All coiled up and hissin'
Isn't that fellow a beauty? He was on the Cox Mountain trail when Julie and I were trudging our way slowly up the mountain. We both took a well appreciated breather and made friends with the handsome guy. I don't know much about snakes, but I'm assuming it's a Black Snake.
Fortunately Julie isn't skittish around snakes 'cause as you can tell better here, this guy is big. The trees and such make it easier to judge scale. I think it was 6 feet long but it's more than possible that I'm exaggerating. The length of a snake is as subject to exaggeration as the size of fish--and the end of the story is invariably "but he got away". Besides, guys are notoriously bad judges of length.
Here's what the cutie looked like when I'd followed him a little ways in the woods. I think this was his way of saying that he wanted some alone time. As you can probably guess, at this point I became quite willing to give him more privacy!
Labels: black snake, cox mountain
7 Comments:
You are brave! I hate snakes! They give me the shivers!!!
Michele sent me
As we have no snakes whatsoever in New Zealand, I think I'd be a bit nervous about following one, since I'd have no idea whether it was dangerous or not.
Michele sent me to admire your photos tonight
Yup, that's a black snake all right. I'd know one anywhere. Typically, they are black in color and adults are about six feet long - if memory serves.
Michele sent me,
Mike
I like snakes as long as the are not in touching distance. The snake seems a mysterious creature to me. Hindu mythology is filled with snkes.
As I did not want you to get missed via Michele, I dropped in here!
Wow, you don't get those in our local woods! Popped by from Michele's.
that top pic is just amazing! he looks so blue!
The pictures are gorgeous! Wonderful shots of wildlife in its own environment. I would have given him more privacy a bit sooner though.
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