Critter count....1 snake....
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j_cheneyWell, I was walking along at the park, considering that I should keep an annual critter count (prompted by the earlier sighting of a squirrel). I thought.....hmmm, no snakes yet this year....oops!
There was a snake about a foot off the path. On initial look, I thought he was black, but I saw a faint diamond pattern underlaying that. About 5 feet long. We both just stayed still for a moment, evaluating the situation, but the snake decided it wasn't worth it to cross the road while I was there and headed back down to the creek. I went to the OK snakes web-page and determined that he must be a black ratsnake--relatively harmless. Whew!
So:
Snakes 1
Squirrels 1
Rabbits 0
Assorted Shrews/Voles/Field mice (why bother)
Mississippi Kite 0
Coy-dog/Coyote 0
There was a snake about a foot off the path. On initial look, I thought he was black, but I saw a faint diamond pattern underlaying that. About 5 feet long. We both just stayed still for a moment, evaluating the situation, but the snake decided it wasn't worth it to cross the road while I was there and headed back down to the creek. I went to the OK snakes web-page and determined that he must be a black ratsnake--relatively harmless. Whew!
So:
Snakes 1
Squirrels 1
Rabbits 0
Mississippi Kite 0
Coy-dog/Coyote 0
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Date: 2007-03-29 03:42 pm (UTC)