I don't like hurting creatures in general. Are the rat snakes able to kill my birds if cornered in the coop? A couple of my girls were curious when the snake left the coop and some got in the snakes way. I think I am more scared of the battle they will have then either of the animals are.
We have mice out in the shed and moles and voles in the garden. I'm hoping to catch him and put him in a raised bed to kill the voles. But they may be too big for the snake.
I know the snake isn't poisonous which is why I haven't killed it yet. I just got my second egg today and when I came out 2 hours later I found this guy hanging around in the coop. I don't have food in the coop, it is all outside. I only have the automatic chicken door and a door for me that...