Thursday, June 26, 2008

Look what Hubby Caught!

He caught this during an evening expedition to the backyard pond.


And this one...

He caught this after mowing the bank of said pond. **shudder** We think it's a copperhead, but not completely sure since we're not snake experts. Anyone know about snakes?! It had just eaten something when Hubby caught it. It's belly was distended.

I suppose I need to be a little more careful when working in the yard.

2 comments:

Bo said...

Yes, that is a copperhead. I killed five or six of them in the yard during the first couple of years we lived here. (I will relocate non-venomous snakes--or just leave them be if Lea doesn't know about them--but I ain't havin' venomous reptiles living and breeding in my yard.) The juveniles look like the adults, except they have bright yellow-orange tails.

They're not aggressive, but will bite if startled.

azn8tive said...

Thanks a bunch, Bo. Hubby put it out of our misery. Our neighbor's cat was playing with one last fall. Not the brightest animal!