The Horrible, Ugly, Despicable and Demonic Chick-Eating Snake

I get that snakes have their place in the world, and for a number of years I’ve tried to like them.  They are kind of fascinating, even if it’s a creepy kind of fascination.  Some of them are also beautiful.  But as of today, I’ve officially given up the battle to like snakes, and will no more come to their defense than I would a tick sucking my blood or a mosquito whining in my ear.

I have proof that snakes are evil, and they don’t just (JUST?!) steal eggs.  Not only that, they’re stupid.

On Tuesday I found a black snake in our silkie shack, with one fewer egg to be found and a lot of very concerned silkies questioning the advisability of letting this uninvited and bad-mannered houseguest stick around.  I collected the egg he hadn’t gotten too, and let him go.  I’ve heard black snakes eat rodents, and I hoped he was just passing through and would move on once he met the dog and the guineas.

Yesterday I found him here, in a cage three feet off the ground, inside our main barn.

Snake eating silkie chick

And, yes, those are the poor little toes of a beautiful black silkie chick sticking out of his mouth.  One of the lumps further along his body is our pretty little ivory guinea keet.  Given how rare ivories are, and that the mother of the black chick was a very expensive show winner, he could hardly have picked two more valuable babies in the whole barn.  And, besides, they were MY babies!

So, the snake was introduced to the guineas.

Snake eating silkie chick w guineas

And when they didn’t seem quite sure how to deal with him, he was introduced to a shovel, and then the inside of the pig’s stomach.  That’s what happens when an unwelcome house guest is shown the door despite thieving eggs, and doesn’t have the good sense to go find himself some nice mice.

Besides, the cat can eat the rodents.

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    Yes, at least two. I actually suspect it ate a third one, but haven’t double-checked my numbers to be sure. And these weren’t even tiny babies, all of them were at least a full month!

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    I’d guess it was at least three feet, maybe four. And, I took care of it myself! Didn’t know if I had it in me, but not surprised since it tapped into my mothering instincts! lol

  3. Brona

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    While I am a little squeamish about it I hate snakes enough to take the shovel to it asap. You gave him more chances than he would have gotten with me. Yes, snakes have a place in nature and I know there are “good” snakes but NOT in my living space. Here is my reaction to the tune of “Rain, Rain Go Away”

    Snakes, snakes go AWAY and don’t come back ANY day.

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    I’m kind of regretting giving him that second chance, to be honest. That’s how he was able to come back and eat my chicks. But, merely chasing it off has worked before. This guy just had a death wish! lol

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    I had a dislike for black snakes before, now I have even more reason. We used to black water snakes in a pond I liked to swim in. It always worried they’d think I was a floating island and slither up ontop of me. *shiver*

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    YIKES! You are much braver than me, I am *quite* sure I couldn’t swim with snakes. I can’t even think of it without shivering! lol

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