Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Biggest hognose snake I've ever seen
I'd been sitting in the truck listening to radio, with my feet dangling out. When I stepped outside there was a two foot long, fat, hognose snake. Previously I'd only seen small ones and didn't know they would get this big.
It must have went right past my feet. At first I didn't know what kind of snake it was. They can make a sound like a rattlesnake and it did. They sure have a funny shaped head, sort of flat on the bottom. I put it across the road where some gophers and ground squirrels live. It seemed happy enough. It would be interesting to know if this was the tiny hognose I saved from a cat years ago, and put down by the marsh. It seemed happy then, when I released it. There are lots of mice at the marsh. Plenty to make a snake fat like this one. We've got all kinds of snakes around here, but hadn't seen any for a few years. I've seen coral snakes, rattle snakes, bull snakes, corn snakes, hognose, king snakes. This area is getting so developed wildlife is hard to find. When a neighbor bulldozed mesquites on his land next to mine, lots of box turtle's passed through looking for a new home. Ones been digging holes under elm trees. There are still lots of quail, dove, and owls, hawks, but some other species are hard to find. I miss the old days when my house was the only one out here. But at least coyotes don't come around like they did, before it got populated out here. |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Ever seen a rabbit do this? | Edible Gardening | |||
Has anyone ever seen Allah? | Ponds | |||
This is the nicest NG I have ever seen. Nice group of folks here. | Freshwater Aquaria Plants | |||
Biggest Koi Ever | Ponds | |||
Aponogeton undulatas have you ever seen or heard of this plant? | Freshwater Aquaria Plants |