Snakes and plant people!

[SmokingUPnorth]

Cutting the grass today and saw two things I’ve never seen before here. Location is about 45 minutes south of Baltimore md. Has we found a little snake under our rocks. And a weird plant that I thought I read somewhere was invasive. Anyone have any input on what either of the two are?

 

[02ebz06]

Maybe some form of a Holly ???

 

[SherryT]

Cutting the grass today and saw two things I’ve never seen before here. Location is about 45 minutes south of Baltimore md. Has we found a little snake under our rocks. And a weird plant that I thought I read somewhere was invasive. Anyone have any input on what either of the two are?

Don't know about the snake, but the plant is a holly (my woods are full of them!).

 

[SherryT]

Cutting the grass today and saw two things I’ve never seen before here. Location is about 45 minutes south of Baltimore md. Has we found a little snake under our rocks. And a weird plant that I thought I read somewhere was invasive. Anyone have any input on what either of the two are?

As for the snake, it "looks" like a Northern Brown Snake

 

[chopsaw]

If it's not bothering you , I wouldn't bother it . Most likely providing a service you don't realize . Like eating mice and bugs . Now if it's hanging out on the patio or garage that's different .
I have rat snakes that live in the landscape around my house . Biggest I've seen was a little over 4 ' . Saw a baby the other day . Don't see them much , but if it becomes an issue I'll call the state conservation and see what they say . Have to be carful , or you should be aware of regulation on snakes .

 

[SherryT]

Three nights this past week, I've had to run a rat snake out of my hen house when I went out to shut them up for the night...not so much fun to hold a flashlight in one hand and "uncoil" a snake from around a roosting pole with an old tomato stake!

They do a good job of keeping rodents in check and as I collect eggs when I feed the birds, there's no issue there.

Now, if I see a rattler or moccasin, it's as good as dead if it stays where it's at long enough for me to get to my shotgun! I live back in the woods by myself and if I get hurt, I'm in trouble...no time for that nonsense!

 

[fltsfshr]

It's a brown snake. Good one to have around.

 

[DougE]

I can't ID all the plants in the pic, but the one with the prickly leaves is a holly. Woody plants, I know, but not much on snake ID. As long as the snakes around here stay out of my house and barn, I let them do their thing undisturbed.

 

[SmokingUPnorth]

thanks everyone. The wife was freaking out hahaha

 

[chopsaw]

I had a darn mole show up earlier in the summer . Couldn't get rid of it , tearing up the yard and my landscape . Saw the bigger rat snake coming out of one of the tunnels . Haven't seen any mole activity since .

 

[DougE]

I had a darn mole show up earlier in the summer . Couldn't get rid of it , tearing up the yard and my landscape . Saw the bigger rat snake coming out of one of the tunnels . Haven't seen any mole activity since .

I got a mole over here that needs ate .... send it over here. The local snake population must not like moles.

 

[JLeonard]

Looks a good one to have a round.

Jim

 

[JIMSMOKES]

I got a mole over here that needs ate .... send it over here. The local snake population must not like moles.

Try Hershey kisses. Poke them in their tunnels or any holes you see.