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by Michele Harvey
Snake !
Gopher snake
A few days ago my cell phone rang and I walked into the dining
room to get the call, since I keep my phone in my purse, not with me.
After digging in my purse, I picked up the call too late, and missed it.
However, as I held my phone, I heard a hissing sound. Just a light
hissing, it was like a small air leak and I couldn't figure out what could
be leaking air in that area of our house. I walked down our hallway,
past two of our cats who were looking intently near an electric wall
socket low on the wall, near the floor. As I passed them, I noticed that
I also passed the hissing sound. Since I was on my way to the home
office, I picked up a flashlight there, turned it on, walked back where
the hissing was and pointed it toward the cats. Coming from the wall
socket was a jumble of wires connected to a battery charger. Tangled
in the wires was an 18" long snake. One of the cats was batting at the
snake and the snake was striking at the cat. Fortunately I had put my
cell phone in my pocket. At this point I called my sons who live next
door. I told them I had a snake in the hallway with the two cats batting
at it as it struck at them and I told the boys to come fast and wear
heavy gloves. Thinking I had a full grown rattle snake in my house,
they brought a flat nosed shovel to cut its head off and a large trash
can to throw it in. Since the snake was young and small, one of my
boys simply scooped it up and tossed it in the trash can in one very
smooth move.
Though I didn't panic because snakes don't really bother me, I
thought the snake was a rattler that had managed to crawl 25 feet into
my house. It was 25 feet beyond any door that opens to the outside.
That still bothers me. I thought he was a rattle snake because of the
shape of his head. It was kind of diamond shaped. Later, husband
Mike found out through research that our snake was a gopher snake.
I have since researched more and have found out quite a bit about
rattle snakes and gopher snakes.
When annoyed, gopher snakes can quickly become defensive.
They glare at you, flatten their heads, vibrate their tails and hiss loudly.
This is what I encountered when I flashed my light on the snake and
the cats. Those cats were really annoying that snake. When feeling
threatened, gopher snakes also ;ilJrate their tails and they strike at
what is threatening them. This, along with their hissing makes them
look and sound a lot like a rattle snake.
Gopher snakes and rattle snakes can look remarkably alike.
However, rattle snakes have a head that is more triangular than a
gopher snake head and a rattler's head is noticeably larger than its
neck. Rattle snake eyes are pale in color and have vertical cat-like
pupils. Gopher snake eyes tend to be round. The gopher snake that
was in my house, seemed to have round, black eyes that matched his
tongue. Gopher snakes have a slender glossy body and rattle snakes
have a thick, blunt, dull body, not glossy at all. Rattle snakes have
a blunt tail with at least one rattle while gopher snakes have a very
slender tail.
In the few moments I had for decision making, I mistook a gopher
snake for a rattle snake. I was deciding on the side of caution which
is always a good idea. Once we got the snake and the large trash
can outside, we took pictures of him, and then we released him in the
pasture across the road from our property. Rattle snakes and gopher
snakes are good to have on our properties because they kill and
eat rodents that can carry diseases. Walking around rural or urban
lands, it's always a good idea to be cautious. Paying attention to your
surroundings, sights and sounds, is a good way to stay healthy in our
environment.
These are my thoughts.
James F, Morton
June 22, 1928 - May 21,2013
Born in Crown Point, San
Diego, James had many family
connections to Julian, California.
Jim was a 1945 graduate of
Julian High School and he had
many happy memories of visiting
with his Uncle and Aunt, Harold
and Frances Sharpless, long
time Julian residents, at their
home near the Eagle Mine. Jim's
father, William Henry Morton and
his two brothers all lived in Julian
at one time or another, his family
were 1930s Borrego pioneers
and his parents owned the 5M
ranch near Julian. As a self-
employed plumbing contractor,
Jim provided well for his wife
and children. He was known for
his love of good food and it's
been said that you couldn't know
him without being treated to a good meal, often at one of the city's
finest restaurants. Jim is also remembered for his spiritual side. He
had a strong belief in Jesus Christ as his personal Savior, teaching
Sunday school, praying and reading his Bible. His favorite passages
of Scripture were 1 Corinthians, chapter 13.
Jim is survived by his children, Donald James Morton and his wife
Alexandra; Mindy (Morton) Hagen and her husband Craig; Alice
(Morton) Gannaway and her husband Jeff; eight grandchildren,
three great-granddaughters, step daughters, Sherry Vance and her
husband Ron; Becky Halgren and her husband Bruce; four step-
grandchildren; six step great-grandchildren and many nieces and
nephews.
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Deer, Deer
Nixie leaves her perch on the shady patio barbecue to amble inside
the house and throw up on the Persian rug. The old, family Persian
rug. Then she walks out, marking her exit with the click of the cat
door.
Haiduc pees inside the barn, on the same spot, until the spot is a
swamp of mud and you-know-what in spite of our usual near-zero
humidity.
But. these are minor annoyances. The major animal annoyance
these days is deer. There are too many. They don't have enough to
eat.
They want my garden.
They got in during my absence which is par for the course and
ate all the Swiss chard and some of the kale. After I returned and
secured the perimeter, they infiltrated through a knocked down fence
and ate the rest of the kale and some of the tomatillos and eggplant.
The flowers they like were already gone.
Fortunately, they don't like the expensive chrysanthemums.
The perimeter was secured again and the makeshift gate reinforced.
They pulled away a chair and ate more of the tomatillos and damaged
tomatoes and zucchini. They are not only evil, but desperate. So
out came the heavy artillery, that is the, .22, and shots were fired in
their general direction on their next daylight appearance which was,
in fact, the same day. At least we can scare them into someone else's
back yard.
Two deer bounded gracefully away, not really worried. Another
shot. Another deer ambled away. Another shot. Deer number four
looked calmly in our direction and said, quite distinctly, "1 dare you."
Ah, temptation.
There are too many deer for the food supply. There are people
who don't like hunting or hunters but good food on the cloven hoof is
eating my garden while people are hungry. Surely there is a balance
somewhere.