Mama I take good care of all the critters here on the ranch, the good ones need not fear me but the bad ones better watch out. Rattlers and Coyotes are always on the hit list, all the others get a pass. No Corals or Copperheads out here and we don’t have enough water for Cotton Mouths.
That's what good stewardship is all about, IMHO.
I have pictures of an eastern rat snake eating a hummingbird - but shan't post them here for fear bruising someone's delicate sensibilities. :-)
I can tell you for a fact that the snake went on it's way unmolested....even though I put a great deal of effort into attracting the hummingbirds here to begin with.
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No Corals or Copperheads out here and we don’t have enough water for Cotton Mouths.
We have all of those, but the thing that gets me with the coral is trying to remember which band pattern is the 'bad' one.
LOL!