There was a small rat snake in the coop tonight — no more than 9 inches long.  It was light brown with dark brown blotches outlined in black.  I was looking at it when I heard the familiar sound of a tail rattling against the metal siding.  I didn’t see anything inside the coop, so I poked my head out the door.

Holy crap that was a big snake!  A larger version of the little snake inside the coop, it wasn’t the snake I untangled from the deer netting the other day.  It may have been the same snake that was poking around the brooder the other night. I certainly hope so.  Otherwise, there are 2 big-ass gray snakes… in addition to the 2 big-ass black snakes.