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Driving along a back road I discovered this unusual lawn decoration. I'll have to stop by sometime and ask the owner if he was in an aviation unit in Nam.

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I just let the dogs out and stepped out onto the patio to wait for them when I saw the cats appeared to have something cornered. Usually they have a mouse or a frog. This time it was something else - a little copperhead about 12 inches long.

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Watch out for its siblings. Brood size averages 4 to 7, but have been observed with as few a 1 and as many as 20. Older/larger females tend to have larger broods. They start out about 8 inches, so this one was an early spring hatchling.
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zzyzzogeton wrote: Thu Jul 01, 2021 2:03 pm Watch out for its siblings. Brood size averages 4 to 7, but have been observed with as few a 1 and as many as 20. Older/larger females tend to have larger broods. They start out about 8 inches, so this one was an early spring hatchling.
Thanks for the info. This one was under a big red oak, between its trunk and the flagstone patio. And right where our grandkids play - I’ve told our granddaughter over and again not to go outside barefoot at night but it falls on deaf ears (she normally wears boots during the day). This is the first snake of any kind I’ve seen in the yard in a few years, since we’ve had guinea fowl. I probably wouldn’t have seen this one had it not been that the cats had it surrounded. ::woot:: After I killed it they had a great time with it. :lol:

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Copperheads are notorius for being found in trees, especially during cicada season. They will congregate at the base of and on the trunks of oak trees (maybe other species as well) waiting for the cicadas to emerge from the ground and start crawling up tree trunks.

Here a famous/infamous picture from the internet. There are 4 copperheads in this picture. Most folks only find 3. Some have only found 2. ::facepalm::

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They weren't lying, there are 4 snakes in the picture. ::nod::
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and this boys and girls is why we don’t ride in cars with our feet on the dashboard …..
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zzyzzogeton wrote: Thu Jul 01, 2021 5:32 pm Copperheads are notorius for being found in trees, especially during cicada season. They will congregate at the base of and on the trunks of oak trees (maybe other species as well) waiting for the cicadas to emerge from the ground and start crawling up tree trunks.

Here a famous/infamous picture from the internet. There are 4 copperheads in this picture. Most folks only find 3. Some have only found 2. ::facepalm::
A friend of my son got a surprise from one of those nasty little jokers last week. The guy was bit on the foot THROUGH HIS SNEAKERS. He is in the hospital and has had 2 rounds of anti-venom and still is leg continues to swell. Watch where you put your feet!!!!
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zzyzzogeton wrote: Thu Jul 01, 2021 5:32 pm Copperheads are notorius for being found in trees, especially during cicada season. They will congregate at the base of and on the trunks of oak trees (maybe other species as well) waiting for the cicadas to emerge from the ground and start crawling up tree trunks.

Here a famous/infamous picture from the internet. There are 4 copperheads in this picture. Most folks only find 3. Some have only found 2. ::facepalm::

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I did find all 4.
Enjoyed the hunt --- from a safe distance!!
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The copperheads are bad this year. I killed 5 last week around the house. I have had 2 friends and 1 dog bitten so far this year. Thankfully they all had no issues other than some swelling for a couple of days. All of them took benadryl. One was admitted to the hospital where he spent the night for observation then was sent home the next morning. My other friend didn't even go to the doctor.

I am on the Nextdoor app, and my neighbors are reporting a lot of copperheads as well.

I have been making the rounds around the house and shop every evening just after sundown with a flashlight and shovel. I haven't seen any since last Monday (killed 2), so maybe I am thinning the population somewhat.
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Is there such a thing as a snake trap?
::shrug:: Asking because I really don't know. Just wondering.
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Steve Warden wrote: Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:25 pm Is there such a thing as a snake trap?
::shrug:: Asking because I really don't know. Just wondering.
Yes - Google "snake traps" and you'll get all kinds of offerings. Most are simply large scale glue traps. I tried them to get rid of a nest of rattlers under the barn.

Caught damn near everything BUT the snakes.

I had better luck trapping snakes using 18 inch wide chicken wire as a fence around flower beds. Caught 59 rattlers in the 27 inch to 42 inch range. Smaller ones could get through and the larger ones probably went over. As the smaller ones grew larger, they got snagged. Caught 48"+ ones in live traps that I usually use for trapping skunks and racoons that take up residence under the house.
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Just a walk in the Park, on a Sunny Winter's Day, with the Grand Kids ... Ken
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Same Day... ::groove::
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G,day Ken, make the most of it, you will all be in lockdown shortly. Beautiful photos and Grand Kids. ::tu::
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Wonderful pics Ken!
bestgear wrote: Thu Jul 01, 2021 7:11 pm and this boys and girls is why we don’t ride in cars with our feet on the dashboard …..
Ouch!!!
zzyzzogeton wrote: Thu Jul 01, 2021 5:32 pm Copperheads are notorius for being found in trees, especially during cicada season. They will congregate at the base of and on the trunks of oak trees (maybe other species as well) waiting for the cicadas to emerge from the ground and start crawling up tree trunks.

Here a famous/infamous picture from the internet. There are 4 copperheads in this picture. Most folks only find 3. Some have only found 2. ::facepalm::

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cudgee wrote: Sun Jul 11, 2021 2:40 am G,day Ken, make the most of it, you will all be in lockdown shortly. Beautiful photos and Grand Kids. ::tu::
What a difference two weeks can make. This is going to see my Son, on the Farm.
We are in Lock Down now... ::shrug::
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koldgold wrote: Sun Jul 11, 2021 2:59 am
We are in Lock Down now... ::shrug::
Why are you in lockdown? Is Covid not on the downhill slide down there?

Those kids and grandkids are cuter'n a bug's ear.
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jerryd6818 wrote: Sun Jul 11, 2021 3:21 am
koldgold wrote: Sun Jul 11, 2021 2:59 am
We are in Lock Down now... ::shrug::
Why are you in lockdown? Is Covid not on the downhill slide down there?

Those kids and grandkids are cuter'n a bug's ear.
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We closed our Borders and had almost no Covid.
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Then last month, a driver picked up some air crew, NOW about 5 million of us are in Lock Down. ::facepalm::
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JP (Ripster) had mentioned on FCD about his wife's success in painting and I think that is wonderful.
We had a family friend, Ronald Hedge, who was a painter and even had a lot of his work in galleries around North Texas and in Oklahoma City. He has passed on, but over the years we acquired more than 30 of his paintings and I thought I would share a
few of them. He loved Colorado scenery.
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dlr110 wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 1:43 pm JP (Ripster) had mentioned on FCD about his wife's success in painting and I think that is wonderful.
We had a family friend, Ronald Hedge, who was a painter and even had a lot of his work in galleries around North Texas and in Oklahoma City. He has passed on, but over the years we acquired more than 30 of his paintings and I thought I would share a
few of them. He loved Colorado scenery.
He was a gifted artist, and you can see his love of Colorado and landscapes, i particularly like the top painting. :)
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Greetings from Greece!
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Thanks for letting us share your vacation Eustace. ::nod:: ::nod::
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Eustace wrote: Fri Jul 16, 2021 6:39 pm Greetings from Greece!
Beautiful mate!
I can see why you picked it as your vacation destination, gorgeous spot.
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