tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post1703839307482475360..comments2023-11-02T05:09:48.607-05:00Comments on PURE FLORIDA: Driving With Miss Sara N. DipityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-10726462025353026472007-06-14T07:30:00.000-05:002007-06-14T07:30:00.000-05:00I'm way late on commenting but I read it when it w...I'm way late on commenting but I read it when it was first posted.<BR/><BR/>First question - does the JEEP have power steering? If so, I'm afraid it's not as MANLY as it could be.<BR/><BR/>Second - fantastic snake, fantastic photos. We don't have indigos this far north (yet) but I see there's also an enclave in Texas. It's great that this one has the opportunity for a protected habitat.<BR/><BR/>I also noticed that one of the reasons that indigos are threatened is that (some) people poison gopher burrows, and the snakes are killed as a result. Depressing on both counts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-34409708183642833952007-06-11T19:58:00.000-05:002007-06-11T19:58:00.000-05:00Edifice,Okay, brownie points for you!As for helpin...Edifice,<BR/>Okay, brownie points for you!<BR/><BR/>As for helping snakes,it's even finer if you still help out snakes when they give you the "willies". It's easy for someone like me who loves to hold a snake whenever possible, your helping them is more impressive.<BR/><BR/>Stacey,<BR/>Welcome to Pure Florida!<BR/>Glad you enjoyed your visit and I really appreciate the comment.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-35426638286071762152007-06-11T19:08:00.000-05:002007-06-11T19:08:00.000-05:00I just "found" your blog tonight and really enjoye...I just "found" your blog tonight and really enjoyed your snake adventure and plan to keep on reading!Stacey063https://www.blogger.com/profile/04593080435894086944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-26592463684833786012007-06-11T17:21:00.000-05:002007-06-11T17:21:00.000-05:00Hey! I see 2 handsome specimens there! Maybe I'm ...Hey! I see 2 handsome specimens there! Maybe I'm a sexist pig (sow?)too.? Allen brought home a snake the other day too and we thought if you had time to stop by you would probably know what kind it was. I try to help out the non-poisionous ones too but they still give me the willies.MamaHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018971960706063902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-13108614475524501892007-06-10T15:02:00.000-05:002007-06-10T15:02:00.000-05:00Sandy,I know what you mean, that's an attitude ing...Sandy,<BR/>I know what you mean, that's an attitude ingrained deep in the rural psyche. We just need to keep educating and bit by bit we'll get there. <BR/>As for megapixelless, I confess I do like manufacturing words.<BR/><BR/>Jenn, <BR/>Welcome to Pure Florida!<BR/>That's a great idea, a nice black patch with no truck traffic.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-79896625538249318652007-06-09T23:18:00.000-05:002007-06-09T23:18:00.000-05:00Hmm. Seems like you need a nice black patio in yo...Hmm. Seems like you need a nice black patio in your backyard. Something a girl can really lay her belly on. <BR/><BR/>She's a beaut!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597630887713954960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-11199208148433056842007-06-09T21:28:00.000-05:002007-06-09T21:28:00.000-05:00What a beautiful snake!!! And I didn't realize th...What a beautiful snake!!! And I didn't realize that they needed a couple of hundred acres as their hunting ground.<BR/><BR/>Here where I live the word snake uttered outload means get the shotgun, hoe or big stick to kill the snake with. I'm laughed at because I'll make an effort to relocate any snake to a safe place. It's so nice to hear of others who do the same to protect our wildlife.<BR/><BR/>Your timing was perfect and you have such an interesting way of telling your stories...You make them so much fun to read. I think you've come up with a new word too, 'megapixelless.' Cute.Sandy Hatcher-Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011307599473627922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-71800402615314416922007-06-08T10:23:00.000-05:002007-06-08T10:23:00.000-05:00Cathy S,heehee, yes the parallels just keep poppin...Cathy S,<BR/>heehee, yes the parallels just keep popping up. It's good to know Florida kids (some of them) are still being raised in the real Florida.<BR/>Nothing like the smell of ratsnake musk to wake somebody up.<BR/>Of course the real question is ... did he catch any FISH?<BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>Doug,<BR/>Thanks! What a great name for that snake.<BR/><BR/>Cathy,<BR/>Ahem,... that would be FLORIDA Jones action ;)<BR/>Glad you liked it.<BR/><BR/>Tuffenuf,<BR/>Thanks! Megapixelless is a rare state for me ... one I try to avoid.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-25435141741431286652007-06-08T04:59:00.000-05:002007-06-08T04:59:00.000-05:00Love this story! Especially being "megapixeless" -...Love this story! Especially being "megapixeless" - don't let that happen again!TUFFENUFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857786656471454329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-25703478659864106712007-06-07T17:40:00.000-05:002007-06-07T17:40:00.000-05:00Can't believe I'm about to use the word 'heart-war...Can't believe I'm about to use the word 'heart-warming' in reference to a post about a BIG snake. Hmmm. OK. How about just plain 'neat'?<BR/><BR/>My husband loves his JEEP and I'm going to read this to him. That's Indiana Jones action.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-2428186812631092862007-06-07T07:11:00.000-05:002007-06-07T07:11:00.000-05:00So glad you got pictures. What a gorgeous ctitter...So glad you got pictures. What a gorgeous ctitter. Great story. The snake up here that's generating a lot of conservation concern is the massasauga. People are always amazed to learn that there's a native rattler from right here in the Chicago metro area.Doug Taronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08537881828742937167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-32335984818742067552007-06-07T07:06:00.000-05:002007-06-07T07:06:00.000-05:00Just a couple of nights ago, I was sound asleep wh...Just a couple of nights ago, I was sound asleep when my youngest came in from an evening of fishing. He kept hollering for me to come outside but I refused to get out of bed. So, next thing I know, he is standing in my bedroom saying, "Mom, Mom, open your eyes." I opened them just a crack to find myself face to face with a yellow rat snake. AGHGHGHGH! I doubt my son will do that again, but he was tickled with himself. You have a couple of clones down here in west Florida.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-21998186809528910592007-06-06T21:50:00.000-05:002007-06-06T21:50:00.000-05:00ThreeCollie,Always multitasking :)Hey milk is quic...ThreeCollie,<BR/>Always multitasking :)<BR/>Hey milk is quick to go in this house. Jr and I hit the whey protein too, so we're keeping cows busy somewhere.<BR/><BR/>Leslie,<BR/>Thanks for the kind comment. Good to hear from you. I've heard that exact quote too many times for kids I teach. <BR/>I just keep working on them.<BR/><BR/>Sophie, <BR/>Mine are usually racers too and I can easily picture a cottonmouth standing his ground. They are tought guys.<BR/>Ahhhheeeeaahhhhhhhhh! That's my J.W. Tarzan yell.<BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>Deb,<BR/>Thanks! :)<BR/>Gee, MNarctica weather is just a little changeable aint it?<BR/>Weren't you just swimming in the pond?<BR/>Now it's 50?<BR/><BR/>Misti,<BR/>You're right. It's not Bubba that's killing gophers anymore, it's development corporations and their bulldozers.<BR/>Green snakes are beautiful, I had one drop on my head once from a live oak branch above.<BR/><BR/>Hoss,<BR/>Just spreading that good caramel.<BR/>;)R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-92117388572399237132007-06-06T20:38:00.000-05:002007-06-06T20:38:00.000-05:00Whatever...whatever...I know you aren't looking fo...Whatever...whatever...<BR/><BR/>I know you aren't looking for pats on the back, but you deserve 'em and so you get 'em.<BR/><BR/>You're a peach, Cracker.OldHorsetailSnakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00865830344885164689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-32014555051321156832007-06-06T18:32:00.000-05:002007-06-06T18:32:00.000-05:00No, they don't gas gopher tortoise holes, they jus...No, they don't gas gopher tortoise holes, they just fill them in and suffocate them instead. Hrm.<BR/><BR/>I love indigo's! I ran into a few cottonmouth's in Big Cypress these past few weekends. Cute but I'm not getting too close. Also ran into a rough green which was gorgeous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-13276355706874281692007-06-06T18:09:00.000-05:002007-06-06T18:09:00.000-05:00That is one gorgeous snake! Thank you for taking h...That is one gorgeous snake! Thank you for taking her out of the path of doom. And, as always, you make the story so fun and engaging to read. <BR/><BR/>50 degrees, damp cloudy and windy here in MNarctica.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-41341147120690149242007-06-06T17:21:00.000-05:002007-06-06T17:21:00.000-05:00PS - I totally agree re Johnny W. He was THE Tarza...PS - I totally agree re Johnny W. He was THE Tarzan then and forever.<BR/>*insert Tarzan yell here* 8-]SophieMaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396958301555933308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1944725208288444352007-06-06T17:19:00.000-05:002007-06-06T17:19:00.000-05:00I'm so jealous! Mine almost always turn out to be ...I'm so jealous! Mine almost always turn out to be racers. I've rescued my share of snakes on this forest road, but I don't handle them. Running over them is just another sport for the mailbox-bashers. >8\ I share the no venom allowed philosophy, as well. The only snake I've had to kill since we've lived here is a cottonmouth. I tried to run him off, but he wouldn't go, so I had to shoot him.SophieMaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396958301555933308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-26915155472421096412007-06-06T15:21:00.000-05:002007-06-06T15:21:00.000-05:00I've been busy with the garden and other stuff and...I've been busy with the garden and other stuff and not had time to visit my favorite blogs. It's NICE to see you're still posting your quality posts.<BR/><BR/>When I lived in GA a guy actually told us "I kill any snake I see" and that was not an uncommon attitude.<BR/><BR/>We've seen black rat snakes (one in the bathroom), a red bellied snake, and a garter snake this year so far. Boo Yah!Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173202724588547447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-17777717672127363092007-06-06T14:28:00.000-05:002007-06-06T14:28:00.000-05:00Good for you, helping old ladies and saving gorgeo...Good for you, helping old ladies and saving gorgeous snakes all in one trip!<BR/>And buying milk too! Man that one is close to my heart. Seriously, that is one lovely snake.threecolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811004278088768813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-16380851790549114042007-06-06T14:09:00.000-05:002007-06-06T14:09:00.000-05:00Laura,Fast, but not black racer fast ... or coachw...Laura,<BR/>Fast, but not black racer fast ... or coachwhip. Yowza, that's a fast snake.<BR/>I'm just glad this one is alive and free. I've seen them on the property over the years,but it has been a couple of years since the last encounter, so I'm especially happy to see an indigo again.<BR/><BR/>Mel,<BR/>LOL! No really, outloud LOLing here.<BR/>Tell your musically retro son that "Tommy" has arrived from netflix and I won't send it back until he gets to experience THE rock opera.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-45726449416912805512007-06-06T13:20:00.000-05:002007-06-06T13:20:00.000-05:00Gainesville Sun, 6/6/07Levy County teacher suspend...Gainesville Sun, 6/6/07<BR/><BR/>Levy County teacher suspended earlier this year for using "insensitive words in poetry lesson" was arrested for using inappropriate language while running from evil science teacher. The science teacher was harmed in the incident.ImagineMelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997806954000549002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-48160638740928116172007-06-06T12:31:00.000-05:002007-06-06T12:31:00.000-05:00I'm surprised you were able to catch her! I though...I'm surprised you were able to catch her! I thought they were super fast. <BR/>My hub would have been out of the jeep lighting fast to try to catch her as well. He just loves to pick up snakes and show them off. Always lets them go, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-530242054646079662007-06-06T12:30:00.000-05:002007-06-06T12:30:00.000-05:00In from mowing to cool off and guzzle some icewate...In from mowing to cool off and guzzle some icewater ...<BR/><BR/>roger,<BR/>i hear ya man. ditto.<BR/><BR/>Mark,<BR/>Oh boy, I thought I was the last dialup dinosaur. I feel your pain.<BR/><BR/>Wren,<BR/>It's FC, but those are $14.95 El Cheapos :)<BR/>Glad to know you are out there rescueing, aiding, and abetting the wild innocents.<BR/>I think, Aesop said it best.<BR/><BR/>Robin,<BR/>Oh hey, you're right ... that's what makes Sara Sara.<BR/>Glad to know I won't be alone in my sexist pig ways ;)<BR/>That Katie is pretty funny ... acts like she knows me or something.<BR/><BR/>POP.<BR/>Thanks! Maybe she could send some more rain too! You need one of these indigos to go with your yard gopher!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Mel,<BR/>You just need to be around them more. I'll go catch a big ratsnake and bring it over.<BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>Scott,<BR/>I could have done that if there had not been two approaching trucks. I wasn't sure what direction he might choose.<BR/>I have been handling snakes since I was about 9 so I'm pretty comfortable with grabbing them for a visit.<BR/><BR/>Rick,<BR/>LOL! I bet Aunt Shelba does too!<BR/>Those were the days!<BR/><BR/>Alan,<BR/>Very similar to my philosophy. If you searched this blog for rattlesnakes, you'd find that I have had to dispatch 3 in almost 20 years on the property. Never enjoyed it, just was afraid to take the chance, even tho I admire the diamondback very much.<BR/>I did move a docile coral snake to the deep woods down the road a bit, so that was a positive poisonous encounter.<BR/><BR/><BR/>... and now back to mowing.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-86424864971985295542007-06-06T11:55:00.000-05:002007-06-06T11:55:00.000-05:00Finest kind.I like indigos though I haven't been f...Finest kind.<BR/><BR/>I like indigos though I haven't been fortunate enough to see one on the propery yet. Plenty of black racers and yellow rat snakes though.<BR/><BR/>We encourage all non-venomous snakes around here unless they become repeat egg eaters whereupon they get a quick trip up the road. Venomous snakes anywhere near the house though are history. I won't put my children or livestock at risk.<BR/><BR/>.....Alan.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538108903073230589noreply@blogger.com