Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Snake in the bush.........


I had never known that garter snakes like to climb up into vegetation.  I have been noticing the past few years that they will climb into my old fashioned rose bushes and also in my spirea bushes.  This guy was  lounging among my black eyed Susan's.  I was  looking for butterflies and seeing a hibiscus that budded but this was a special time for me to snap this guy.  He of course was a little annoyed and slithered off down to the ground after his photo shoot.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Amazing that you captured such a great photo!

Christine H. said...

How nice of him to pose like that for you; it makes for a beautiful photo.

Veronica said...

Great photo. I love the colors!

The Retired One said...

Love your new balloon header photo...and as for the snake??? YIKES!!

claude said...

Great shot, Larry !
On last monday my Chéri killed a viper in the greenhouse.A few year ago he killed a viper asp.

Valerie said...

I only ever encountered one snake and was amazed by the smoothness of the skin.
Velvety. Do you get many garter snakes in your garden?

L. D. said...

These garter snakes are pretty harmless. I have to struggle to keep the population down. I don't like to kill things but I can send them to the landfill. So a dog pooper scooper works well at catching them and putting them in the bin. I don't like to mow into them but I have so many and they reproduce so many little ones that I can hit one with a mower and not feel to badly.

jennyfreckles said...

Harmless maybe but still - eeeugh.

Far Side of Fifty said...

You are my hero..a snake killer..uffda I hate ssnakes..I saw one in the Raspberry bushes once, I nearly wet my pants...I did cry. They have them at the middle school in a cage, I am always worried that they are going to let them out, I suggested a the snake is In or Out of his cage sign at the front door..they looked at me like I was nuts:(

Gigi Ann said...

What a great shot, he blends right in with the flowers. But, personally, I am not a snake lover. Better you then me! hee, hee!

Gigi Ann said...

P.S. I like that new header also. Very colorful.

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