Here we see a common thin black snake in Florida, the Black Racer. This is how to catch it.
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The below photo features my first snake tongs, which were okay. I catch most snakes by hand now, and I am as gentle with them as possible. When I do need to use tongs, I use the wide-grip rubber-coated Gentle Giant tongs by Midwest Tongs. They exert very gentle pressure on the snake in order to restrain but not injure the creature.
The Black Racer is probably the most common snake that I deal with in the Orlando area. It is almost a generic snake: thin and black, no special markings. Because of its blunt, truly snakelike nature, and its speed it seems to scare the heck out of ignorant people who can't identify it. I get all of these phone calls about a black snake, and even though a Cottonmouth can be totally black, I know the person on the phone is talking about a Black Racer. The Cottonmouth, or Water Moccasin, is much thicker than the Black Racer. It's also much slower, and has a large head. The Black Racer is usually 3' or 4' long, a little under 1" in diameter, and it has a light gray, almost white, belly. Most of all, it's fast!
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