Snake!!

Category: Critters | Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:07 am

I walked out the door the other day to see this little critter scurry accross the walk. Rather than shriek and run away, I instantly thought, 'I've gotta get my camera!'

(I should have made the pic smaller, but it was such a clear pic)

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eileen wrote on Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:35 am:

WOW!! What superb shots Redrose. Do you know what kind of snake it is?

My daughter has a Wesern Hog Nose Python which was only the size of a large worm when she bought it. Now it's two feet in length and seems to enjoy being handled - it's a beautifully marked snake as is the one you captured with your camera.

glendann wrote on Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:46 am:

That looks like a King Snake.
If it is they are great to have around your house and in your yard.They kill poisonous snakes.

Droopy wrote on Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:30 am:

Lovely snake, I'm glad you fetched your camera instead of scaring it away by shrieking.

redrose wrote on Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:03 am:

Tell you the truth, I'm not quite sure what kind of snake he was. Perhaps a garter snake. He was just a little thing, a little gardener snake looking for the garden I don't yet have. :)

Frank wrote on Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:33 am:

>>> Rather than shriek and run away, I instantly thought, 'I've gotta get my camera!' <<<

That's a symptom of the GardenStew bug :) Great photos RedRose.

Netty wrote on Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:51 am:

He does look like a garter snake redrose. We have them here although they seem to be getting rather rare these days.
Great pictures!

Palm Tree wrote on Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:27 pm:

EEEK

Some serious wild life that that hey.

Reckon I will do the shrieking from here rather. I am scared of snakes.

Palm Tree wrote on Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:28 pm:

Weird enough

Other reptiles are fine. I used to have chameleons as pets when I was a kid. But was always a bit scared of snakes.

dooley wrote on Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:21 pm:

We have many snakes here. It looks large in the picture. The last one I found in my yard was a rattlesnake. My son came and hauled it away in a jar. He gave it to a friend who took it out in the hills are released it. I don't mind snakes as long as there are not poisonous. Then, I freak. dooley