Nothing gets my attention quite like the sight of a big snake, even a harmless, beneficial one like the common King snake pictured here exiting, stage left from my back patio. I was breezing through my kitchen yesterday morning, looked out the French door, and there he was, all 4 feet of him, quietly lazing in a pool of water having a drink on me beneath my potted, just-watered Azalea. After my heart re-started and I began to breathe again, I was happy to oblige, because among other undesirables, like gophers, (bane of my existence,) rats and mice, the King snake kills and eats rattlesnakes. To find out how I feel about those pernicious monsters, please read "What a disaster," my tale of Price's near-death experience after being bitten by one on a bright, Spring morning in 2005. I don't care for rattlesnakes, and I'll kill them on sight, but I'm happy to share my home with Lampropeltis getula. Go forth and multiply King of snakes.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Lampropeltis getula
Nothing gets my attention quite like the sight of a big snake, even a harmless, beneficial one like the common King snake pictured here exiting, stage left from my back patio. I was breezing through my kitchen yesterday morning, looked out the French door, and there he was, all 4 feet of him, quietly lazing in a pool of water having a drink on me beneath my potted, just-watered Azalea. After my heart re-started and I began to breathe again, I was happy to oblige, because among other undesirables, like gophers, (bane of my existence,) rats and mice, the King snake kills and eats rattlesnakes. To find out how I feel about those pernicious monsters, please read "What a disaster," my tale of Price's near-death experience after being bitten by one on a bright, Spring morning in 2005. I don't care for rattlesnakes, and I'll kill them on sight, but I'm happy to share my home with Lampropeltis getula. Go forth and multiply King of snakes.
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