Texas Spring/Summer Thread

[Bird]

Saw my first bluebonnet blooms today.

So did we, about a mile south of the Denton city limits.

 

[Bird]

Anyone see any snakes. I'm on the lookout, but either the ground is too cold, or Whipper is taking care of them at night.

Bird everyone was on Spring Break last week or this week. However, if it starts snowing we will have to revert back to the Fall/Winter Thread.

When I was in high school there was no spring break only a long weekend during Easter.

Don, do you have worm snakes down there? I was raking grass clippings in the yard and raked up 2 of them day before yesterday. We usually only see 2 or 3 each summer.

A cousin at Fairfield said he and his wife were surprised to see a hawk snatch up a snake that was swimming across their little pond a few days ago.

 

[bindian]

My Dogwood trees are blooming.

Bird, what is a worm snake?
hugs, Brandi

 

[Bird]

My Dogwood trees are blooming.

Bird, what is a worm snake?
hugs, Brandi

Brandi, apparently worm snakes are fairly common; harmless little snakes that supposedly go up to 13" in length, though I don't think I've ever seen one more than half that. And there's quite a number of different ones. You can find a lot about them via Google.com or Bing.com with pictures.

 

[txdon]

Big booms in the area. The sheriff investigated apparently only Tannerite explosions, probably related to hunting.
LiveLeak.com - Hunting Wild Boar with Explosives

 

[bindian]

Brandi, apparently worm snakes are fairly common; harmless little snakes that supposedly go up to 13" in length, though I don't think I've ever seen one more than half that. And there's quite a number of different ones. You can find a lot about them via Google.com or Bing.com with pictures.

Bird,
I googled them after asking that question. Blind Snakes are what they are called, with worm snakes a nick name. I might have seen them before and dismissed them as large earth worms, which we have lots of here.
hugs, Brandi

 

[foreman Etexas]

Big booms in the area. The sheriff investigated apparently only Tannerite explosions, probably related to hunting.
LiveLeak.com - Hunting Wild Boar with Explosives

Happens around here pretty often,not by the folks that live around here but mainly weekenders on hunting leases. Some have rattled the windows

 

[robbyr]

Saw a moccasin slither in the water yesterday and a girl down the road out a pic of a copperhead she ran over on Facebook.


PS where is Dennis and Lou?

 

[bindian]

Saw a moccasin slither in the water yesterday and a girl down the road out a pic of a copperhead she ran over on Facebook.


PS where is Dennis and Lou?

How did she run over it on Facebook?:laughing:
hugs, Brandi

 

[NativeSon]

We've changed the name of the Place to "Mud Puddle Ranch". Just showing signs of drying out, then some rain yesterday and again this morning. 60% chance for the rest of the day and through Sunday. We also have a Flash Flood Watch for most of today and it is all run-off.

I will be a while till we can get out in the garden. So much for an early start. Cabin Fever is setting in and I gave up Scotch for Lent.

Charlie