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Re: snakes
Lol. Shannon, I can't do snakes and spiders ESPECIALLY spiders! Ugh!!!
My clock was off all day yesterday seeing you post during the daylight hours
My clock was off all day yesterday seeing you post during the daylight hours
I am my gardens worst enemy.
RoOsTeR- Posts : 4316
Join date : 2011-10-04
Location : Colorado Front Range
Re: snakes
[quote="shannon1"] "...realy scares me bees. I'm getting better I don't run and hide when the "bully bees" come after me any more. I just freeze and repeat to my self 'it is only the buzzing, it is only the buzzing,....."
Probably the only good thing about hearing aids, once I take those out, my world is quiet and no more buzzing bees
Probably the only good thing about hearing aids, once I take those out, my world is quiet and no more buzzing bees
llama momma
Certified SFG Instructor- Posts : 4921
Join date : 2010-08-20
Location : Central Ohio zone 6a
Re: snakes
RoOsTeR wrote:Lol. Shannon, I can't do snakes and spiders ESPECIALLY spiders! Ugh!!!
My clock was off all day yesterday seeing you post during the daylight hours
Ok those REALLY big spiders that build their webs twice the size of my deck railing - those kinda freak me out and have to get relocated far away from where I wish to sit! We don't have a lot of snakes here in the middle of town...just a garter once in a while. But I so LOL'ed about Shannon1 posting. She is my fellow night owl!
UnderTheBlackWalnut- Posts : 559
Join date : 2011-04-18
Age : 57
Location : Springfield (central), IL, on the line between 5b and 6a
Re: snakes
Yes strange to up during the day but had to go to my bros house to get his help with the pics.
shannon1- Posts : 1697
Join date : 2011-04-01
Location : zone 9a St.Johns county FL
Re: snakes
Had one of those today up here in Orange Park! I'm not a big snake person, but I have to say this guy looks kind of cute in this photo He/she was about 18-24 inches long and about 3/4" - 1" in diameter. I did just read today that a female may give birth ovoviviparously to between a dozen to 40 babies from July through October. I think I'll just keep calling it a "he".
Re: snakes
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
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Re: snakes
Snakes, ooohh how I hate them. I am going to have nightmares tonight.
KDeus - I used to live in Orange Park when it was a sleepy little town. One high school in the whole county. We had to drive to Green Cove Springs to practice basketball in their gym. Orange Park High did not even have a gym in those days.
KDeus - I used to live in Orange Park when it was a sleepy little town. One high school in the whole county. We had to drive to Green Cove Springs to practice basketball in their gym. Orange Park High did not even have a gym in those days.
yolos- Posts : 4152
Join date : 2011-11-20
Age : 74
Location : Brooks, Ga Zone 7B/8A
Re: snakes
GREAT photo! LOL he almost looks cute.
I have seen women looking at jewelry ads with a misty eye and one hand resting on the heart, and I only know what they're feeling because that's how I read the seed catalogs in January - Barbara Kingsolver - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
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Re: snakes
Okay, it took me years to get used to the idea of snakes being my friends, lol. Now I just benignly let our couple of big garter snakes do their thing. They love to sun on the carport and they must be used to us because they just look at us like: "Oh...it's you..."
What about copperheads though? They are poisonous, correct? They seem to be aggressive as well. My neighbor, who is an avid gardener had a momma copperhead chase her out into the street because she accidentally disturbed a nest of her young. Do they have benefit to gardens? If not, I am not sure I want them to be around. Maybe we'll just give each other a wide berth?
What about copperheads though? They are poisonous, correct? They seem to be aggressive as well. My neighbor, who is an avid gardener had a momma copperhead chase her out into the street because she accidentally disturbed a nest of her young. Do they have benefit to gardens? If not, I am not sure I want them to be around. Maybe we'll just give each other a wide berth?
BetsyC- Posts : 87
Join date : 2012-05-06
Age : 68
Location : VA- 7A
Re: snakes
It will take some time for me to get used to having this guy around. But now that I know he's harmless, I feel a little better. I just want to be knowledgable of who or what I'm sharing my yard with. Now if it were a copperhead, there would be no more copperhead in my yard. Can't take risks of the poisonous kind with my kids and dog.
Speaking of dogs, your avatar of your baby Bostons is sooo cute! My Boston, Roxy, is two. I remember when she was that small. what are their names?
Speaking of dogs, your avatar of your baby Bostons is sooo cute! My Boston, Roxy, is two. I remember when she was that small. what are their names?
Here's my garden buddy
My dog Maddy was barking her head off Friday, so I went out to investigate. She was looking down at this, right next to my 4x4 box:
I was quite freaked. Which is funny, because you can see how small this baby is next to the hose. After reading on the Maryland DNR website, it's a baby Eastern Ratsnake (not rattlesnake - that's what I thought it said at first!) As adults they're black, and we have them all over the place in our area of Annapolis. But the babies have this totally different coloring. He was curled up, quivering his tail, and making lunges with his head towards Maddy when she got too close. Poor dog didn't know what to think:
"Bark bark bark! Get away from mama's garden!"
Though snakes aren't my favorite critters, I didn't want to kill it. I was curious if they were beneficial to the garden? At any rate, hubby moved him to the woods behind our house.
I was quite freaked. Which is funny, because you can see how small this baby is next to the hose. After reading on the Maryland DNR website, it's a baby Eastern Ratsnake (not rattlesnake - that's what I thought it said at first!) As adults they're black, and we have them all over the place in our area of Annapolis. But the babies have this totally different coloring. He was curled up, quivering his tail, and making lunges with his head towards Maddy when she got too close. Poor dog didn't know what to think:
"Bark bark bark! Get away from mama's garden!"
Though snakes aren't my favorite critters, I didn't want to kill it. I was curious if they were beneficial to the garden? At any rate, hubby moved him to the woods behind our house.
kimberlee- Posts : 23
Join date : 2012-03-18
Location : Annapolis, Maryland
Re: snakes
Good Maddy! She sure is protecting you and the garden! And thank you for the nice comments about my little girls, Annabelle and Charlotte! That little rat snake is gorgeous, too.
BetsyC- Posts : 87
Join date : 2012-05-06
Age : 68
Location : VA- 7A
Re: snakes
Thought snakes were a gardening prerequisite .... at least in FL
acara- Posts : 1012
Join date : 2010-08-27
Age : 54
Location : Wesley Chapel, Florida (Zone 9)
Re: snakes
Yeesh, those Florida snakes are MEAN looking!
kimberlee- Posts : 23
Join date : 2012-03-18
Location : Annapolis, Maryland
Re: snakes
I'm sure the ratsnake is beneficial. It'll surely swallow any voles that might be lurking and any field mice so let him enjoy your garden.
quiltbea- Posts : 4712
Join date : 2010-03-21
Age : 81
Location : Southwestern Maine Zone 5A
Re: snakes
they may look that way, but they are good predators in the garden. Wish I had me some snakes instead of chipmunks and squirrels.kimberlee wrote:Yeesh, those Florida snakes are MEAN looking!
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
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Re: snakes
Lol, me too, Camp. I actually have never seen any snakes in my yard, now that I think of it. But then, I am in the middle of the city. I do, however, have rabbits and deer
Re: snakes
When I lived 5 miles out of town (in Wisconsin), I used to have a lot of bull snakes in my yard (harmless but about 5' long and cranky looking). Now that I live in town, I don't have snake issues. I do not envy the people in Florida for the critters they have to put up with! Hats off to you!
Need more snakes!!
We've lived in MO and TX and Now reside in the NE.... Where are the snakes???
I wouldn't mind having some rat snakes, black snakes and the like. I need chipmunk control!!:scratch: Where are the predators anyway?
I wouldn't mind having some rat snakes, black snakes and the like. I need chipmunk control!!:scratch: Where are the predators anyway?
hruten- Posts : 159
Join date : 2012-04-13
Age : 48
Location : SW New Hampshire
Re: snakes
Great photos Kimberlee
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
Re: snakes
@hruten......You'll probably get garter snakes and grass snakes. The garter snakes can grow quite large. I have a resident. He loves roaming near my compost pile and the piles of old fall leaves behind one of my compost barrels.
quiltbea- Posts : 4712
Join date : 2010-03-21
Age : 81
Location : Southwestern Maine Zone 5A
Snakes
I've seen snakes in my area of eastern Baltimore county this year too. Been here over 12 years and never saw one before. Not fun! More than anything else, they just startle me. I have been assured they are harmless but I'd prefer they leave just the same.
SQFTBIX- Posts : 116
Join date : 2010-03-09
Location : Maryland
Re: snakes
Ahhhhh .....
This will make you appreciate the snakes you have .......
Sure beats one of these in the garden ...
This will make you appreciate the snakes you have .......
Sure beats one of these in the garden ...
acara- Posts : 1012
Join date : 2010-08-27
Age : 54
Location : Wesley Chapel, Florida (Zone 9)
Re: snakes
That's surely a python with that triangular head. You can keep it.
quiltbea- Posts : 4712
Join date : 2010-03-21
Age : 81
Location : Southwestern Maine Zone 5A
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