SNAKE DAY at my house! First I saw a BIG garter (big as far as snake as garters go), about a foot and a half. He was NOT a friendly snake and struck at me, then went in a hole in a flash. A few hrs later, I saw my neighborhood blacksnake sunning on the front porch, same place as always. He has become pretty indifferent to ppl and only disappears thru the crack on down to the lower level when I get close. He is a BIG blacksnake, maybe 2 1/2 footer. I think he is the baby I had sunning himself in the same place last summer. He is why I keep Rose put up b/c she will kill snakes, which is bad if she kills my good snakes and bad moreso if she gets bitten by a copperhead. She has no concept of fear!! As for the snakes, I am glad they are here to keep the mice and rats at bay. I like non-venomous snakes. A point of trivia, garters ARE actually venomous. They have trace amts of neurotoxin in their mouths but it is too trace to harm humans and they have no delivery method for people. Its paralytic effects do a number on small frogs, toads, tadpoles, mice and rats though!
Posted on: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:29:35 +0000
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