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RE: Snake in the Grass - SteemitPhotoChallenge Entry 2 - SPC 29 - with ID info and 6 more photos
We actually had a small Bull Snake in our house last summer. We kept hearing one of the cats playing with something. We saw that it was a Bull Snake, so I took it outside to let it go. I actually had a cat that used to hang around my garage that hunted snakes. He killed them and left them to rot on the garage floor.
I bet that Bull Snake in the house gave you a start! Some cats are such dedicated snake hunters. I had a cat that was great at bringing me live garter snakes. In our wet winters, the snakes are gone, but nightcrawlers come out. Then she would bring me big nightcrawlers, but with such a sense of disgust with them and their worm slime. They were a poor substitute for a dry, tidy snake.
You could have kept the worms for fishing bait.
haha -- In the winter, we get a lot of rain. I can go outside and hear the water draining through the big holes of the nightcrawlers. It's pretty amazing. And in the winter, they are all through my older compost bins. In the summer, they go down more than 6 feet. Only the little wigglers are left near the surface, where there's moisture. Nightcrawlers are interesting creatures. And yes, I should go fishing! :D