tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post4544655073701458913..comments2024-03-18T20:21:19.356-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: more fall notesellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-87408386426912885292011-11-13T13:16:05.782-06:002011-11-13T13:16:05.782-06:00"what the heck was that verse that I was taug..."what the heck was that verse that I was taught in order to distinguish one from the other?"<br /><br />Red and yellow, kill a fellow. Red and black, friend of Jack.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-47420999039565891822011-11-13T12:24:22.468-06:002011-11-13T12:24:22.468-06:00Oh a coral snake! There's another snake that i...Oh a coral snake! There's another snake that isn't poisonous, but has similar coloring...what the heck was that verse that I was taught in order to distinguish one from the other?<br /><br />Oh yes: "If yellow touches red, then you're dead."Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-50334296501610967082011-11-12T21:22:43.284-06:002011-11-12T21:22:43.284-06:00Snakes--Aaaah! I'd a been screaming! Or runnin...Snakes--Aaaah! I'd a been screaming! Or running. Or doing one thing or another to make a fool of myself. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-61566418358135749832011-11-12T12:45:15.263-06:002011-11-12T12:45:15.263-06:00Ellen, I still feel guilty about killing a puff ad...Ellen, I still feel guilty about killing a puff adder 30 years ago. I had never seen one, didn't what it was, and it sure acted dangerous, so I killed it. When I found out what I had killed, I just felt terrible.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-55793287880605581662011-11-10T17:12:42.172-06:002011-11-10T17:12:42.172-06:00Snow - Well, you have a point there as they are ac...Snow - Well, you have a point there as they are active in the daytime and no one is making the anti-venom for coral snakes in this country and when the current supply runs out, there won't be any. Mexico has a manufacturer but you know the good ole US of A thinks everybody else is incompetent and won't allow it to be sold here unless they spend millions of dollars on testing and other hoop jumping and the Mexican company doesn't really have any incentive to do that.<br /><br />I did kill the first one that I also found out here right outside my back door but felt really terrible about it afterwards so I let this one go. Now I hope my kindness doesn't come back to bite me in the butt or finger as the case may be. And then there is the cat. She's not above giving a swat or two. I thought she had a copperhead once but it turned out to be a rat snake.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-85275311969161574782011-11-10T16:57:38.844-06:002011-11-10T16:57:38.844-06:00I'm from Mississippi, so I know that coral sna...I'm from Mississippi, so I know that coral snakes are non-aggressive and have small mouths, but they're also the most poisonous American snake, ounce for ounce of venom, and their mouths could fit around a finger while you're working in your flowers. So, I probably have killed it, but not without regret.<br /><br />You didn't mention copperheads. I miss them, and they're not terribly poisonous, so I wouldn't have killed one of those.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-85319447165100876692011-11-10T15:19:19.712-06:002011-11-10T15:19:19.712-06:00Snowbrush - no I would not have killed it. coral ...Snowbrush - no I would not have killed it. coral snakes are very unaggressive and it made no attempt to strike at me, wanting only to get away from the large human with the stick and camera. they have small heads, small mouths, small fangs and lack the venom injection system other vipers have. basically, they have to chew on you. live and let live around here. now if it had been a cottonmouth or a rattler I'd have been running for the shovel.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-3310930824069334722011-11-10T13:51:20.834-06:002011-11-10T13:51:20.834-06:00Wow, a coral snake! Would you have killed it if yo...Wow, a coral snake! Would you have killed it if you had had the chance?Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-65890128058125733022011-11-09T11:52:47.752-06:002011-11-09T11:52:47.752-06:00Aren't wrens just amazing. The Irish song is ...Aren't wrens just amazing. The Irish song is right: "The wren, the wren, the king of all birds." Well, the rest is sad, but that's right. We have them nesting in the studio window wells and driving the cats nuts!Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-60827471875761782552011-11-09T04:52:10.562-06:002011-11-09T04:52:10.562-06:00The mock rose is a real beauty!! And that coral s...The mock rose is a real beauty!! And that coral snake is gorgeous!<br />Same kind of weather battles here too!! Right now the cold is winning out. Sigh! I was hoping warm would be stronger!!<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-79477349505842921112011-11-08T19:11:04.296-06:002011-11-08T19:11:04.296-06:00I miss the little birds that used to come to my ga...I miss the little birds that used to come to my garden and splash in the bath there. This reminds me of how feisty they can be :).Unspokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16065870952905767595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-73788646605881214152011-11-08T18:05:56.897-06:002011-11-08T18:05:56.897-06:00Eww! Snakes give me the creeps.Eww! Snakes give me the creeps.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-8569449803258918412011-11-08T15:50:15.541-06:002011-11-08T15:50:15.541-06:00Worried about that snake -- it IS poisonous, isn&#...Worried about that snake -- it IS poisonous, isn't it?<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-66286302949435475662011-11-08T14:05:50.165-06:002011-11-08T14:05:50.165-06:00Is the wren looking for a nesting site this time o...Is the wren looking for a nesting site this time of year? Surely not. <br />Wonderful looking snake, is it venomous?Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-63768955985650426282011-11-08T13:13:57.972-06:002011-11-08T13:13:57.972-06:00Gorgeous flowers!
I'd love to know what the w...Gorgeous flowers!<br /><br />I'd love to know what the wren was saying - probably complaining about the snake :)The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-40950418346827576052011-11-08T12:53:29.117-06:002011-11-08T12:53:29.117-06:00You've got a veritable wild kingdom going on t...You've got a veritable wild kingdom going on there ...Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-27074835814757066492011-11-08T12:34:22.590-06:002011-11-08T12:34:22.590-06:00Love the flowers and the wren. That snake though.....Love the flowers and the wren. That snake though.. you can keep it.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-57696846096019915712011-11-08T11:53:29.995-06:002011-11-08T11:53:29.995-06:00the coral snake is a beauty, but do be careful! a...the coral snake is a beauty, but do be careful! and that wren is trying to drive you out! :)TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.com