Our second class of this course started off with quite an interesting meeting today.

We were outside, being shown how a native prairie restoration project was fairing and how to organize one, when we came upon an unexpected addition to our class. On the steps of the house we were meeting at, there was a 6 month old rattlesnake all rolled up tight. He could have been stepped if somebody hadn’t pointed him out, that’s how well camouflaged he was.

This is a crappy picture since it was taken by my cell phone camera. He was such a gutsy little fella. At least 40 people came around to take a look at him and he did not even move. Granted it was a very cool day, so he probably was feeling a little sluggish. An expert on snakes there told us that he probably came out of hibernation when we had the warm spell here for the last week. Now he’s in a bit of a pickle since its going to be cold for the next couple of days. Hope he stays safe. When I leant down to take a picture he just kind of blew himself up a little bigger as if to say: “Hey I’m a big fella and if I weren’t so freaking cold I’d bite ya!”

Nothing short of fascinating countryside I moved to here in Texas!!