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Elfin Yeti

(740 posts) Mon Jun 3, 2013, 02:32 AM Jun 2013

A sure sign of spring where I live!

In the breezeway:

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A sure sign of spring where I live! (Original Post) Elfin Yeti Jun 2013 OP

beautiful snake ... and a nice shot MichaelSoE Jun 2013 #1

That snake is probably about 3' long NV Whino Jun 2013 #4

Actually, Elfin Yeti Jun 2013 #8

Finding the skins is even scarier NV Whino Jun 2013 #9

Yes, I think it was about that size. nt Elfin Yeti Jun 2013 #5

My goodness. Where did he go after the photo? Solly Mack Jun 2013 #2

into a 5-gallon bucket and... Elfin Yeti Jun 2013 #6

That scares me. Mira Jun 2013 #3

We did find one... Elfin Yeti Jun 2013 #7

MichaelSoE

(1,576 posts)

1. beautiful snake ... and a nice shot

Reply to Elfin Yeti (Original post)

Mon Jun 3, 2013, 06:22 AM

Jun 2013

i am judging by the size of the tiles that the critter was maybe a bit more than a foot long!? or are they 3' x 3' slabs

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

4. That snake is probably about 3' long

Reply to MichaelSoE (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 3, 2013, 10:15 AM

Jun 2013

And if one is to go by the number of rattles, it is 7 to 8 years old. Big feller.

Elfin Yeti

(740 posts)

8. Actually,

Reply to NV Whino (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 4, 2013, 02:56 AM

Jun 2013

the number of rattles is not an accurate measure of age as they can shed their skins more than once a year. I have found three snake skins in the last couple of weeks -- amazing things!

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

9. Finding the skins is even scarier

Reply to Elfin Yeti (Reply #8)

Tue Jun 4, 2013, 09:42 AM

Jun 2013

You know the real McCoy is still around.

Elfin Yeti

(740 posts)

5. Yes, I think it was about that size. nt

Reply to MichaelSoE (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 4, 2013, 02:52 AM

Jun 2013

Solly Mack

(90,787 posts)

2. My goodness. Where did he go after the photo?

Reply to Elfin Yeti (Original post)

Mon Jun 3, 2013, 07:35 AM

Jun 2013

Pretty...deadly.

Elfin Yeti

(740 posts)

6. into a 5-gallon bucket and...

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 4, 2013, 02:54 AM

Jun 2013

...off to a more remote area (although I was tempted to throw it over the fence into my neighbor's yard)!

Mira

(22,380 posts)

3. That scares me.

Reply to Elfin Yeti (Original post)

Mon Jun 3, 2013, 09:53 AM

Jun 2013

Please keep him away from the horses.

Elfin Yeti

(740 posts)

7. We did find one...

Reply to Mira (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 4, 2013, 02:54 AM

Jun 2013

...in the barn aisle one night when we did our final "bed check". Scared me to death...

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