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Jul. 17th, 2009 02:08 pmThe last few months, I've been running into a southern black racer snake who lives in our yard. It's getting to the point where I see it almost every day, probably more than manatees lately, though perhaps not quite as often as I see our cat. It's probably about a yard/meter long, though I've never really seen it stretched out, so it's not easy to guess for sure.
I like to talk on the phone outside as inside is usually full of kid noises, my home office is near the AC which is also noisy, and anyway, outdoors in summer in Florida is a pleasant place to hold business conversations (except the cicadas are out now in force, and outside is getting almost as noisy as inside). While talking, I often watch the snake as it cruises the backyard, hunting for lizards. It has quite a range, I've driven home and have seen it run back into the yard from the neighbors across the street, like a teenager caught breaking curfew.
Christey got a blurry pic of it once, but I'll see if I can get a better one. I should probably name it. I'm not about to lift the tail and count scales to see if it's male or female, though.
I like to talk on the phone outside as inside is usually full of kid noises, my home office is near the AC which is also noisy, and anyway, outdoors in summer in Florida is a pleasant place to hold business conversations (except the cicadas are out now in force, and outside is getting almost as noisy as inside). While talking, I often watch the snake as it cruises the backyard, hunting for lizards. It has quite a range, I've driven home and have seen it run back into the yard from the neighbors across the street, like a teenager caught breaking curfew.
Christey got a blurry pic of it once, but I'll see if I can get a better one. I should probably name it. I'm not about to lift the tail and count scales to see if it's male or female, though.
