It has been a great week for snakes! Cool nights and warm days. Yesterday we saw three water snakes at Popple nature Center--the most that I have seen in a couple years. They were all out in the water so no one was trying to touch them. Today, a big day, We were at Hartje Pond and while I was waiting for the kindergarten class to come I was looking for snakes and then I saw a big brown mottled snake--very heavy. I looked closer and realized it was a hognose. I have never caught one barehanded without the help of a stick or something. I reached for it and grabbed it by the tail, it did not rear back and try to bite me but held up his head and pretended to be a cobra--very impressive. After this he buried his head in the grass and I chose to grab him as close to his head as I could see and then just move my fingers closer to his head--it worked. I brought him out and the kindergartners were approaching. they were excited about seeing the snake but not nearly as excited as I was about it being a hognose. Gary |
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