George...the snake
This morning i found this snake dude sitting in the bushes right in front of my door and basking in the sun. It has been a wet weather for some time and the way it kept still gave me that sense as well. I went closer and could see directly in his eyes and i could feel that he is looking at me too. Yes..at first it was creepy but a few minutes later i started to realize it was indeed a beautiful creature. Without trying to be Steve Irving i clicked a few snaps (see pic) and researched a bit. This species is the Northern Brown snake also called the DeKay snake after a nature conservationist. A vertical dark bar a short distance behind the eye is a key identifying mark. Ground color is light to dark brown or gray, sometimes with a slightly yellowish or reddish tone. Two rows of small dark spots run lengthwise along the sides of back; a lighter stripe runs down the middle of the back between the dots. The dots may be hard to see. Usually seen in the spring time it feeds on snails and earthworms and small crawling insects.
So well, it kept sitting there for a long time and i kept looking at it intently; mentally trying to ask him how was his day or what he thinks of the rising inflation and food prices. But then after a little while the dude just slipped and slithered away, clearly not interested to interact with me on any of his issues or mine. He of course belonged to non venomous species but i didnt try to test him at all. Well, so long George...it was nice meeting you!!
(Ohh..why the name George....i just named him that as he kept sitting in that Bush..)
This morning i found this snake dude sitting in the bushes right in front of my door and basking in the sun. It has been a wet weather for some time and the way it kept still gave me that sense as well. I went closer and could see directly in his eyes and i could feel that he is looking at me too. Yes..at first it was creepy but a few minutes later i started to realize it was indeed a beautiful creature. Without trying to be Steve Irving i clicked a few snaps (see pic) and researched a bit. This species is the Northern Brown snake also called the DeKay snake after a nature conservationist. A vertical dark bar a short distance behind the eye is a key identifying mark. Ground color is light to dark brown or gray, sometimes with a slightly yellowish or reddish tone. Two rows of small dark spots run lengthwise along the sides of back; a lighter stripe runs down the middle of the back between the dots. The dots may be hard to see. Usually seen in the spring time it feeds on snails and earthworms and small crawling insects.
So well, it kept sitting there for a long time and i kept looking at it intently; mentally trying to ask him how was his day or what he thinks of the rising inflation and food prices. But then after a little while the dude just slipped and slithered away, clearly not interested to interact with me on any of his issues or mine. He of course belonged to non venomous species but i didnt try to test him at all. Well, so long George...it was nice meeting you!!
(Ohh..why the name George....i just named him that as he kept sitting in that Bush..)
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