OK, so my daughter is either a Girl Scout or a Daisy, I can't remember which. Anyways, they had an outing at the Bolsa Chica Wetlands yesterday. I decided to meet up with the group with the plan of bringing and hiding a king snake shed near the path in hopes of the girls discovering it. As I walked ahead about 50 ft to place the shed, I saw a huge gopher snake in the chaparral. Forget the shed, let's show them a snake!
This guy had a few areas with a stripe.
He was easily 5 foot.
Showing the troop. They all got to touch it. The moms stayed back.
A few minutes later my son spots a Helleri on the trail. I don't think the mothers were too excited about the rattler.
I showed them how the rattler wasn't interested in them and how it just wanted to move away and hide.
Anyways, it was cool to be able to show the kids two similar looking snakes within a few minutes. I believe it was the highlight of the trip.
Lou and Chance
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Lots of smiles and a snake. You can't beat that.
Good job spreading the good word.
Dave
Good job spreading the good word.
Dave
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A gaggle of giggling young girls, and handsome big brother Chance flexing and wrestling a giant snake ..... how could it get any better than that? lol
Chance has really grown since the last time I saw him. I guess it was a few years ago.
Good going Lou, and nice photos.
Chance has really grown since the last time I saw him. I guess it was a few years ago.
Good going Lou, and nice photos.
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Great stuff Lou! You and your son probably created a bunch of converts, in one fell swoop!
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Good stuff, Lou. Great finds. Kudos to you and your son for educating them about their environment.
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Very Cool Lou...
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...that has to be worth a discount on thin mints.
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Thanks guys. Yeah, thin mint discount! I'll see how that goes.
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Careful they are executives in training you might leave the table paying more.
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The pic of your son showing the troop a gopher snake is priceless ... GREAT shot