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Offline Wandering Man

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Not Really a Pest
« on: June 19, 2017, 04:55:36 pm »
I think this lady was just looking to snack on toads:





Can you find her in this photo?





It took me a while to realize this stick was breathing.  I got my shovel and pulled her out of the hole to get a good look at her face to see whether she was poisonous.

She was not in the backyard, and I was 80% certain she was not poisonous, so I left her alone.
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Re: Not Really a Pest
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2017, 05:17:58 pm »
Cool snake Wman! Have never seen a snake in my yard. Is it a garden snake?
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Re: Not Really a Pest
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2017, 05:34:03 pm »
3Reds hopes she never sees this snake in her garden!

It is non-poisonous, and generally eats small animals like toads, frogs and small mammals.  This one was two to three feet long

http://srelherp.uga.edu/snakes/hetpla.htm

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Re: Not Really a Pest
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2017, 05:41:40 pm »
I have 3 lizards in my yard. They used to keep the black widow and daddy long leg population down. But they've found 3 square meals a day at my beehives now... drat  :eusa_doh:
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