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WB
Snake in the dog pen with Lucy!
Saturday, May 22, 2021, 19:20

Country dogs at least communicate with different barks. My family knows the difference. There is the motorcycle/lawn mower machine bark, cat fight bark, something in the barn causing a ruckus bark, and the less frequent turtle/snake bark! We got the latter today while I was some 17 minutes distant. Mom does not do snakes as well as she used to. Having babies changes them I think.

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Just a snake in the grass...
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When I got home they had the dog out (don’t want her bit). Mom, sis, Benj we’re all standing watch. A hoe, shovel, .410 revolver! Quick inspection with zoom on a camera confirmed round pupils. Sis ran for her snake book. Confirmed “Plain Bellied Water Snake”. It’s often confused with a Moccasin, and rightfully so. Everyone stood down, had a time getting it shoo’d from under the dog house. Finally he struck the hoe a couple times, let loose some funky stink and slithered out of the pen.

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Snake in the dog pen with Lucy! - WB, 2021-05-22, 19:20
- We have these on our lake..... - Marco, 2021-05-23, 06:08
- Dog barking - Blake, 2021-05-23, 03:44
- same cadence as "Lucy in the sky with diamonds" - gary reeder, 2021-05-22, 20:31
  - Wow, hope Paul McCartney sues me for copyright infringement! - Marco, 2021-05-23, 15:27
- Are you sure it was the snake that made the - Darryl T., 2021-05-22, 20:12
  - Lol, you ever smell a water snake? P-U! - WB, 2021-05-22, 20:58
    - EARLY WARNING SYSTEM - BUCKWHEAT, 2021-05-23, 09:44