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Being from the rural South, and thus being around all things organic, my answer to this question is that Chicken Snakes (genus elaphe, I believe) eat nothing, outside of rodents but chicken eggs. I have actually seen a black chicken snake digesting what you could remarkably make out as what appeared to be 3 eggs at once.
Their name comes from the fact that a chickens actual value, and by this I will be sexist and qualify value with "Hen", Lays, (NPI) with her ability to produce eggs.
These snake are harmless, but enterprising, and will get into a coup and make the rounds, ( or should I say ovals), of either "setting hens" or just freshly laid eggs.
You should be warned, if raising chickens, if a snake is intruding, by the chickens themselves. They get quite upset when invaded by any one of the various varieties of the chicken snake family and become very 'vocal'. It happens mostly at night per my experience.
But remember, they are harmless to humans, though can appear quite aggressive when cornered or entrapped. But they really are just a cost of doing business with nature and surely offset their liking for eggs by the fact they remove far more mice and rats than they ever will eggs.
Again, my personal experience.
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Do eastern brown snakes eat chicken eggs?
yes they do eat chickens
Do chickens eat snakes and is there a specifc bread or species that eat and kill snakes.?
My chicken just ate a small ring neck snake. Usually the chickens eat the feed, bugs, various plants in the yard and garden. Large snakes can kill and eat a chicken and/or eggs.
What does the mountain chicken frog eat?
The mountain chicken frog has a varied diet. Some of the foods the frog eats are millipedes, crickets, frogs, and even snakes.
What Do Any Snakes Eat?
snakes. Also snakes don't only eat mice.
Do snakes eat squirrels?
No, snakes eat squirrels.
Do snakes eat chicken?
Yes, some snakes will eat chickens. Poisonous snakes and constrictor type snakes are not choosy about what they eat; and as long as they can kill it, they'll eat it. More snakes, however, eat chicken eggs. Many snakes varieties eat eggs as a regular part of their diet.
Do eastern brown snakes eat chicken eggs?
yes they do eat chickens
Do chickens eat snakes and is there a specifc bread or species that eat and kill snakes.?
My chicken just ate a small ring neck snake. Usually the chickens eat the feed, bugs, various plants in the yard and garden. Large snakes can kill and eat a chicken and/or eggs.
Do chicken snakes eat other snakes?
Chicken snakes are not one particular species or type of snake. Instead, this name is applied to several different kinds of reptiles that are nonvenomous and tend to feast on eggs, rats, and small birds but not snakes.
Can corn snakes eat chicken legs?
yes they can, but you have to leave the bones in for the calcium.
Are snakes attaracted to hen coops chasing mice who are after the hen feed?
sometimes most times it's just that they want to eat the chicken egg or the chicken itself because they like the smell of chicken poo.Yes. Snakes are drawn by the rodents the chicken feed attracts and most snakes could care less about either the chickens egg or the chicken itself. It takes a large snake to eat a full grown chicken and for most species of snake, not worth the energy expended to kill a hen.
What does the mountain chicken frog eat?
The mountain chicken frog has a varied diet. Some of the foods the frog eats are millipedes, crickets, frogs, and even snakes.
Do bull snakes eat chicken eggs?
A bull snake will eat chicken eggs. In fact, I have found that once a bull snake has discovered my hen house, it is virtually impossible to keep it away without relocating the snake.
If snakes eat humans can they give a snake protein?
I cant imagine why you would like to know this, but yes we have about the same protein as chicken.
What do snakes with no teeth eat?
Do snakes eat cherries?
What do adda snakes eat?
Snakes eat rodents.
What does not eat snakes?
snakes eat mice or rats
