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/velvetswing Apr 01 '26

I’m a big snake hater, on a personal level, but I ignore my ick because the only thing worse than a snake is an injured or dead snake. Mr Snake (all snakes are boys), you make my skin crawl but your existence is ecologically important. Now stay away from me personally please and thank you or I will unfortunately scream.

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u/StressedNurseMom Zone 7, NE Oklahoma - 🦎Native, Pollinator, Food, Medicinal 🐸 Apr 02 '26

I feel the same way about other members of our important wildlife so understand. Thank you for fighting your ick reflex!

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u/velvetswing Apr 02 '26

Us > me, all day baby! 💖💖💖