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- From: "William C. Garthright" <billg@inebraska.com>
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- Subject: [NAFEX] Snakes in raspberries
- Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:58:04 -0500
This is only slightly on topic - and it's not very important, at that - but can anyone tell me what the garter snakes are doing climbing my black raspberry canes? I doubt if they're eating the raspberries. :-)
I've got LOTS of garter snakes in the yard, and I'm always glad to see them. But seeing a big (for a garter snake) snake three feet off the ground in the raspberry patch yesterday was kind of surprising. What was it doing? I thought they mostly ate earthworms, but the other day, someone here mentioned slugs, so maybe that's what it was looking for. I never see slugs when I'm picking raspberries (though I haven't been looking), but I don't know what else the snake could catch there.
Just wondering - though, I guess, not enough to spend time searching online. As I say, it's not very important, but does anyone know? I've seen snakes climbing bushes and vines often enough, but this is the first time I've seen one climb raspberries. I assume that they're hunting something, though maybe it's just safer than staying on the ground?
OK, time to go pick raspberries again, if the snakes - or, more likely, the birds - haven't gotten there first. :-)
Bill
Lincoln, NE (zone 5)
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Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed. - Bertrand Russell
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[NAFEX] Snakes in raspberries,
William C. Garthright, 06/26/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Snakes in raspberries,
Lon J. Rombough, 06/26/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] Snakes in raspberries, Kieran &/or Donna, 06/26/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] Snakes in raspberries, William C. Garthright, 06/28/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Snakes in raspberries,
Douglas Woodard, 06/26/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Snakes in raspberries,
Kieran &/or Donna, 06/27/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Historical pears,
Kieran &/or Donna, 06/27/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] Kieffer history, Kieran &/or Donna, 06/27/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Historical pears,
Kieran &/or Donna, 06/27/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Snakes in raspberries,
Kieran &/or Donna, 06/27/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Snakes in raspberries,
Lon J. Rombough, 06/26/2009
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