Beautiful Black Snake: While trimming my Crepe Myrtles I found a visitor in the branches. This snake was about seven feet long and is a welcome visitor. Being in such a rural setting...

Billybuzz Loc: Whiteford, MD

While trimming my Crepe Myrtles I found a visitor in the branches. This snake was about seven feet long and is a welcome visitor. Being in such a rural setting they help to control the mouse, mole, and vole populations.

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A. JEAN

Good shoot!

rockdog Loc: Berkeley, Ca.

Billybuzz wrote:

While trimming my Crepe Myrtles I found a visitor in the branches. This snake was about seven feet long and is a welcome visitor. Being in such a rural setting they help to control the mouse, mole, and vole populations.

Nice photos and I appreciate your thoughts about this beautiful creature.

georgiapeach2 Loc: Georgia the Peach State

fantastic shots

Billybuzz Loc: Whiteford, MD

There are many people who don’t appreciate the part all creatures play within the environment. They all have a purpose.

Billybuzz Loc: Whiteford, MD

georgiapeach2 wrote:

fantastic shots

Thanks. If you don’t bother them they don’t bother you.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Nice images. As long as they are not poisonous or large enough to swallow me whole, I'm ok with them.
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fourg1b2006 Loc: Long Island New York

How does one know if a snake is poisonous or not. That's why in my eye...all snakes are poisonous lol. As you can tell i'm not a big fan of snakes. But they do photograph very well. Nice captures.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nice.

Believe it or not Loc: West Virginia

Poisonous Snakes have elliptical eyes, like a cat. Copperhead & Rattlers.

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

Nice capture. He's quite a handsome fellow and I'm happy to hear that you appreciate his role in the balance of nature. When mice and rat populations get out of control, they can spread disease and deplete our food supplies. Non-venomous snakes, birds of prey, coyotes, cats, etc. all play their part in the delicate balance of nature.

Now, wasps....I hate those S.O.B's so you can kill them all (after your macro photography of them of course).

boncrayon

Looks like a Blue Racer which is non-poisonous with the round pupil eyes, and single scale from mouth to eye.

Billybuzz Loc: Whiteford, MD

sippyjug104 wrote:

Nice capture. He's quite a handsome fellow and I'm happy to hear that you appreciate his role in the balance of nature. When mice and rat populations get out of control, they can spread disease and deplete our food supplies. Non-venomous snakes, birds of prey, coyotes, cats, etc. all play their part in the delicate balance of nature.

Now, wasps....I hate those S.O.B's so you can kill them all (after your macro photography of them of course).

Thanks

Billybuzz Loc: Whiteford, MD

sippyjug104 wrote:

Nice capture. He's quite a handsome fellow and I'm happy to hear that you appreciate his role in the balance of nature. When mice and rat populations get out of control, they can spread disease and deplete our food supplies. Non-venomous snakes, birds of prey, coyotes, cats, etc. all play their part in the delicate balance of nature.

Now, wasps....I hate those S.O.B's so you can kill them all (after your macro photography of them of course).

I agree about the wasps!!!!!!

Billybuzz Loc: Whiteford, MD

fourg1b2006 wrote:

How does one know if a snake is poisonous or not. That's why in my eye...all snakes are poisonous lol. As you can tell i'm not a big fan of snakes. But they do photograph very well. Nice captures.

Elliptical eyes and diamond shaped heads. Poisonous snskedcslso help balance the environment. Best to give them plenty of room.