Toad is about to be lunchLook closely and tell what is going on here???????
Toad is about to be lunch
Looks like he got bit already, but can that lil skinny snek actually eat that big toad?
He tried. Snakes will stretch quite a bit, but that toad was out of its leagueLooks like he got bit already, but can that lil skinny snek actually eat that big toad?
Good job. Is the feral cat yours or is it a nuisance cat?I saved a baby rat snake from the feral cat patrol this evening- til he stumbles back onto open ground.
Nuisance cat. I know, I know....Good job. Is the feral cat yours or is it a nuisance cat?
Look closely and tell what is going on here???????
Good job. Is the feral cat yours or is it a nuisance cat?
Nuisance cat. I know, I know....
I know it's past my nappy time, but please explain how a feral cat can be "yours"... does it just mean wild, as in having barn cats, etc?
All the feral cats in suburbia are nuisances!!! And when in the field they get shot for the pheasant and quail egg/baby munchers that they are... I know everything gotta eat, but people need to quit dumping unwanted cats into bird habitat.
Dog and I both had a close call last night, didn't see this guy until we both almost stepped on it.
Damn dumbass dog never, ever even saw the snake or if he did, he though it was a stick. He didn't even acknowledge its presence.
My wife had yet to have seen a live, venomous snake since we moved here. I called her out for a little look at the local wildlife. Damn dog started bouncing around like a pogo stick, so we had to take him in the house and come back out for a a peek at Mr. No Legs. Also brought my boy out for a look, so he could see a real venomous snake up close and realize how well they blend in, even when you're close to them.
This guy was over 20 yards from the house, out hunting near some of our tall trees. We let him be, after our little lookie-loo session. All the rain we've had has the grass way tall, but the ground isn't firm enough yet to run the mower over without sinking, so I'm giving it another day to dry out.
This reiterated why we don't go outside at night without footwear or a flashlight. Not that my leather sandals would've been much protection had I stepped on this thing, but it beats being barefoot. I didn't see this snake until we were damn near on top of it. Stupid lab came within a foot of it before I drew him back.
We both got lucky that copperheads are generally chill animals and not usually aggressive or quick to strike.
This one was not small, but not huge. Thinking a juvenile, but maybe a young adult snake. He was probably 18-20 inches long.
Diamond back water snake.
Well it is official, just got on the side of our house we have discovered that we have a pair, not one but two “copper headed diamondback coral Moccasins”.
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