Blue Jay Barrens: Black Rat Snake

Black Rat Snake. I don't post every one of my snake encounters, but I always take pictures. Besides having a basic liking of snakes, I feel they have an important role in my overall management efforts. I try to manage for healthy plant and animal communities. I've always believed that an indicator of ecosystem health is its ability to support higher level predators. The snake would not survive if the plant and lower animal base was not able to support the snake's animal ... Continue reading