White trash. Tons of that. Same way the snakes got out. Same way the iguanas got out. Same reason we have a Monkey Island. Wild parrots and parakeets. Blah, blah, blah, ain't nuthin' like a pet to bring out the irresponsibility of a person.
I'm leery of boas and pythons, but I fet along with garter snakes. I have one in the garden again this year. I leave him alone, and he ignores me. I had a problem with Clayton picking my green tomatoes, so I made up an errand that took him right to Ray Garter Snake was sunning himself among the romas. He, he, he-Clayton hasn't destroyed any more tomatoes in that patch.
What? I'd never heard that. Both black racers and black rat snakes are called black snakes. We have several big ones on the property, and they have different personalities. Eli, an 8 footer, would let you pick him up and move him around. Vernon, a 6 footer, gets testy when you try to move him out of the flower beds.
Black racers have that cockroach mentality. They lunge at you, making YOU move so they can get away. And nippy! SO nippy! Joke's on them. I'm not easily moved by a big worm with attitude so I stand my ground and giggle. The babies are even cuter when they do that!
I've never seen a black rat snake. Isn't that interesting? We're suppose to have them here, but never seen one.
Black rat snakes have slightly keeled scales, while black racers have smooth ones. It's easy to mistake them for one another.
Have you ever heard of the Hognose Snake, AKA the Puff Adder? They aren't poisonous, but will puff up when threatened in an attempt to look scary. They'll also play dead, and end up truly dead when some redneck, unable to tell one snake from another and looking for a chance to kill something, chops them to bits. Duck had one that lived underneath his sawmill for many years.
Better: richer, but not gamey - maybe like a mature, "free range" fowl? Nah, that's not it either. Of course, when you start with a roux etc., you naturally build in a particular taste in everything that goes in after.
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Date: 2009-07-14 06:10 pm (UTC)I've never seen a black rat snake. Isn't that interesting? We're suppose to have them here, but never seen one.
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Date: 2009-07-15 02:20 am (UTC)Have you ever heard of the Hognose Snake, AKA the Puff Adder? They aren't poisonous, but will puff up when threatened in an attempt to look scary. They'll also play dead, and end up truly dead when some redneck, unable to tell one snake from another and looking for a chance to kill something, chops them to bits. Duck had one that lived underneath his sawmill for many years.
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Date: 2009-07-15 09:42 pm (UTC)Hognose snakes are called puff adders. Of course the African Puff Adder is a different animal.
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Date: 2009-07-13 02:37 am (UTC)Must be smallish gators, eh?
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