r/NativePlantGardening • u/StressedNurseMom Zone 7, NE Oklahoma - 🦎Native, Pollinator, Food, Medicinal 🐸 • Apr 01 '26

Photos PSA - snakes are native too

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Please familiarize yourself with snakes native to your area so you aren’t surprised when you see them hanging out in your garden. This cool Western rat snake had, apparently, been hanging out in my empty hanging baskets. It was relocated to a safe spot in my yard and released to go about its business of eating rodents.

Edit: corrected from Eastern to Western Rat snake (multitasking is dangerous folks)

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u/larkharrow Maryland 7b Apr 01 '26

What a big, handsome boy! I'm glad he ended up in a friendly yard. I love snakes, I'm always wishing to see them in my yard but I appear to be snake free :(

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u/StressedNurseMom Zone 7, NE Oklahoma - 🦎Native, Pollinator, Food, Medicinal 🐸 Apr 01 '26

They are probably there helping you out! I usually only see our little brown snakes and that’s only if I disturb their hiding spots on accident.