Scared Of Snakes? There Is No Need To Be - Reptiles Magazine

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Scared Of Snakes? There Is No Need To Be - Reptiles Magazine

West suburban Florida, on a sunny mid-morning, under the sheltering shade of a deep green magnolia tree, resting on a white boulder and partially hidden in a mix of ornamental grass and brown mulch… there she was – a four-foot yellow rat snake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis). Upon my approach, the snake displayed the typical rat snake body-tensing reaction, frozen in place, looking at me and hoping to go unnoticed. With utmost care, I picked it up…