My Nephew says by the Markings I have about Half of it.
So it was/is a Very large snake. (Maybe 60")
I am guessing it would be hard to miss it ,
IF it found it's way onto the Floor.
worst case My Tetanus Shots are good for 5 Years yet.
I am with Nitric on the spiders,yikes!,snakes really don't bother me much. At least it is a black snake up there jeff.I bet the missus don't care what kind of snake it is
I live alone.
well Maybe not alone
At 11 or 12 I was fixing the fence to the chicken yard, squatted down and felt a "sting", and then I saw a copperhead. Rolled backwards and RAN to the house waking up Mom and my stepfather. They took me to the emergency room and I was given some kinda shot and "observed" for a while - long ago memory, don't remember a lot but remember the event.
I was blessed as I had on a brand new pair of unwashed jeans back when jeans really had fabric on them. I was squatting, knees bent and jeans tight to my skin. So they were almost bullet proof. One fang apparently did not penetrate and the other fang just barely punctured the skin. My jeans had a big circle of wetness, apparently the venom, and when it dried it was a little bit crusty and stiff.
I don't fear snakes, but I do absolutely watch my step and surroundings, especially in the woods here. Lots and lots of snakes up this holler. Killed a rattlesnake 30 feet from my front door a few years ago - had to, they're territorial. Otherwise, I'm very hesitant to kill warm blooded critters - I'm not a hunter.
On the other hand, when I was a child here, every time we cousins would go outside Granny would say "Watch out for the spiders". I still watch out for the spiders, serious arachnophobia. Those childhood ironies....
Jeff, do you have poisonous snakes in NE PA?
Edit: I've always thought they didn't range far North.