Saw this poor Eastern Milk Snake on my walk the other day. Not sure how it died as it doesn't look like it was run over, but nevertheless, it was a goner. Too bad as they're good snakes to have around.

I let this fellow live in my garden--too many chipmunks

I love both these photos and couldn't decide, so I'm posting them both. So sue me.....

Kingsnake and Copperhead locked in mortal combat. The Kingsnake won. This was taken just a few feet from our front door.

Nemo!

Annie, hopefully old age.

GS had to stop mowing and chase this guy out of the way.

Reef shark....just passing by.....

Tiny frog, on bromeliad in Costa Rica

Bunny rabbit shadow puppet

Uptown Gal, I actually left a 6" x 6" patch unmowed because of a frog that just kept hopping to the next unmowed spot......so I left him one.

Humans at a wedding in the woods, fall of 1983.

I've posted this before but cannot resist this face...

"Toronto Vet.... a bunch of softies aren't we?" :) Wildchild...I love your little "Bearded Dragon". MY

daughter's family is owned by one...a lot bigger now. He is a "con man" and somehow

gets everyone to do exactly as he wants. I love him too. He loves to be held and nestles right

in your shoulder and expects his head rubbed.

I was going to post a pic of a goldfish....I recently went back to my old Photobucket and found a lot of old pics, but I love snakes too....so here is a snake that I "knew" from when I lived on the bayou. I called her Big Mama. She is a plain bellied water snake....also sometimes called a yellow bellied water snake. Most often confused as a cotton mouth moccasin and usually killed by people who don't know the difference, or by a lot of people who just don't care.

This is a cottonmouth. You can easily tell by the facial markings....the bar thru the eyes. This is Ten Dogs. They also have vertical pupils but you don't have to get close enough to see that...you can easily tell by the facial markings. And non poisonous water snakes have vertical lines on their lower jaws. If you can recognize the four poisonous snakes found in the US, you don't have to fear snakes. It really isn't difficult.

And, because I found this old photo....this is the goldfish I was going to post. I don't know why I caught it and put it in that bowl....most likely looking for a pair to spawn. This is a comet....they have a long, single tail. Actually, called a Sarassa Comet, which just means a red and white comet.

Costa Rica: iguana

Ants eating Terro ant bait.

My mom with my dog, Murray. This is a digital of a photograph that must be from 20 years ago. She came to live with my after my dad died. We had some good times and I'm so happy that I got that time with her.

DH’s first, messy, attempt at dressing a crab.

Very late to this post - another one of those pretty but don't touch 'ems.