Lost and found....

[brewmaster15]

Kind of funny story.I keep and breed Ratsnakes and largest one is about 6 feet. Its the patriarch of my snake clan..

A few weeks ago I was multi-tasking. Changed his water and left the lid off. He has been on the loose since.

I've had snakes get out before and usually my cats find them for me or I find them in a fish tank soaking. I had one snake over winter outside in my woodpile.

I thought maybe this guy got outside...it would be bad if he did as an albino Texas Rat snake won't do well here in CT.

Fast forward to today. I'm cleaning a tank in my laundry room.Its unfinished room on the other side of the house where the snakes are kept. I cleaned the tank and went to grab a inkbird for it and came back in the room and I heard a light" pfff" I thought I had an air leak. Looked at the tank I was cleaning and coiled up about 12 " from where my face had been was my snake..I didnt notice for the 15 mins I was right in front of it! If it hadnt made that sound I never would have .







It really camoflaged well in the insulation.

[AquaticNerd]

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Too funny Al! I dig your nonchalant attitude to "losing" a snake in the house. I don't think my wife would have allowed me to be that casual about a snake on the loose. It's a very pretty snake though, and it's wild how well it blended in with the fiberglass insulation.

[Second Hand Pat]

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It does blend in well and what a gorgeous snake he is. Glad you found him Al and guessing you were a bit worried.
Pat

[brewmaster15]

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Too funny Al! I dig your nonchalant attitude to "losing" a snake in the house. I don't think my wife would have allowed me to be that casual about a snake on the loose. It's a very pretty snake though, and it's wild how well it blended in with the fiberglass insulation.

My wife has known me for 38 years... I have always been like this. I came as a package deal with tanks and cages of critters. When you have critters..they occasional escape. Generally she doesn't mind any of them though I could never convince her that tarantulas were a fine critter to keep. I did manage to bring home a scorpion once from a birding trip.. That is a funny story I should tell some day.

[brewmaster15]

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It does blend in well and what a gorgeous snake he is. Glad you found him Al and guessing you were a bit worried.
Pat

I'm rather fond of my snakes Pat. They live a long time and though I don't remember how old this one is, I want to say close to 15 years.

al

[Second Hand Pat]

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I'm rather fond of my snakes Pat. They live a long time and though I don't remember how old this one is, I want to say close to 15 years.

al

I didn't blame you Al and you know I like snakes. I use to have a wild rat snake visit out near the well house (front yard) and I have not seem him in a long time. Too many new homes built near me I think. The only snakes I have seem recently are the black racers.
Pat

[jwcarlson]

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"This guy has been standing in front of me for 15 minutes and he still hasn't given me my chicken wing."

[jeep]

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That's too funny. It reminds me of when I was a kid, I snuck 3' king snake into my bedroom and didn't tell anyone. It got loose and I thought it was just gone. About 2 weeks later, my aunt opened a closet door and the snake lashed out at her. I didn't know she was deathly afraid of snakes. She cussed me out and spent 3 days in a hotel

[brewmaster15]

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"This guy has been standing in front of me for 15 minutes and he still hasn't given me my chicken wing."

lol.. yep Im figuring he was getting hungry and thats why he came out to the fish room.

[brewmaster15]

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That's too funny. It reminds me of when I was a kid, I snuck 3' king snake into my bedroom and didn't tell anyone. It got loose and I thought it was just gone. About 2 weeks later, my aunt opened a closet door and the snake lashed out at her. I didn't know she was deathly afraid of snakes. She cussed me out and spent 3 days in a hotel

Thats hilarious Brian. I had a similar childhood . i caught a garter snake once and brought it in my room when my mom had told no snakes were allowed. I didnt know it was a pregnant female and they are live bearers. The mom didnt get out of the tank but the babies did... 22 Of them all over the house. I was definitely in trouble after that one. lol