Flared ears means "you are in my space, move it!" This post was edited by glenda_al on Sat, Jul 27, 13 at 16:04

Mr Bitey is a Black Ratsnake. He's about 4 feet long. I've seen him a number of time around my house and garage, and have got quite close to take pictures of him. Which is why I think I must have stepped on him when he bit me. I'm actually glad to see that he's Ok after being stepped on. In this picture you can see that he is zig-zaggy (which I think he does when he's scared and trying to avoid detection) the way the light reflected off of his scales makes the zig-zags look like lumps. Hmmm. My photo hosting site seems to be down. Edited to upload image to GardenWeb This post was edited by bob_cville on Sun, Jul 13, 14 at 21:16

Gorgeous flowers today. Great gardeners and great photographers. I love this thread. I try not to miss even one day.

Oil Tanker, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam - taken by a fellow passenger on our three day cruise of the bay: