YOU are ALL the BEST.
Thanks for the help.
This is why I came to FR for snake advice!
Did you HAVE to drop the dictionary on the poor thing? You're supposed to throw the book at criminals, not snakes...
Glad you made it through the ordeal. You had me on the edge of my chair right with you.
If you have trouble sleeping tonight be assured that at least a few other "women folk" will be squirming tonight along with you. Ewww, snakes, yuk.
I have viewed way too many snakes tonight trying to help, now I'm going to be ill and/or have nightmares. Glad your safe though.
:)
Well, I think I'm all out of New Mexico native, non-patterned, brown-and-yellow-bellied, tan, thin-tailed snakes to burn bandwidth with. If it isn't one of the ones I have posted here, then it's probably an "accidental introduction" (a pet from somewhere else that got loose). Of course, the photos are not definitive, as snakes, like people, can look a little different even though they are the same species.
Again, it's 99% likely it is NOT poisonous, 90% likely it eats mice and rats, and 100% likely that sungirl, myself, and the snake would be happier if you didn't kill it. (Mercy! Mercy!) The usual way to transport them is in a pillowcase with the snake at the bottom, and a simple knot tied in the opening at the top. Untie it, pour him out in a natural area, and run away screaming, errr, watch him slither away. ;^) Getting him IN the pillowcase, when you're afraid to touch him, is the tough part. Bait it with Cheetos, maybe? Oh, wait, that works on ME, not snakes. ;^)