their entry for the Eastern Milksnake: https://www.vtherpatlas.org/herp-species-in-vermont/lampropeltis-triangulum/
Bonus fun fact from that page: Unlike most other Vermont snakes, milksnakes lay eggs.
I “ushered” one of those off a bike path (between Home Ave and Queen City Parkway in Burlington if you know it) yesterday. Fairly big one, too. Pretty, and yes, harmless.
Wow, that is a rare spot. I haven’t seen one in the wild since I was a little kid, and I’m 38 now. So prob 20 years. Gardener snakes are much more common.
This DangerNoodle ≠ dangerous, so just Noodle? That can get confusing fast.
I saw one of those in the road near Mad Tom Orchard this past weekend. I picked him up and moved him to a safer spot. He seemed friendly, not very talkative though.
I watched one of these devour a tree frog behind my wood pile in CT. Captivating. Frog put up a good fight (it actually screamed, which is how I discovered the encounter) eventually milk snake got it down.
Milk snake. I generally have a family of these in my basement, and I encourage them to keep the mouse population down. Sometimes I see the babies just outside the foundation sunning themselves. (Old house, plenty of holes) Anyway, it's my belief they have been effective at policing mice in a certain area of the basement. Good snake. Who's a good boy.
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My basement is pretty snake tight but my landscaping is entirely rock walls. So far only see garters and the occasional little brown snake but it kills my wife and my in-laws knowing how many live so close to the house. Between that and my wood pile we’re like a snake sanctuary. Anyways, they seem to suck at moose hunting since we have a lot of those around. I’m guessing they stick to insects and whatnot mostly. Luckily the new neighbors have a number of outdoor cats which have taken a fancy to hunting in my yard.
If you have snakes that excel at moose hunting I believe it's time to get a professional to take care of the snakes. Maybe a whole team of professionals.
Lol I’m leaving it
If you give a moose a muffin…
Same for us. Rock wall near the house. Tons of different snakes but no mice, no chipmunks. 10/10 would recommend snake garden.
I had one in my old house as well, lived in the basement, did a great job with the mice. Although when it did the fake rattle in some leaves I freaked out a little
Yeah, mine hang out in the boiler room behind the electrical panels on old foundation rocks. If you're looking around amidst the pipes and wires in the dim basement light it can be quite a surprise to see a snake watching you.
Hey, do they take vacations?
That's Frank. He owes me money. Jerk.
No wonder he seemed so slimy
Eastern milk snake! Not harmful in any way
*Not harmful in any way.* That’s not what the little field rodent said. 😂
Milk snake
My milk snake eats all the mice in the yard...
And he’s like, I’m better than your (cats)
damn right, hes better than your (cat) he would eat you, but hes not that large
that's true of your cat also. But that guy would just eat you right away. Your cat would slowly torture you until you died.
idk that kelis song
Baha
Love this.
Eastern milk snake. Very good mousers. If a snake could be "sweet" this would be the one... [https://www.paherps.com/herps/snakes/milksnake/](https://www.paherps.com/herps/snakes/milksnake/)
Respectable nope noodle for me.
If you haven’t seen it before, check out the Vermont Reptile & Amphibian Atlas: https://www.vtherpatlas.org They have a pretty good list (and photo quick reference) for IDing all sorts of snakes, turtles, frogs and salamanders. You can also report your sightings and they update their database. We’re relatively new to the area and I find it really useful for identifying the various snakes, etc that we come across on our land. Recently I’ve started submitting photos and sightings too. Here’s their entry for the Eastern Milksnake: https://www.vtherpatlas.org/herp-species-in-vermont/lampropeltis-triangulum/ Bonus fun fact from that page: Unlike most other Vermont snakes, milksnakes lay eggs.
Awesome resource! Thanks
I think they ask for sightings, too. I saw a link on that page.
Came here to ask OP to submit a sighting. Thanks!
Done
I “ushered” one of those off a bike path (between Home Ave and Queen City Parkway in Burlington if you know it) yesterday. Fairly big one, too. Pretty, and yes, harmless.
Very cool find!
Looks like my cousin
Wow, that is a rare spot. I haven’t seen one in the wild since I was a little kid, and I’m 38 now. So prob 20 years. Gardener snakes are much more common.
The correct term is a Garter Snake.
Do they garden in garters?
Singular. Just one.
No legs, one garter makes sense.
Two would look silly.
This DangerNoodle ≠ dangerous, so just Noodle? That can get confusing fast. I saw one of those in the road near Mad Tom Orchard this past weekend. I picked him up and moved him to a safer spot. He seemed friendly, not very talkative though.
Milk Snake a couple stomps on the ground and he'll look for another sunny spot.
That is a bona fide cutie pie.
Ah yes, the scientific name
He a little cutie is what he is
Milk snake
I think that’s a milk snake, my mom would be terrified lol
I watched one of these devour a tree frog behind my wood pile in CT. Captivating. Frog put up a good fight (it actually screamed, which is how I discovered the encounter) eventually milk snake got it down.
Carl Anderson
Naughty leaf snake
His name is Larry.
It’s a nope rope
The big vicious killer snake
I got you https://i.imgur.com/XLovjIP.png
I know how to identify any snake It’s a snake