Dem Blue Gopher Snakes

Posted by bruce on June 18, 2002 at 20:43:30:

Today I found my first live eastern indigo. Since moving to central florida I found three DOR's. Today at work I was called into the greenhouse and informed that there was a black snake in the plants that the person could hear crawling through the plants.
Yeah sure, another black racer in the greenhouse treefrog hunting. I start my SOP for racers rustle foliage hoping the damn thing will disappear in 5 acres of anthuriums. I was informed the snake was over here. I parted some foliage to see LARGE blue black scales. HOLY SMOKE, an INDIGO! It was about 4' long with just a little red on its lower jaw. Calmed down with a little bit of handling.Just a real mellow snake, don't know if the staff picked up the thou shall not whack message. Took out back by where the boss has a deer feeder set up. Once the snake saw the brambles it got real antsy, you know put ne down I'm home and off into the brush he went.

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• Re: Dem Blue Gopher Snakes David 06/19/02 (3)
  • And what's wrong with rattlers?! :-) n/p Eric East 06/19/02 (2)
    • Re: And what's wrong with rattlers?! :-) n/p David 06/21/02 (0)
    • When dealing with the unwashed masses, bruce 06/20/02 (0)

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: Today I found my first live eastern indigo. Since moving to central florida I found three DOR's. Today at work I was called into the greenhouse and informed that there was a black snake in the plants that the person could hear crawling through the plants. : Yeah sure, another black racer in the greenhouse treefrog hunting. I start my SOP for racers rustle foliage hoping the damn thing will disappear in 5 acres of anthuriums. I was informed the snake was over here. I parted some foliage to see LARGE blue black scales. HOLY SMOKE, an INDIGO! It was about 4' long with just a little red on its lower jaw. Calmed down with a little bit of handling.Just a real mellow snake, don't know if the staff picked up the thou shall not whack message. Took out back by where the boss has a deer feeder set up. Once the snake saw the brambles it got real antsy, you know put ne down I'm home and off into the brush he went.

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