A few years ago. A friend called me and stated he found a snake in his backyard and that he was bringing it over to me. This wasn't too unusual since many have brought me snakes. Once he arrive and I looked in the bucket I was surprized to see a large Bull snake. It was mid Nov. here and the weather was cold to say the least. This snake was as calm as could be and didn't mind being held. We named her "Snickers". She stayed with us for 2 years and measured 5' 4" . She was a mouse eating machine from day 2, which surprized me. I'm guessing she was someones pet that had escaped.
Knowing it was illegal to possess this snake. I called the local DNR(Dept. of Natural Resources) officer(who I knew) to let him know I had it and that if he wanted it he could come and get it. He said, he didn't know what I was talking about and that if he needed the snake he would come and get it.
The snake is now working for the DNR as I donated it to one of the other county DNR officers as an educational snake. Thought I would share a couple of photos.
This is a photo of Snickers in the pot, my son Kale and Hailee in the background.
Snickers loved getting in that old flower pot.