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Killed my first snake of the year!
Always have to get that first one to scare the bejesus out of you while digging or planting. I was pulling weeds and a younger one squiggled out from under some leaves. It was only about a foot long, but I killed it because it is only going to get bigger. It is also harder to identify them when they are that young because they don't start showing colors until they get more mature. Young ones are always just plain and grayish.
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Ugh! I hate snakes!
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I do too and it's hard to tell what they are when they are still young and don't have distinct colors and head shapes yet.
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All I can say is, I would have had to go inside to change my pants!!!
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Snakes are good for the ecosystem, was this a poisonous snake? I'm really only terrified of big spiders
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I don't like snakes or gators. My brother and his wife's parents were camping down in Florida at Disneyland one year and my brother walked out of his camper early in the morning and there was a large gator right near the camper. He quickly ran back into the camper.
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View - I'm not sure. That was the problem. It was in a Iris garden and the leaves had not been raked out and he kept getting half way under the leaves. I hollered at my husband and he said he thought it was just a garden snake. Then he said "hmmmm -I'm not so sure" When they are young they don't have distinct colors/markings. Water Moccasins are just gray so they are the hardest to identify and when they are young they don't have a distinct triangular head. If it had been a green grass snake I wouldn't have killed it, but around here the 3 most common snakes are the copperhead, rattlesnake, and the water Moccasins. Not going to get bit or have one of the dogs get bit. We already had one dog go after a Rattlesnake on the porch. Thank God we were home.
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Killed my first snake of the year!
Always have to get that first one to scare the bejesus out of you while digging or planting. I was pulling weeds and a younger one squiggled out from under some leaves. It was only about a foot long, but I killed it because it is only going to get bigger. It is also harder to identify them when they are that young because they don't start showing colors until they get more mature. Young ones are always just plain and grayish.
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Ugh! I hate snakes!
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Re: Killed my first snake of the year!
I do too and it's hard to tell what they are when they are still young and don't have distinct colors and head shapes yet.
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All I can say is, I would have had to go inside to change my pants!!!
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Snakes are good for the ecosystem, was this a poisonous snake? I'm really only terrified of big spiders
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Re: Killed my first snake of the year!
I don't like snakes or gators. My brother and his wife's parents were camping down in Florida at Disneyland one year and my brother walked out of his camper early in the morning and there was a large gator right near the camper. He quickly ran back into the camper.
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Re: Killed my first snake of the year!
View - I'm not sure. That was the problem. It was in a Iris garden and the leaves had not been raked out and he kept getting half way under the leaves. I hollered at my husband and he said he thought it was just a garden snake. Then he said "hmmmm -I'm not so sure" When they are young they don't have distinct colors/markings. Water Moccasins are just gray so they are the hardest to identify and when they are young they don't have a distinct triangular head. If it had been a green grass snake I wouldn't have killed it, but around here the 3 most common snakes are the copperhead, rattlesnake, and the water Moccasins. Not going to get bit or have one of the dogs get bit. We already had one dog go after a Rattlesnake on the porch. Thank God we were home.
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