Vincente with my friend Jessica’s red-tailed boa, Houdini
The Year of 2010 was quite the adventure. There was all the moving around... and then there was all the wildlife! Throughout the year we encountered 4 snakes (only one of which was a captive bred snake – and two of which I’m pretty sure were rattlers), 3 lizards (the small one pictured, and then our two bearded dragons – the first one (Lizzy) had a parasite and died, the second (Elvis) is alive and well!) , 1 nest of baby birds, and a turtle. Most of these creatures were found at or around my parents house in Arkansas.
Vincente with a turtle my brother and sis-in-law
found in their garden – eating their cucumbers 
A little lizard we found stuck in a spider’s web in my parent’s garage.
We kept him in this jar for a little while so the kids could view him, then we set him free. I was amazed that a lizard could get stuck in a spider’s web! 
A little garden snake we saw in the front yard of our new house after we destroyed it’s habitat – the overgrown flowerbeds! 
A rat snake my mom found stuck in the netting over her berry bushes. We weren’t sure if he was dangerous, so we called Animal Control and they took him away. Mom wanted to keep him so he would scare away (or eat) the critters that go after her berries. 
The nest of baby birdies in my parents garage/carport. 
One of the birdies perched on a bike, learning to fly!
I'm pretty sure just seeing the pictures of the snakes just made my heart start beating faster! EEP! And my brain is screaming out "salmonella! salmonella!" Glad you guys are having fun with the critters! LOL...i can't help myself... so excuse me when I say...Remember to wash hands before and after handling them. ;)
ReplyDeleteLOL To someone who didn't know where your parents live, this post totally sounds like they live on some kind of back-woods farm in the middle of nowhere in Arkansas. :-D A few years ago, we also found a nest of baby birds in my parent's garage, too. The mom and dad birds would fly in and out of the garage with food for the baby and it was so cool to see!
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