Morning rituals

[jeff kushner]

She likes to soak in the water in the mornings....her fountain will begin to "burp" water up as more & more light hits the remote solar panel....till she's sitting atop a mini "fire hydrant" like the old cartoons.....lol

 

[jeff kushner]

Matilda had a visitor today....I took the pic then went down to suggest that he leave....his head is inside the enclosure in the pic.

Was he the same guy from the deck off the master br? I dunno....

 

[Maggie3fan]

Matilda had a visitor today....I took the pic then went down to suggest that he leave....his head is inside the enclosure in the pic.

Was he the same guy from the deck off the master br? I dunno....

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What species do ya know? I freakin love box turtles

 

[jeff kushner]

The snake is an Eastern Black Rat snake....pretty common around here. It's cool to watch one go straight up the side of a 100 ft oak to go look for birds, then come down 1/2 hour later.

I'm guessing that it's NOT the same one from last week or the week before, unless he grew a foot since then!

By the diameter of his mid-body, I'm guessing he was 5 feet long or maybe a little more. He certainly wasn't any threat to Matilda but she still wanted nothing to do with him.

jeff

 

[Blackdog1714]

The snake is an Eastern Black Rat snake....pretty common around here. It's cool to watch one go straight up the side of a 100 ft oak to go look for birds, then come down 1/2 hour later.

I'm guessing that it's NOT the same one from last week or the week before, unless he grew a foot since then!

By the diameter of his mid-body, I'm guessing he was 5 feet long or maybe a little more. He certainly wasn't any threat to Matilda but she still wanted nothing to do with him.

jeff

Good thing Matilda didn't act like some territorial torts and that would have been snake pieces!