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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6822 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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 Posted - Apr 19 2023 : 10:58:55 AM
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Yesterday Annie killed a wee snake. Don't know what kind it was because by the time she got through playing with it in the dirt I couldn't make out any markings. Just guessing it was probably a copperhead since that's the only kind of snake I have seen in my backyard. Annie kills baby snakes almost every year. So far I haven't seen a grown one and don't want to.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
6718 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - Apr 19 2023 : 12:51:56 PM
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It sounds like Annie is protecting you. I am not a fan of snakes at all, so I don't blame you. Has Annie ever been bitten by one of those snakes?
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
3004 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
3004 Posts |
Posted - Apr 19 2023 : 1:33:48 PM
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I'm glad Annie is a good guard dog :) Have you heard your owl lately?
~Heather
Farmgirl Sister #4701
September 2014 Farmgirl of the Month
"The purpose of life is to enjoy every moment" - Yogi teabag
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Nancy Joplin
True Blue Farmgirl
181 Posts
Nancy
Ontario
California
USA
181 Posts |
Posted - Apr 19 2023 : 1:34:22 PM
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My husband and I are fans of snakes because they keep other harmful pests out of the yard, but a copperhead is a copperhead. I don't want to see one either. We have rattlesnakes around here when it starts to get warm. We don't want to see one of those either!!!
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6822 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6822 Posts |
Posted - Apr 19 2023 : 1:51:25 PM
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Krista so far she hasn't been bitten. A baby copperhead is as poisonous as an adult so it's a good thing she hasn't been bitten.
Heather I haven't seen the owls since last year but I hear them all the time. Not certain but I think it might have moved from the oak tree crossed the street from me. Annie is a good guard dog and companion. I am blessed to have found her at the animal shelter.
Nancy I know snakes kill varmints but I don't like snakes. In my yard I consider all snakes an endangered species. Endangered of being killed by me or Annie.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
6718 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - Apr 21 2023 : 1:15:38 PM
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Sara, I am glad Annie hasn't been bitten. I hope she stays safe and never gets bit. She is a brave guard dog.
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6528 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6528 Posts |
Posted - Apr 22 2023 : 4:36:57 PM
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Gosh, Copperheads are poisonous and I am so glad Annie was not bitten in the process! Sara, I love your definition of snakes in your yard as endangered species!! I couldn't agree more!!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Apr 23 2023 : 04:23:37 AM
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Snakes are my number 1 creature I can live without. When we lived in NJ we had black rat snakes. We killed at least 3 a year because they would get in the hens nest boxes.
~Denise
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