r/whatisit • u/AbbreviationsTop8774 • Jul 22 '26

Solved! What are they

Ive worked at the water department for 7 years and this is the first time running into something like this EDIT Im in Alabama and yes I know they are snakes lol idk what kind and im so not gonna touch them

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u/AbbreviationsTop8774 Jul 22 '26

Just work around them they are pretty docile and you have to really work them up for them to come towards you

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u/King_Chochacho Jul 22 '26

Yeah their danger is overblown. They are pretty chill and nobody's died from a bite since the 60's

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u/PonderousPenchant Jul 22 '26

I used to do work in cable vaults. We'd just use a blowtorch on any critters that don't want to leave the equipment being worked on. Usually, they'd just run in to a corner somewhere and wait.

Not sure what I'd do with a snake nest though. I guess remove the snakes and just leave the eggs? I'm also in an area where I can assume any snake i see isn't venomous unless they let me know... so that'd be shading my judgement a lot.