I LOVE our bull snakes. They eat gophers and rattlesnakes. We have never seen a rattler, though my MIL has at her house, because she kills every snake, good or bad.
But our husband and wife team have taken to raiding the porch buckets every day now, eating all eggs they find.
Here's what I found yesterday.
So I bought 18 store-bought eggs and put 2 in each bucket.
This evening, I came out and was looking high and low for a snake, and ended up having my head practically right next to one. It was looking right at me, with an egg half-way in his mouth. I ran off the porch and stood gaping at the thing for 20 minutes easily, to see where it went when it was done. It ate 2 eggs and sauntered around casually inspecting the bleach bottles and washing machine.
But it was at least 5 feet long, not quite as thick as a soda can, but not far.
BTW, the husband and wife team, I saw them breeding in April. There will be more of them soon!!!
On a happy note, I don't see any gopher mounds anywhere.
So, any brilliant ideas on how to co-exist with some increasingly startling snakes?
I have dogs, and they don't seem to deter the patio egg thefts.
But our husband and wife team have taken to raiding the porch buckets every day now, eating all eggs they find.
Here's what I found yesterday.




So I bought 18 store-bought eggs and put 2 in each bucket.
This evening, I came out and was looking high and low for a snake, and ended up having my head practically right next to one. It was looking right at me, with an egg half-way in his mouth. I ran off the porch and stood gaping at the thing for 20 minutes easily, to see where it went when it was done. It ate 2 eggs and sauntered around casually inspecting the bleach bottles and washing machine.
But it was at least 5 feet long, not quite as thick as a soda can, but not far.
BTW, the husband and wife team, I saw them breeding in April. There will be more of them soon!!!
On a happy note, I don't see any gopher mounds anywhere.
So, any brilliant ideas on how to co-exist with some increasingly startling snakes?
I have dogs, and they don't seem to deter the patio egg thefts.
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