I just rescue them when the phone rings.KJQ's snake farm, a few more coolers and you could charge admission.
I just rescue them when the phone rings.KJQ's snake farm, a few more coolers and you could charge admission.
Two in one weekend.
Where was the cotton mouth located? I'm guessing it was somewhere besides the "small area in Southern Indiana" that DNR says they should be
https://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/9385.htm
I may have to start paying more attention to where I'm walking on some of my fishing excursions.
When I was growing up in FL, I would not walk when fishing/hiking, etc where I could not see my feet, and I would not swim in many lakes/rivers, etc due to snakes and gators. I may have to start applying some of those rules to IN.
KJQ's snake farm, a few more coolers and you could charge admission.
Eastern Garter
Mating Black Rat Snakes.
Those are Copperheads pictured. The DNR info on the Cotton Mouth is correct. Contrary to popular opinion, they are only found in one county in Indiana. Most people see a water snake and assume it is a water moccasin.
Sneks.... Sneks, no thanks.
When I was in Boy Scouts, I got a garter snake from another kid I went to school with. I was doing the whole "grab him behind the head" thing, like you would with a venomous snake. Decided to take him on a Scout camp out and let him go. While we were loading up, another kid in my troop saw him and was like, "Oh cool!" and picked him up and was just handling him as if he could do no harm (and really, he couldn't). Well, that made me decide that I wanted to keep him!
It was either a spring or a fall camp out, so it was getting chilly at night, so I put him (in his coffee can) in my sleeping bag with me. He'd still be pretty sluggish by morning, but I'd put him on my chest under my shirt and he'd warm right up and become active again. I didn't keep him long... forget where I let him loose now, but he was my little "friend" for a bit. I think I fed him night crawlers.
Those are Copperheads pictured. The DNR info on the Cotton Mouth is correct. Contrary to popular opinion, they are only found in one county in Indiana. Most people see a water snake and assume it is a water moccasin.
At the shop.....
At the shop?!
Don't tell my wife or she won't come back!
What kind of snake is the orange fella? Dandy looking animal for sure.
What kind of snake is the orange fella? Dandy looking animal for sure.