2011 Ranch Rescues

[guidofatherof5]

Got a call tonight to pickup an unwanted garter snake.
When I got there I found a near adult female T. radix.
She's has her share of scares and abrasions. I'll post a picture tomorrow.

[guidofatherof5]

Here she is.

[RdubSnider]

Hey buddy. She's not to bad looking in. The picture. Does she seem to be in good health?

[guidofatherof5]

She appears fine. Got her warming up right now.
I'll give her a good check over in the morning.

[gregmonsta]

She couldn't be in a better place

[RedSidedSPR]

She couldn't be in a better place

Nope.

[guidofatherof5]

I've got a strange rescue for you.

Last night the Ranch had visitors.
While the guests and I were looking at some of the awesome snakes, my daughter Hailee came down stairs. As she came though the small snake room she stopped at the entrance to the room I was in. She looked down on the floor and said "Dad, snake"
I told her to grab it but she said she couldn't. I didn't understand and to be honest was a little mad at her. I left my guests and headed towards her.
Just behind the floor fan I found my missing Black Mexican King snake and he wasn't alone. He was constricting and swallowing a medium size wild radix that had gotten into the basement.
I grabbed the King snake and he immediately released and regurgitated the radix. The male radix was still alive and seemed stunned.
This morning I checked on the male. He was alert and hungry. He will probably be staying on the Ranch.
He's on lucky boy.

[Spankenstyne]

Hah nice find and good timing with the mexi black. Got lucky it hadn't killed the radix first. Win-win!

[RedSidedSPR]

Haha that's pretty good. How far down was the radix?

[guidofatherof5]

About 5 inches.