I've had dozens of encounters with gray rat snakes in my yard over the years. They are the champion climbers of the southeastern snakes. I'll bet we could write a book from the rat snakes stories we could collect off of this forum. I've lost more birds to snakes than all other factors combined.

That said, and at risk of seeming like the bad guy, it seems to me that capturing, transporting, and releasing a wild animal into a state park is a Bad Idea. It is probably even illegal.

What say you DNR folks?

Hal Massie Musella, Georgia Crawford County

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