On Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:33:47 -0400, wrote:

I am not as sure about the snakes. I am out in the scrub park near the
house quite a bit and I have never seen a rattlesnake. There are
plenty of black snakes and a few coachwhips there.
This may be why
http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/Blacksnake1.jpg
http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/Blacksnake2.jpg
http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/Blacksnake3.jpg
http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/Blacksnake4.jpg
http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/Blacksnake5.jpg
http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/Blacksnake6.jpg
http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/Blacksnake7.jpg

That is a great photo sequence, one of those things you wouldn't
believe possible without seeing it.