You know it is spring...

[rgG]

when the snakes come out of hibernation.

I was out on my back deck looking over to see if the deer had nibbled on my just emerging hostas, and I saw this guy down below. The deck is about 12' up, at this point, so I had to zoom in a lot, my max 12X on this camera, to get a decent pic.

I often see his, or one of his kin's, shed skin, but now you get an idea of just how long he is. I zoomed in on his head, and it isn't a poisonous snake, just a rat snake or something similar. It was hard to get him all in the frame, he was sooo long.

He straightened out, when he started to move off, and I would estimated he was 4'-5' long. That is a standard landscape log, he is stretched out on.

I didn't correct the shot, so you could see how well he blends in with the environment.

[Speedy]

With the cold moving in, it'll wish it had stayed hibernating one more week.

[cbelt3]

Looks like he's enjoying a sun warmed timber. Pretty coiled up there !

[rgG]

Speedy wrote:
With the cold moving in, it'll wish it had stayed hibernating one more week.

It was above 80º here today, so I think he will be OK.
I think you guys are going to get the cold. We are getting the pollen.

[hal]

yep - saw my first rattler of the year last week - just a little guy resting right in the middle of a trail - about 2'

[rgG]

Hal, glad I didn't see one of those.

[haikuman]

You know it's spring when Tiger and Keegan are cruising the Fairways of Augusta

This photo was poached from AP:

[Z]

You know it's spring when there are multiple days with one foot of snow in the forecast over the past week.

(Hurry up already, spring!)

[haikuman]

hal wrote:
yep - saw my first rattler of the year last week - just a little guy resting right in the middle of a trail - about 2'

WoW ~!~ Better to find this bad boy with your camera than your foot . . .
Do not feed the Rattlers Hal *(:>*

[$tevie]

Z wrote:
You know it's spring when there are multiple days with one foot of snow in the forecast over the past week.

(Hurry up already, spring!)

Be careful what you wish for. Mother Nature rewarded our pleas with 90 degree temperatures in April. Good grief.