tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post9175375726135208934..comments2023-11-02T05:09:48.607-05:00Comments on PURE FLORIDA: SnaeggkeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-60582903441346586092008-05-14T05:50:00.000-05:002008-05-14T05:50:00.000-05:00Kimberlee,You just made my day!Now I'm off to MY c...Kimberlee,<BR/>You just made my day!<BR/>Now I'm off to MY classroom ... with my snake pictures!R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-89501100200014676062008-05-13T21:11:00.000-05:002008-05-13T21:11:00.000-05:00Just wanted to let you know that your egg-eating s...Just wanted to let you know that your egg-eating snake has officially WOWed kids approximately 300 miles above the Arctic Circle! When you consider that they contend with foxes, wolverines, and bears...that's quite an accomplishment.<BR/><BR/>I like your idea that bloggers are "knitting the world together with their blogs." That's exactly right. And this post illustrates that perfectly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-82600264333994585672008-05-13T20:08:00.000-05:002008-05-13T20:08:00.000-05:00Susan,LOL! Chickens definitely are NOT geniuses.An...Susan,<BR/>LOL! Chickens definitely are NOT geniuses.<BR/><BR/>Anon,<BR/>It seems very possible. I've found big ratsnakes in the hen pens before, but have never had any hen deaths from them.<BR/><BR/>Barb, <BR/>Thanks! Pretty amazing to think of anything catching a hummer.<BR/><BR/>Sharon,<BR/>He's a good 5 feet.<BR/><BR/>Larry,<BR/>Thank you.<BR/>Somebody looks down on us?<BR/>The nerve.<BR/>A million independent William Randolph Hearsts are out there keeping it real and knitting the world together with their blogs.<BR/>Pretty amazing times.<BR/><BR/>Sophie,<BR/>My students love those word puzzles as little warm ups. I always cheat and look at the answer first so I APPEAR smarter than they are :)<BR/>Glad you enjoyed the series!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Rurality,<BR/>I have no doubt this snake could take a chicken, not eat it, but definitely constrict it.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Swampangel,<BR/>I do, I really do. <BR/>It's actually a big responsibility.<BR/>I don't want to do anything to mess it up.<BR/><BR/>ThunderD,<BR/>Glad to see you are okay.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-69376296739660651422008-05-13T19:28:00.000-05:002008-05-13T19:28:00.000-05:00Excellent series of shots! That's textbook worthy...Excellent series of shots! That's textbook worthy stuff there!Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02451216620261659383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-51388222519411712242008-05-13T10:43:00.000-05:002008-05-13T10:43:00.000-05:00WOW! That was just too cool! Great, GREAT pics!!! ...WOW! That was just too cool! Great, GREAT pics!!! You DO realize how lucky you are to live where you do, don't you? <BR/><BR/>Of course you do...<BR/><BR/>I am so jealous.SwampAngel65https://www.blogger.com/profile/06402145656806012096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-66983516147805951502008-05-13T07:15:00.000-05:002008-05-13T07:15:00.000-05:00I should probably warn you that the snake that did...I should probably warn you that the snake that did this at our place ended up with a chicken halfway down its throat the next time we saw him. No way could he have really swallowed it... I don't think... but he sure did kill it.Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-7969673327497302682008-05-13T00:23:00.000-05:002008-05-13T00:23:00.000-05:00DAWG! Amazingly splendiferous... Hard to come up w...DAWG! Amazingly splendiferous... Hard to come up with worthy superlatives. Yep, outdone yourownself, fur shur.<BR/><BR/>Love the <I>frame games</I> title! I always start my Sunday paper foraging with those.<BR/><BR/>And the tip of the penly hat to Two Egg... possibly my favourite Flarda tiny town... if only someone would reopen the store... my last Two Egg tee is threadbare. *<I>sigh</I>*SophieMaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396958301555933308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-17123252717949352372008-05-12T23:44:00.000-05:002008-05-12T23:44:00.000-05:00Aw, FC, you've outdone yourself! What a wonderful...Aw, FC, you've outdone yourself! What a wonderful photo-sequence!<BR/><BR/>I've always heard of snakes eating eggs, but to actually see the process!<BR/><BR/>This is just Good Stuff, and those who look down upon bloggers as journalistic Second-Class Citizens need to see this post.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215738689578440672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-38772736288010731632008-05-12T23:38:00.000-05:002008-05-12T23:38:00.000-05:00Wow, that is one huge snake. I have always been am...Wow, that is one huge snake. I have always been amazed to see a snake swallow an egg like that. Pretty cool :)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03187791347178229107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-62331143311000798082008-05-12T23:22:00.000-05:002008-05-12T23:22:00.000-05:00Great post, FC! I look forward to each of your pos...Great post, FC! I look forward to each of your posts, and have even included your blog on my website (www.crackercow.com) so others can enjoy your wonderful encounters with nature. But this one was fantastic. (The closest I ever got to viewing this kind of adventure in nature was in Panama when a wild boa caught a "slow crow".) Unbelievable! another time, a vine snake actually caught a hummingbird. Talk about fast! thanks for sharing shots most of us will never get to experience! BarbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-7460657745320489442008-05-12T21:24:00.000-05:002008-05-12T21:24:00.000-05:00Hey Keep an eye on Ms. Fluffy foot. A large rat sn...Hey Keep an eye on Ms. Fluffy foot. A large rat snake finished my Dad's hen off. She was sitting on a nest full of eggs. He went to check on her and she was dead. He thinks the snake constricted her? And took the eggs or all he could stuff down. What do you think? I've seen them squeeze baby rabbits?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-31435450726344869432008-05-12T21:06:00.000-05:002008-05-12T21:06:00.000-05:00I like how Miss Fluffy-foot is looking so totally ...I like how Miss Fluffy-foot is looking so totally chickenish (dumb and dumber) while the snake eats her potential offspring.<BR/><BR/>I suppose some animals have to be stupid to keep the food chain in motion. <BR/><BR/>GREAT PHOTOS!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-27186052828000161042008-05-12T20:30:00.000-05:002008-05-12T20:30:00.000-05:00Nina,Thanks! Welcome to Pure Florida! I'm not sure...Nina,<BR/>Thanks! Welcome to Pure Florida! I'm not sure how I'm going to top this little gift of serendipity!<BR/><BR/>Cathy S,<BR/>No way!<BR/>I couldn't resist that linkage.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-59579832397524430982008-05-12T19:45:00.001-05:002008-05-12T19:45:00.001-05:00Way cool! FYI, my mother in law was born and rais...Way cool! FYI, my mother in law was born and raised in Two Egg.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-17773063835217075552008-05-12T19:45:00.000-05:002008-05-12T19:45:00.000-05:00I've watched snakes climb for birds' nest eggs, bu...I've watched snakes climb for birds' nest eggs, but never ones so LARGE! You've done a great job documenting this--what's next?nina at Nature Remains.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07888238636692649668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-35424731612715863822008-05-12T18:49:00.000-05:002008-05-12T18:49:00.000-05:00SmilinB,I thought you might like a good snake seri...SmilinB,<BR/>I thought you might like a good snake series!<BR/><BR/>Tai,<BR/>Greys seem to outnumber reds around here. This one seems so completely at ease around us. <BR/><BR/>3C,<BR/>It may take something involving a shark or gator to top this cool critter ;)<BR/><BR/>Julie,<BR/>It was so cool to watch and the snake just acted like I wasn't there.<BR/><BR/>Doug, <BR/>I edited out a bunch. I took so many shots that it's like a flip book movie if I include them all.<BR/><BR/><BR/>David,<BR/>I just crouched down in the doorway of the pen. The time seemed to fly. Once he was occupied, I put the camera on macro and put it right in his face for these shots.<BR/><BR/><BR/>JG,<BR/>You are welcome, but I could not wait to share them!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Robin,<BR/>Pure serendipity ... well, almost. I do keep my camera with me, but the part where I show up just as the hungry snake does is serendipitous.<BR/><BR/>Laura,<BR/>A few moments later that last bulge was gone as he crunched the egg.<BR/>Hope Rick enjoys them.<BR/><BR/>Freste,<BR/>LOL! You are the punmaster, but I suppose you have herp that before.<BR/>;)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Island Timer,<BR/>Glad you commented! Welcome.<BR/><BR/>Jen,<BR/>I understand. I'm just glad you appreciate snakes even if they give you the willies. That's how I am about spiders.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Dan,<BR/>That sounds good. Welcome.<BR/><BR/>ThingFish,<BR/>You have a big heart rescuing a scorpion.I hope the patient makes it.<BR/>As long as it's native :)<BR/><BR/>Kimberlee,<BR/>I'd love PF photos to be used in that way. Hope your kids enjoy. If they have any FL photo requests, let me know and I'll try to get a post up just for them. If you think they'd like that.<BR/><BR/>Momadness,<BR/>My Monday was pretty decent today, but I sure can relate to the typing/misbehaving fingers problem.<BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>Idybug,<BR/>No, my schedule doesn't allow that ... dang it.<BR/>I do keep my camera close and the rest is just being there I guess. This whole incident only took about 20 minutes and I just stumbled upon it.<BR/><BR/>Leslie,<BR/>It was the only quick move in the whole process. Just a few loops thrown over the egg section and crunch!R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-44616737132956025572008-05-12T14:32:00.000-05:002008-05-12T14:32:00.000-05:00Spectacular! I knew snakes ate eggs, and I've see...Spectacular! I knew snakes ate eggs, and I've seen snakes eat some surprisingly large things, but I *didn't* know they could coil back on the (swallowed) egg and crush it. WAY cool.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173202724588547447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-88612108196923085672008-05-12T13:41:00.000-05:002008-05-12T13:41:00.000-05:00Unreal! I'm starting to think you sit outside with...Unreal! I'm starting to think you sit outside with a camera all day and wait for these things to happen.Danielles Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112638800254846330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-17441912986058030262008-05-12T12:46:00.000-05:002008-05-12T12:46:00.000-05:00Well, it appears my typing is off today. I meant p...Well, it appears my typing is off today. I meant photos, snake and amiable. Mondays. Sheesh.<BR/>momadnessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-88112720709814487312008-05-12T12:45:00.000-05:002008-05-12T12:45:00.000-05:00Another amazing lesson and phtos to match. Very in...Another amazing lesson and phtos to match. Very interesting. It would appear this snakes is fairly...abiable?<BR/>momadnessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-78114384028238984662008-05-12T11:02:00.000-05:002008-05-12T11:02:00.000-05:00Wow! You weren't kidding when you promised "one o...Wow! You weren't kidding when you promised "one of the coolest critter encounters ever!" I am SO IMPRESSED that you were able to capture the whole process without frightening the snake. Amazing!<BR/><BR/>We're starting summer school today and I'll HAVE to show this to my kids...they'll go nuts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1462630247966554602008-05-12T10:31:00.000-05:002008-05-12T10:31:00.000-05:00I am SO jealous. We STILL only have black racrs a...I am SO jealous. We STILL only have black racrs and ring-necks around - at least that I've seen. If we had more rat snakes, we'd have less RATS around the coop. I had to resort to traps. Poison was not an option.<BR/><BR/>I believe it was Rurality that posted about this phenomenon a while back as well. I was jealous then, and I'm jealous now.<BR/><BR/>I did find a very nice scorpion at work today, though, and may have even saved it from the exterminator poisons. It's still pretty lively after a thorough rinse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-90589489969888378902008-05-12T10:13:00.001-05:002008-05-12T10:13:00.001-05:00Holy moly, what great photos!Holy moly, what great photos!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-9410677977120866962008-05-12T10:13:00.000-05:002008-05-12T10:13:00.000-05:00Incredible! Amazing! Thanks so much for sharing....Incredible! Amazing! Thanks so much for sharing. But I'm glad it didn't happen in my backyard. I'd rather appreciate this one from afar. Snakes still give me the willies even if I do know they're not after me.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862786008973984880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-89979076373962850022008-05-12T09:58:00.000-05:002008-05-12T09:58:00.000-05:00FANTASTIC!!!I've been admiring your work here in b...FANTASTIC!!!<BR/><BR/>I've been admiring your work here in blogger land for weeks. <BR/><BR/>Ceratinly enjoying them all.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!island timerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04424864536042105204noreply@blogger.com