In lieu of our weekly picture of one or more of our cats, we present … Snake Under Glass.
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Snake Under Glass – Click to enlarge the image
Why is this posted in the cats category? Here’s the story:
Patty came in from the house one day to find all three cats circled excitedly around our kitchen table. They had trapped the little fellow you see in the above picture under the table. Patty trapped him under a Coke glass, and I released him into the bushes. No snakes or cats were harmed in the making of this picture.
I am still not sure how the little guy goy into the house, but we haven’t seen another one.
(Note: The “little guy” might be a “little gal” … but I don’t know how to tell them apart.)
I am still not sure how the little guy goy into the house, but we haven’t seen another one.
Got doors? Well.. 🙂
You could probably tell apart by the lenght of the post anal section of the tail. It would require two snakes of different sexes, or a trained eye. Males have longer tails.
That little guy is a copperhead and baby copperheads can be just a venomous as an adult. Having lost a large dog to a copperhead bite, these are not to be messed with. PS found this while looking for a shrimp and grits recipe.
Copperheads may as well be South Carolina’s state animal. By the way, we actually have a shrimp and grits recipe on the site – here’s the one Patty makes on occasion:
http://whenchemistsattack.com/2006/05/03/shrimp-and-grits-recipe/
Doesn’t contain any snakes, though. Just some ham. And shrimp. 🙂
Meant to add this much earlier, but our little houseguest doesn’t appear to be a copperhead. Here’s a copperhead:
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/gaston/Pests/reptiles/copperhead-1.htm
Looks more like a baby rat snake:
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/gaston/Pests/reptiles/pages/rat.htm