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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whitelightning777" data-source="post: 123447" data-attributes="member: 26980">I captured a very young juvenile black rat snake from the woods by the creek when I was a young man 10 years old and raised it into adulthood.It lived for close to 10 years but ultimately died from some type of mouth fungus. Sadly enough at the time, I didn't know vets could probably treat this. Kids are idiots.The length was between six to seven feet, but it's a thin snake and not to heavy. I always fed it live prey feeder mice from the pet store every 2 weeks occasionally a wild mouse if I could get one.3 taps on the side of the cage was all it took to let him know it's dinner time.I would clean the cage after it eliminated and then give the snake a bath by letting it slide into a gallon jug with warm water.  I got him out with cold water, easy routine.I'll always miss him.I never tried anything dead or frozen but would always supervise feedings. None were ever refused....until the end.</blockquote>