A Shelter Seeking Snake

Revisiting a snake image, hmm, no yikes this time. LOL! I shared some food for thought on your previous comment. I appreciate you taking notice of my Homepage Features, and sending a Congrats. That is most kind of you.

Thank you Debby for your Congratulatory comment. I promoted this image on Twitter for "World Snake Day". A very misunderstood and feared creature, who is very necessary, as they are super-effective, all-natural pest control. They eat vectors and carriers of many diseases, including The Plague and Lyme disease. Snakes won’t raid your garden or chew up your wires, but they will eat the critters that do. They are vilified, like bats and spiders (I always wonder how they crept into the Halloween celebration).

Thank you, Constance. These guys are very fast and can be difficult to photograph. It must have felt quite safe, all curled-up and ready to strike if need be. Not a venomous snake though. Although it would not be too fun to have a snake bite at all.

Wouldn't even go near it if it was a rattler, as I had to get down on the ground for this one. It was trying to get away from me, and took shelter under my vehicle. Thank you for giving this special recognition of a Homepage Feature in your wonderful art group, American Desert Southwest. I really appreciate it!