look who was resting on my blue angel this morning......

Canadian-hosta-girl · Post by **Canadian-hosta-girl** » Jul 26, 2007 10:31 am

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flowerchild59 · Post by **flowerchild59** » Jul 26, 2007 10:47 am

What a cool pic. I have lots of those interesting gardening buddies around here too.

Ginger · Post by **Ginger** » Jul 26, 2007 11:20 am

He's a keeper!! Nothing like a little garter snake to take care of the pesky bugs

Ginger

VThosta/daylilylover · Post by **VThosta/daylilylover** » Jul 26, 2007 11:25 am

Do those snakes eat toads too? I seem to have a lot of both this year (and a lot of rain too).

HostaDesigner · Post by **HostaDesigner** » Jul 26, 2007 11:27 am

Judging by the size of the plant, I assume that's a python or an anaconda?

Frodo the Hobbit · Post by **Frodo the Hobbit** » Jul 26, 2007 11:27 am

That is cute!

Frodo

Canadian-hosta-girl · Post by **Canadian-hosta-girl** » Jul 26, 2007 11:30 am

VThosta/daylilylover wrote:Do those snakes eat toads too? I seem to have a lot of both this year (and a lot of rain too).

well yes they do ....last year i was pulling weeds in one of the gardens and saw a toad being eaten live yuck!!!!.....i like my toads and frogs so i dont like that they eat it , they can eat the mice if the want i dont mind and the slugs

my husband is dead scared of those snakes

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we have lots of toads and snakes too this year and we have had alot of rain .....

hostalady · Post by **hostalady** » Jul 26, 2007 12:03 pm

If I walked out and saw that on my hosta, I wouldn't go back out alone again. I am terrified of snakes.......

Homer_Zn5 · Post by **Homer_Zn5** » Jul 26, 2007 1:04 pm

Canadian-hosta-girl wrote:
VThosta/daylilylover wrote:Do those snakes eat toads too? I seem to have a lot of both this year (and a lot of rain too).
well yes they do ....last year i was pulling weeds in one of the gardens and saw a toad being eaten live yuck!!!!.....i like my toads and frogs so i dont like that they eat it , they can eat the mice if the want i dont mind and the slugs

my husband is dead scared of those snakes .....

we have lots of toads and snakes too this year and we have had alot of rain .....

Black snakes and garter snakes used to occasionally eat the pet toads that I kept in the window wells at our house when we were growing up. My dad had to remind me that it was just how nature works . . . but I never have liked it. I've been able to attract and transplant a lot of toads into our gardens since we moved in, and I love seeing the big fat toads and not seeing big fat slugs!

MollyD · Post by **MollyD** » Jul 26, 2007 2:21 pm

On the other hand those snakes keep the rodent population down in the garden! They're welcome in my garden anytime as long as I don't step on them

MollyD

Homer_Zn5 · Post by **Homer_Zn5** » Jul 26, 2007 2:34 pm

MollyD wrote:On the other hand those snakes keep the rodent population down in the garden! They're welcome in my garden anytime as long as I don't step on them

MollyD

I can't argue with that, Molly (although my wife may not agree)! Believe it or not, I have never seen a snake in my yard since I've been in my current house (seven years now!). That is amazing to me, as we always had snakes around my other houses, and we are surrounded by fields in this house.

MollyD · Post by **MollyD** » Jul 26, 2007 3:04 pm

I can lend you some

There is a resident one in my main daylily bed, another under our steps, another in the hosta beds and occassionally I see extras around.

Yesterday I found a really big toad (needed two hands to hold him). Hope the snakes don't get him!

MollyD

rakenleafs · Post by **rakenleafs** » Jul 26, 2007 4:49 pm

Wow..

the serpent hanging out in the angel bed..
wonder if he's the serpent of temptation

VThosta/daylilylover · Post by **VThosta/daylilylover** » Jul 26, 2007 5:08 pm

Hope the snakes don't get him!

Hope your snakes aren't big enough to get him! wow!

hostaaddict · Post by **hostaaddict** » Jul 27, 2007 1:11 am

I know they are good to have around, but if I saw a snake on one of my plants I would totally freak out!!!

I have always been terrified of them. I can put up with the spiders, mice, etc. but a snake sends me fleeing.

Jamie · Post by **Jamie** » Jul 27, 2007 9:57 am

Nice Photo!!!

Mine prefer to peek around the yard ornaments at me.. Can't really blame them though cause I like to handle them and umm err chase people in the family that don't like them

My Dad and Brother are scared to death of them and it really freaks them out when I put one in the bucket of the aerial truck and wait to here a scream.. Yea I'm cruel to family, I know

Canadian-hosta-girl · Post by **Canadian-hosta-girl** » Jul 27, 2007 10:39 am

Jamie wrote:Nice Photo!!!

Mine prefer to peek around the yard ornaments at me.. Can't really blame them though cause I like to handle them and umm err chase people in the family that don't like them My Dad and Brother are scared to death of them and it really freaks them out when I put one in the bucket of the aerial truck and wait to here a scream.. Yea I'm cruel to family, I know

thats a cool picture too Jamie ....the tongue sticking out for the pose

baja220 · Post by **baja220** » Jul 28, 2007 1:03 am

Cool pic Jamie!!! I haven't seen any snakes this year for some reason, but they are most welcome!!

myskyblue2 · Post by **myskyblue2** » Jul 29, 2007 8:31 am

I'd high-tail it out of their and not look back

I know that they have a good purpose .... but i can't hang with a snake

hagranger · Post by **hagranger** » Jul 29, 2007 2:50 pm

When I was younger I used to have a snake and a couple of birds that would follow me through the garden and as I picked off worms and bugs I would toss them to them. They had to move fast ... I love having snakes in the garden. I have a very fond memory of my older brother being especially like "an older brother" one day in the garden as I'm trying to pick green beans for supper and the snake climbed up his pant leg ... it was so funny seeing my brother dance around and finally having to peel his pants down to get it out of his britches! I scooped up the lovely garter snake and returned him to a safe spot in the garden and stood with a hoe defending it from my brother who wanted to get his revenge on it.
Garter snakes are non-poisonous and are more frightened of us than we are of them.
Helen