Butterfly and Wildlife Gardening And Photography In Houston Texas
Category Archives: Broad Banded Water Snake While I was feeding the Koi and watering the Maple tree, I noticed this small little snake slithering towards the pond. It’s a Broad Banded Water Snake, and one of the youngest I’ve ever seen before. At first I picked up the Snake with my Snake tongs, but since I was feeling a little courageous,…  I was taking out the trash this evening and right out in the middle of the driveway was a Broad Banded Water Snake. What this snake was doing in the middle of the driveway, I have no idea. At first I thought it was dead, because it wasn’t really moving. Even when I first grabbed…  So guess what happens when you get lots of rain, which in turn brings out lots of frogs? Other than some very loud Frogs croaking at night attracting mates, you also get a Broad Banded Water Snake. At least that’s what I discovered today while I was cleaning the Pond. Fortunately I still have my… This is crazy. I found another damn Broad Banded Water Snake in the pond today. It wasn’t the same one as two days ago as this one was a little bit smaller, but had a much bigger attitude! Once again I was cleaning leaves from the pond and suddenly noticed this head poking out of… Let’s review the essential tools for Butterfly Gardening: Butterfly Net – Check Long Tweezers (for squishing bad bugs) – Check Digital Camera – Check Snake Tongs – Huh??? That’s right snake tongs. I see a few snakes in the backyard from time to time and since they scare me and I don’t particularly want to… So I just so happened to get my new “toy” today. It’s a snake tong. First some history. I don’t particularly care for snakes. Sure, I can look at them and say “what a beauty” (to quote Steve Irwin), but they scare me. Since I have a pond, lots of vegetation, tons of frogs, and… |
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