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Never know what you'll find on a Saturday afternoon in Creelsboro

By Terry Ausmun

Just this past Saturday I had finished mowing the lawn and filled up my mower and returned it to the machinery shed and while there went over to the chicken coop to check their water and feed as well as eggs.

Pulled 3 eggs out of nest box number 1, put them aside, and reopened the nest lid for nest number 2. At a glance something wasn't right. Immediately looked over at #3 and it didn't pass inspection either. Like others, I can deal with snakes if I see it ahead of time and I had on that occasion. So I grabbed a feed sack and finally was able to extract the snake and and sack it. Took it to my neighbor's place for a photo and measurement. I would guess the snake to weigh 7-8 pounds. The measurement was difficult, but Mr. Perkins, my neighbor who handles a tape measure and phone camera every day, called it out at 6' 2". Of course we couldn't get an accurate length as the snake refused to have its pictures taken without curls.

Yes I did a "catch and release," by relocating the snake about 5 miles down the road. Never know what you'll find on a Saturday afternoon in Creelsboro.




This story was posted on 2023-07-28 12:23:01
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2023-07-28 - Creelsboro, KY - Photo by Terry Ausmun.
Terry knew something wasn't right when tending to his chickens last Saturday. He managed do a "catch and release" of this giant rat snake, which is estimated at over 6 feet long.

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