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Snakes, Snakes Everywhere
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Last year we had our first snake sighting in our back
yard. We live on a pond in North Florida and it is pretty common to have
snakes lurking about looking for tasty frogs. I chased it across the yard
and discovered that if I pushed on the gate of the fence hard enough that it
would pop open. Mom was very upset when she found me face to face with the
snake three houses down. Now Mom keeps a bungee cord on the gate.
Mom managed to get a picture of last years snake, she
was concerned that it was poisonous – I’m not sure what that means. She sent
the picture off to a snake expert who assured her that while they can
sometimes be mean they are not poisonous. |
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Here’s a picture, he’s a Florida banded water snake which are
commonly mistaken for a Water Moccasin. (this isn't Mom's picture we
lost that in a computer crash) |
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My Uncle ran over a Water Moccasin with the lawn mower then Mom took a photo of
it to make sure she could remember the difference between the two. |
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Here’s that picture. If you're ready to be grossed out click here to
see a closer shot - remember he had an encounter with a lawn mower. If
you're not squeamish and take a look, pay attention to the shape of his
head. |
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This year’s snake while not as big as last years (4 foot) was still a
significant 3 footer. I managed to corner him and was barking at the top of
my lungs when Mom came outside. Mom spent a lot of time screaming at me but
I had to protect her so I grabbed it and shook it as hard as I could. Mom
tells everyone that the image of a Medusa like Wiener dog thrashing about
will be forever burned in her memory. Mom kept screaming so I decided I
would drop the snake. I guess the snake had had enough of me by then and
rose up half his body length and blasted off towards Mom.
I didn’t know Mom
could jump that high.
Now she keeps a machete on the back porch.
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