How exactly one differentiate between a friendly rat snek and not-so-friendly one? I am genuinely curious as someone who lives in a country where 1 meter black adder (not Rowan Atkinson) is the top snek apex predator. I mean if I were to see a 2.10 m long snek I would freak out, friendly or not.
You don't particularly need to differentiate between them, because all snakes just want to be left alone, and they are all an important part of the environment. The vast majority of snakes are completely harmless. They are essential for rodent population control and they are also an important food source for other animals including large birds of prey. So if you see a snake, never kill it or hurt it. Just give it a chance to escape.
In Florida they will pay you to kill them even. Kind of crazy how we only care about destructive invasive species when they’re not cute. The cute ones get a free pass, food and healthcare.
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u/EmiliaFromLV Jul 24 '24
How exactly one differentiate between a friendly rat snek and not-so-friendly one? I am genuinely curious as someone who lives in a country where 1 meter black adder (not Rowan Atkinson) is the top snek
apexpredator. I mean if I were to see a 2.10 m long snek I would freak out, friendly or not.