I would not have noticed this fellow if it hadn’t been for my dog, who was taking an unusually intense interest in the wheel of this trailer. When I took a peek, I spotted the rat snake coiled up on the axle.
It’s a rat snake, a non venomous kind of constrictor snake often seen in areas associated with poultry, because poultry feed attracts rodents and rodents comprise much of this snake species’ diet. That poultry also produce eggs is another reason the rat snakes are often found in chicken houses, because they do like to indulge in eggs now and then.
Some people just cannot tolerate paying for natural pest control but in my view it is payment for services rendered.
— Susan Walton