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Durn Ratsnakes.........
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by Cro on June 27, 2008
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Well, Mr. Black Ratsnake made it back through the maze of travelling through the crawl space, then up through a framed wall, then across the attic, then down a wall adjacent to the garage where I raise mice, then through a hole in the wall, where he was able to push two mouse cages off of the shelf, and onto the floor.
Seems like about 10 mice are missing, but at least 7 of them are inside of the Black Ratsnake, as I caught the fat little booger when he came out to feed about an hour ago. You can count the lumps in his belly, LOL !
This time I will take him two miles down the road before I release him. Most likely, he will stay put there, as there is an erosion ditch full of wood, boards, rock, etc. And that area attracks a bunch of lizards and mice. He should find plenty to eat, and it is not likely he will make it back here to eat my mice.
I will clip a couple of scales, just in case, as these snakes can range over a few miles. And if he tries to return as a crow flies, he is only 3/4 of a mile away.
Would be amazing if he has the homing instinct to return that far from where he was re-located.
Best Regards John Z
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by FSB on July 4, 2008
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Hi John-
The exact same thing happened to a friend and neighbor of mine. His mouse colony was almost wiped out by a large wild black rat that overturned cages, and what mice he couldn't catch escaped. Powerful buggers!
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