Ooooh I am so afraid of snakes in the wild! I’m way too citified. But if knew it was non-venomous, non-aggressive to people, and feasted on rodents, I’d learn to live with it. I’d rather have a shy snake than bold mice and rats, I think.
How cool! All I ever found was a Diamond Back, which was too hot to handle, other than on the end of a garden fork. The cats were very keen to play with it and it was best all round to get it out of the garden. It seemed happy to go elsewhere 🙂
Handsome Bull Snake you’ve got there. Mostly we’ve got garter snakes, I used to catch them in the prairie near our home when i was a kid, always took them back and let them go after a short visit to show my grandmother. The garter snakes used to drape themselves on the barberry bushes outside the back door in the spring when they came out of hibernation before scattering around the neighborhood. Wish there were some photos of that, it was a sight to see. Illinois does have rattlesnakes but they seem to be in only certain locales. I’m glad he’s a part of the farmy, even if mostly hidden. Great photos of him. Have a wonderful Independence day.
Topic of the day to me seems that all is grist for Celi’s mill. You GO, Celi however: “You can have ’em, I don’t want ’em, too slithery for me. Too slithery for me. Too slithery for me.” Much love, Your Gayle
It is easy to forget they have a purpose and totally freak out. I appreciated the helpful comments and hope I am never the one to come across any big snake!
My sister in law used to pay one of her sons a quarter for every snake (mostly grass snakes) he relocated. Smart kid only relocated them around the corner so as not to run out of snakes!
Perhaps it’s because I grew up with many reptiles that I love snakes. They are much misunderstood. Gentle creatures, but not much substance to their bodies, so some do have a nice wallop to their bite. But they’re not exactly out hunting humans. Quite the reverse, in fact. xo
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57 responses to “Be careful Out There”
Great mousers those!!
Linda
Beautiful, but I’m sure startling. We had garter snakes on our farm in Saskatchewan. They kept the mice down.
Good mouse catchers! c
A very nice specimen. It looks healthy.
He was a very friendly fella – just trying to warm up on the concrete I think.. c
Eek!
Ooooh I am so afraid of snakes in the wild! I’m way too citified. But if knew it was non-venomous, non-aggressive to people, and feasted on rodents, I’d learn to live with it. I’d rather have a shy snake than bold mice and rats, I think.
as a kid I used to look for snakes! Nothing was poisonous where we lived! Have a Happy 4th!
Now that is one pair of shoes I can live with out! Great photos but a photo is as close as I wish to come.
Playing with my new laptop at the moment… makes me realise how decrepit the old one was.
Enjoy your silent sunday!
Thank goodness you got a new one! That will make all the difference.. c
What a beauty!
How cool! All I ever found was a Diamond Back, which was too hot to handle, other than on the end of a garden fork. The cats were very keen to play with it and it was best all round to get it out of the garden. It seemed happy to go elsewhere 🙂
Handsome Bull Snake you’ve got there. Mostly we’ve got garter snakes, I used to catch them in the prairie near our home when i was a kid, always took them back and let them go after a short visit to show my grandmother. The garter snakes used to drape themselves on the barberry bushes outside the back door in the spring when they came out of hibernation before scattering around the neighborhood. Wish there were some photos of that, it was a sight to see. Illinois does have rattlesnakes but they seem to be in only certain locales. I’m glad he’s a part of the farmy, even if mostly hidden. Great photos of him. Have a wonderful Independence day.
Topic of the day to me seems that all is grist for Celi’s mill. You GO, Celi however: “You can have ’em, I don’t want ’em, too slithery for me. Too slithery for me. Too slithery for me.” Much love, Your Gayle
I’m finally after being universally phobic about snakes to appreciate their beauty… some of them, sometimes. Nice snake, useful and decorative.
It is easy to forget they have a purpose and totally freak out. I appreciated the helpful comments and hope I am never the one to come across any big snake!
My sister in law used to pay one of her sons a quarter for every snake (mostly grass snakes) he relocated. Smart kid only relocated them around the corner so as not to run out of snakes!
Perhaps it’s because I grew up with many reptiles that I love snakes. They are much misunderstood. Gentle creatures, but not much substance to their bodies, so some do have a nice wallop to their bite. But they’re not exactly out hunting humans. Quite the reverse, in fact. xo