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That's a lot of dead bugs!
I'll take my 10# for dinner!
Been a little smoky up here. Not the best pics but......
Juvenile black racer in my podocarpus.
That may have made me "race" in my pants!
Dem juveniles are so different looking from the growd up ones!!!
Yes they are. You can see it’s tail beginning to get its adult color. Those oversized eyes are always what I notice first when determining if it’s a young black racer or a young rat snake. Either way, I always enjoy seeing snakes.
Black, rat, and garter; yeah. I like keeping the rodents in check. Copperhead and rattlesnake; I can pass on them. Current jobsite is near a south facing bluff. 6 snakes in 3 weeks. 2 were copperhead. Hanging out in the posthole is a very good way to make someone look for clean drawers!
Nice photo capture Ray. It always bugs me to see people kill a snake just because it's a snake. Found this one two years ago while fishing. Beauty. Crocatus oreganus.
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Speaking of these beautiful creatures...
Timber rattler
Garter
Timber rattler
Garter
I agree. We have a lot of banded water snakes in my neck of the woods and they are constantly getting confused with our moccasin…. And getting killed. I’m not a fan of venomous snakes but I still give them a pass. You move to Florida, ya gonna deal with snakes. Lol
Unfortunately, this one didn’t make it across the road. Just happened upon it about 30 minutes ago.
That’s too bad.
Last week I went to the VA hospital to get blood work done for an upcoming physical. As I entered the property, I had to lock up my brakes as a snake was slithering across the entrance road. I jumped out to see what kind it was. Had a pointed tail and round head, so I determined it was a harmless snake. My biggest fear was it was headed for a parking lot with people arriving. I wonder if it made it off VA property safely.
A couple days ago I picked up a dead snake very close to my house. It's a California King Snake. Gonna skin it in a few minutes.
Here is a picture from Bing search. That's pretty cool. @Wildthings, have you ever mounted something like this before????
.............. Jerry (in Tucson)
A couple days ago I picked up a dead snake very close to my house. It's a California King Snake. Gonna skin it in a few minutes.
Here is a picture from Bing search. That's pretty cool. @Wildthings, have you ever mounted something like this before????
.............. Jerry (in Tucson)
Eric - that timber rattler is one of the prettiest rattlers with its black tail. Looks a lot like a puff adder.
Jerry - CA king snakes are protected in California. They can be found in a lot of different color variations too. They're good to have around because they're one of the few things that will seek out and eat rattlesnakes. The roadrunner is another.
Jerry - CA king snakes are protected in California. They can be found in a lot of different color variations too. They're good to have around because they're one of the few things that will seek out and eat rattlesnakes. The roadrunner is another.
I love snakes. Some of my favorite creatures. I have mounted rattlesnakes and copperheads but not anything else. Presently I'm working on a Bearded Dragon, who died during our February ice capades. My first. His name is Jim. Then another phone call a couple days ago and I have another one to do from another client. They drove up from 200 miles away. His name is Scout
Meet Jim in his frozen state and in his skinned state
That looks a bit more ticklish than a snake.
A multi-speciesial animal stuffer!
Went to light my grill and this little ring neck snake was hanging out. Needless to say, it surprised me.
