[SEL] rattle snake in my playroom - OT

[Luke Tonneberger]

I suggested to her that I pin down the head and pick him up. She wasn't too 
fond of that idea. I wasn't either once I could hear it hissing at me.  So I 
told her to go and get my camera while I was poking at it.  Not much 
sympathy from me. That's funny you mentioned the black snake, a couple years 
ago we saw one next to our wood pile. It must have been 5 feet long and it 
was FAST!  That one gave me the willies.  I found a picture of a Milk Snake 
that looks similar.

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/resources/ummz_herpetology/05.herp.jpg

Luke Tonneberger
Rockford, Michigan
USA
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>From: Arnie Fero <fero_ah at city-net.com>
>Reply-To: The SEL email discussion list <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>To: The SEL email discussion list <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>Subject: RE: [SEL] rattle snake in my playroom - OT
>Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:16:51 -0400 (EDT)
>
>Hi Luke,
>
>He sorta looks like a copperhead....
>http://www.snakesandfrogs.com/scra/snakes/copperh.htm
>http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/resources/wildnotes/pub373.htm
>
>Too bad you didn't get a nice closeup of the head that would show the
>pits.  Get a lot closer next time, OK?  8-)))
>
>See ya,  Arnie
>
>PS - I HOPE you gave Shirley lots of sympathy.  Friend spouse encountered
>a five-foot black snake while hanging clothes.  Made it back to the porch
>(~20 feet) in one great leap.  My mistake was in going to check out the
>really cool big black snake first.  8-))  Here's a peek at one...
>http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/black_rat_snake.htm
>

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