I saw one of our border collies sniffing around in the front yard, doing the thing where they eeeeease their nose to the ground and then JERK their head back really quick when whatever has their interest makes a move..
I thought it might be a snake, so I went over with a spotlight and looked around. All I saw was a grasshopper.
I shut the light off and went back up to the porch..she went over and started sniffing again. I thought she was going to eat the grasshopper, and next thing I know, she's got a long wriggly thing in her mouth.
Yep...copperhead.
She dropped it on my order, and I went over and squished its head with my boot...steeltoe, leather, calf-high, pants were tucked into the top of the boot...no problem.
it was probably about 18-20" long and maybe 5/8" to 3/4" in diameter at the widest point.
Somehow, she apparently managed NOT to get bitten.
Sheesh...right in the front yard.
I thought it might be a snake, so I went over with a spotlight and looked around. All I saw was a grasshopper.
I shut the light off and went back up to the porch..she went over and started sniffing again. I thought she was going to eat the grasshopper, and next thing I know, she's got a long wriggly thing in her mouth.
Yep...copperhead.
She dropped it on my order, and I went over and squished its head with my boot...steeltoe, leather, calf-high, pants were tucked into the top of the boot...no problem.
it was probably about 18-20" long and maybe 5/8" to 3/4" in diameter at the widest point.
Somehow, she apparently managed NOT to get bitten.
Sheesh...right in the front yard.