Ain't havin' any part of copperheads or rattlers. Killed many a copperhead when we had our place at Keystone. Too many kids wanting to run around barefooted and in swim suits or shorts.
It seems we have had a bumper crop of garter snakes this year! And, it seems they like our lawn and the wife's flower beds. I've seen a 'few' and so has the wife. I've pointed out, 'it's just a garter snake,' and I haven't heard any screaming nor found any bloody/greasy spots ... yet. I saw one yesterday that I don't believe was a garter snake, but I am in no way up on my snakes. It was same size as the little garters (about the size of a drinking straw), but appeared to be basically brown all over. Bull snake? Rat snake? Racer?
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It seems we have had a bumper crop of garter snakes this year! And, it seems they like our lawn and the wife's flower beds. I've seen a 'few' and so has the wife. I've pointed out, 'it's just a garter snake,' and I haven't heard any screaming nor found any bloody/greasy spots ... yet. I saw one yesterday that I don't believe was a garter snake, but I am in no way up on my snakes. It was same size as the little garters (about the size of a drinking straw), but appeared to be basically brown all over. Bull snake? Rat snake? Racer?
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