Yesterday i went outside to clean out some weeds out of a release cage i havent used in a long time. I reached down to pull out a tall weed when i almost grabbed a rat snake wrapped around a branch. I thought i was going to die from a snake bite or have a heart attack . I first thought copperhead! Omg! I grabbed a hoe and pulled it out of cage and killed it. Then i got a closer look and saw it was a rat snake. Either way not good! Everyone please be aware. They are hungry and spring is here. Someone said if you look at their eyes you can tell the difference. Round pupils are nonpoisonous and eyes with slits are poisonous. I said yea but im not going to get close enough to look at his eyes! Lol