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Jun 14, 2019 21:04:47   #
CindyHouk Loc: Nw MT
 
Spent the last few days over on Tiber Reservoir fishing - got to see all kinds of small critters this trip!

Momma Hawk - anyone know what species?
Momma Hawk - anyone know what species?...
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4 Hawk chicks - heatwaves didn't allow for a good pic!
4 Hawk chicks - heatwaves didn't allow for a good ...
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Yellow, Black and Orange Snake - anyone know what kind?
Yellow, Black and Orange Snake - anyone know what ...
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Black Headed Gull - 1st time ever seeing one!
Black Headed Gull - 1st time ever seeing one!...
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Silhouette Meadowlake singing
Silhouette Meadowlake singing...
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Long Billed Curlews
Long Billed Curlews...
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Jun 14, 2019 21:13:17   #
JR45 Loc: Montgomery County, TX
 
It's a class of garter snake.

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Jun 14, 2019 21:32:16   #
ejones0310 Loc: Tulsa, OK
 
I believe the snake is a plains garter snake. Google the images and see if they don't match up.

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Jun 14, 2019 22:33:41   #
NMGal Loc: NE NM
 
Great series.

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Jun 14, 2019 23:19:08   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
You are having a GOOD retirement, Cindy!

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Jun 14, 2019 23:22:47   #
CindyHouk Loc: Nw MT
 
JR45 wrote:
It's a class of garter snake.


Thanks....that's what I thought but wasn't sure.

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Jun 14, 2019 23:23:00   #
CindyHouk Loc: Nw MT
 
ejones0310 wrote:
I believe the snake is a plains garter snake. Google the images and see if they don't match up.


Thanks!

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Jun 14, 2019 23:23:15   #
CindyHouk Loc: Nw MT
 
NMGal wrote:
Great series.


Thank you! So glad you like them.

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Jun 14, 2019 23:23:50   #
CindyHouk Loc: Nw MT
 
UTMike wrote:
You are having a GOOD retirement, Cindy!


...oh ya! We are having a blast!

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Jun 14, 2019 23:42:35   #
Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)
 
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CindyHouk wrote:
Spent the last few days over on Tiber Reservoir fishing - got to see all kinds of small critters this trip!


The snake is one of the garter snake species. These common, generally innocuous snakes were considered totally harmless and non-venomous until only recently when it was discovered that they do, indeed, possess a venom that they use to immobilize their mostly cold-blooded prey (frogs, toads, salamanders, slugs, and occasional supplemented with the occasional mouse and shrew). They have no fangs and the venom (toxic saliva) gains entry into the prey via the punctures of the snakes many numerous and sharp teeth as it “chews” on the prey in its grasp. There are now a number of confirmed reports of envenomation of humans who have been bitten by garter snakes and been slow in disengaging the persistently chewing snake.

Who knew? As kid I was fascinated with snakes had a collection of some I had caught, and was bitten many times by garter snakes ..but, pain wimp that I was, the biting and chewing was always quickly interrupted!

...andthat hawk is a red-tailed hawk.

Dave

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Jun 14, 2019 23:55:20   #
CindyHouk Loc: Nw MT
 
Uuglypher wrote:
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The snake is one of the garter snake species. These common, generally innocuous snakes were considered totally harmless and non-venomous until only recently when it was discovered that they do, indeed, possess a venom that they use to immobilize their mostly cold-blooded prey (frogs, toads, salamanders, slugs, and occasional supplemented with the occasional mouse and shrew). They have no fangs and the venom (toxic saliva) gains entry into the prey via the punctures of the snakes many numerous and sharp teeth as it “chews” on the prey in its grasp. There are now a number of confirmed reports of envenomation of humans who have been bitten by garter snakes and been slow in disengaging the persistently chewing snake.

Who knew? As kid I was fascinated with snakes had a collection of some I had caught, and was bitten many times by garter snakes ..but, pain wimp that I was, the biting and chewing was always quickly interrupted!

...andthat hawk is a red-tailed hawk.

Dave
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Thanks Dave....I grew up in PA & we used to go around and try and find/catch the garter snakes but they were always black or grey in color....never this colorful. And yes I have been bitten by them before. Thanks also for the species of hawk.

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Jun 15, 2019 06:20:46   #
Howard5252 Loc: New York / Florida (now)
 
I'm a city boy and I thought the birds were Snipes.

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Jun 15, 2019 07:27:46   #
Bigmike1 Loc: I am from Gaffney, S.C. but live in Utah.
 
Nice images. I agree that the snake is a garter snake, non poisonous. Eats rats and such.

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Jun 15, 2019 07:35:52   #
nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL
 
Beautiful pictures, the snake isn't poisonous. Some kind of garter.

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Jun 15, 2019 07:57:36   #
Randy Smith
 
Nice job on the pictures Cindy.I believe that the black-headed gulls are actually Franklin's gulls.Franklin's gulls have black legs and the black-headed legs are pink.There's also more black on the Franklin's gull.

Randy

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