Dawn
Spunk: “What the forked-tongue are you doing stopping and picking up wild snakes? You didn’t even warn Linda and Herman!
I stopped, picked up this cute little western hognose, and moved him off the road.
After I put him down on the other side of the road in the direction he was facing.
Dusk
Off Center & Not Even 
That little Hognose really is cute!
He was feisty, aso. Thanks, Susan.
What a beautiful snake. And Spunk is adorable.
Spunk comes through with the right emotions for my posts. The snake was a feisty little cuttie. Thanks, Gigi.
When I was little, we had garter snakes in Chicago. I haven’t seen a snake since then. I used to play with them. I love snakes but don’t really know one from another and that’s dangerous.
The cats have been bringing baby garter snakes inside that they find in the catio, and we catch them and put them out in the black bamboo. The snakes seem happy to be picked up and rescued from the cats — they don’t musk on us or try to bite us. They are really cute.
They were such nice snakes. I bet they are truly happy to be rescued. LOL Sharp claws and terror. You live in a wonderful place.
Impressed you could spot this guy while you were driving – he doesn’t look very big!
I was riding my bike. He’s a baby, about double the size he would have been when he was born and 1/8 of the size he might grow to. Thanks, JYP.
We’re with Spunk but he is a beauty.
Thanks, Couriers.
A nice couple of noses!
Punk always makes me laugh
Spunk is a Punk kitty, and he makes us laugh all the time. He also makes us frown. He’s a complex kitty. Thanks, Shey.
has that look of being a thinker.
He’s also a stinker.
Lol.
Ah… a snake post…!! I needed an extra strong espresso to get me through the morning! Thank goodness Spunk showed his sympathy…
Spunk was nice enough to warn you since I failed to. I hope all is well with you and Jimi. Thanks, Herman.
We’re both enjoying our warm and hot summer days and spending a lot of time outside in the garden. This week we had two hot days of 34º Celsius. I stayed inside with the AC on but Jimi was outside, almost the whole day…
Your temps have been up with our daily temps. However, it’s dry here, so the heat is not as oppressive. Cats love the heat.
Cute snake!! Cuter cat!
Thanks, Leenda.
You are such a kind soul when it comes to animals, Tim. He’s a cutie, that’s for sure.
Thanks, Dale.
Noooooo,,…, it was a baby boa jaja!
My now 24-year-old boa was about the size of that hognose snake when I got her as a newborn. Thanks, Geoff.
Beautiful snake, thank you for saving him!
Thanks, Tiffany. I always try to get snakes and turtles off the road.
Caring man you are, Sir.
I don’t blame you! That is a cute little snake.
How nice of you as I could not do it. I’m with cute Spunk!
I’m giving the right of way to all snakes. He’s cute though. 😊
Cute snake! Is it vegetarian?
Haha, I see Spunkie-Poo 💋 is still in the pheromone collar.
I guess you’re afraid to remove it! (cheeky me)xx
Sorry. No snake is vegetarian. I need to change it. Hes getting ornery and out of control. Thanks, Resa.
Ew! oh well. Thanks Tim!
Many snakes eat insects and eggs. Hognose snakes love lizard eggs. Bull snakes will eat chicken eggs. When the egg is about a quarter of the way down, the snake crushes the egg and regurgitates the eggshell.
Ohhawwww!
What a life to be a snake!
What a handsome snake, Tim! Thank you for rescuing him. Spunk looks like he as plenty more to say. 🙂
Spunk always has lots to say. Thanks, Lavinia.
only you would know what kind of snake this was and that it was safe to handle. Read about pythons in Florida being hunted and they have no natural predators and are taking over. Wild.❣️
Pythons have been a problem in Florida for years. Thanks, Cindy.
Well, I’m behind. Maybe because my son lives there now, I’m paying attention. I knew alligators.. but that’s it. Oh yes, now I’m remembering some stories.
Ah, Timothy, you are such a good person for moving the little snake off the road. I have done similar things with creatures (not a snake but a tortoise and a chameleon)
You really have to know your snakes in SA before you pick on up. Thanks, Roberta.
That is true. I nearly had a green mamba drop on me once. It landed right in front of me on the path.
Surprise! I’ve read that green mambas are a little more chill than black mambas. Jason Arnold – Snake Handler in SA is really good at catching and relocating black mambas and other deadly snakes. Have you heard of him?
HI Timothy, I hadn’t heard of him but we don’t really get dangerous snakes were I live. Maybe green mambas being more laid back is the reason it didn’t land on my head.
I don’t know that snake, I suppose it’s not a dangerous one ?
They are rear-fanged, mildly venomous, but not dangerous. They rarely bite. Thanks, Firenz’.
Cute baby snake 🙂
It was adorable.
Good that you moved him Tim, although sadly I wouldn’t have been able to .. we don’t have snakes in NZ. Spunk sure looks annoyed ..
Thanks, Julie.
I would have thought that was a poisonous snake, not that I would have killed it. You remind me of my husband, he used to stop on our morning walks and get the earthworms off the road before they got dehydrated by the sun. Yesterday he took a carpenter ant outside to save it. We are slowly getting some critters here. We buy lots of feed for the deer and the birds and they love a good meal. Really nice that you moved the snake.
Thanks, Joni. The snake is venomous. But it’s rear-fanged with mild venom. They are considered harmless to humans.
Linda wants to know what the HELL you are doing touching those devil spawn. “Only good snake is one that has been whacked by a hoe about a hundred times.” As you can tell, she’s pretty firm on her slither outlook.
When I was a kid, a Sunday school teacher said I was the devil’s spawn because I had snakes as pets. Years later, I was called the Antichrist in a public meeting for upholding the law. I be what I be and love to handle those slithery creatures. I take it you don’t include snakes in your haunted trail.
We do have lots of snakes on the trail. We tend to add a lot of things that frighten us as we know other “normal” people would also be scared of it – thus our entire section devoted to clowns (the CarnEVIL)
I never liked clowns. They are really creepy.
You tell ‘im, Spunk!