Georgia Gardening: Anyone know anything about snakes?, 1 by MaypopLaurel

MaypopLaurel wrote:
I love snakes though I'm not an expert at all. Without seeing the head, I cannot ID for sure. My best guess is it's a black racer (good snake). The photo is too slender for a rat snake which is so common here. Racers are active during the day. Racers will bite if cornered, but are non-venomous and otherwise help tend your garden.

Here I am freeing a corn snake that was caught in some deer fence I put up to keep the dogs out of the garden. I was terrified, but did not want it to die. These snakes are commonly mistaken for copperheads and killed, though they are good snakes. Please learn to tell the difference between bullnose snakes and vipers. We only have a few viperous snakes in Georgia.
Laurel