I was outside this evening pulling weeds in the garden, (with out gloves), when I spotted this little darl'in slithering out of a pile of dead leaves!! He slithered away from me and I was getting ready to quit too as I am Not dumb enough to stick my bare hands into a dead pile of leaves!
It's been awhile since I've seen a snake so I was a bit excited! I yelled at Fred and grabbed the shovel...he got the gun, UGH!!
This was a baby broad-banded Copperhead, probably born last fall...a bit small to be shooting...So I handed Fred the shovel and told him to watch the snake I was going to get the camera...Talk about getting an earful!! But he knows there is nothing worse than a scorned Woman with a camera and a perfect photo Op!! So he humored me for a bit...then he went in the house and left me alone....(grin)!
Coiled up in the corner of the garden!
Lying on the shovel! Definitely a pit-viper!
I love the camouflage on his eyes...cool!
I'm not fond of snakes but Copperheads sure are pretty!! See the tip of his tail behind the head, it's greenish yellow!Now that we know they are out we'll be a bit more careful...Mom said she is going home tomorrow, lol....I am so glad I was the one that found him as I did NOT need to take her to the ER for a heart attack. She did come out and look at it before we took care of it...Very BRAVE Mom!! I'm proud of you!! I guess this also means I am in charge of the flowerbeds from now on, lol...
7 comments:
My boys loved the snake pictures!! Thank you!! LOL
They were so funny!!
Glad you were the one who found him & NOT your poor Mom.
I just became convinced that YOU ARE A CRAZY WOMAN!!! Great pictures though!
what the hell....you are insane.
At least the snakes we have around here are harmless! I remember your teasing me last summer when I ended up with an aquarium full of them! I'll take those any day to the one you found in your garden!! But your pictres, as always, are amazing!! Helps us know what we're on the look out for!! :) Please be careful!!!
Woow this is scary!!! I hate snakes, and I'm dead afraid of them!!! I would not have had the courage to take pictures I think. You got nice shots and you were really brave!!!
I was going to ask if it was poisonous but with everyone else's comments I'm guessing so. We have a garter snake that lives in our garden. Harmless...but it still freaks me out when I find him hiding in various parts of the yard. Some would say just get rid of it but since he's not poisonous why bother. Maybe it will catch something interesting. Not sure what but he likes our yard pretty well so there must be something here. Now if it was a big hairy spider...that would be a different story altogether! ;D
You are too brave for your own good LOL. Beautiful shots. I haven't seen too many poisonous snakes lately but that's OK.
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