The day began with my truck packed specifically for raccoons and armadillos. Nothing for snakes and sure enough as soon as I am en route to my first job I get a frantic snake caller from Holland Texas.
It is reported as a 1'-2' rat snake under a desk. I come to the house, with no snake tongs or equipment, and it is a rat snake but it is definitely not 1'-2'. I move the desk and can see the body of the snake. I reached down and grabbed it with my bare hands, (not recommended), and luckily I get the mid-section. I can feel the scales and begin moving my hand toward the tail and start to pull the angry snake from under the desk.
As I pull and have the snakes tail up to about my chest, I am 5' 11" by the way, I look at the client and ask, 1'-2' rat snake huh?" He shrugs and smiles and just as he does the snakes head comes out from under the desk, mouth open and it was not a smile. Luckily he had wrapped around a leg under the desk or he would definitely have gotten a mouthful of Jim the Wildlife Guy!
I reached down and secured his head, removed him from under the desk, and placed the snake in my truck for transport to my relocation site. The lesson learned on this call, always leave my truck packed to handle as many critters as possible. And thank God for desks with legs!
If you have snake control and removal needs in the Holland, Killeen, Temple or Waco areas, please call A All Animal Control immediately.
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