The first of October is tomorrow. On this, the last day of September, there are still wildflowers coloring up the Tandy Hills Natural Area.Today it was the pink wildflower you see in the picture that decided it was the right time to bloom.
Until this year I had never seen a snake on the Tandy Hills. And then months ago I saw a skinny green snake slithering on the Tandy Highway.
Then a month or so ago I saw a 6 foot long snake slither up a Tandy Hills tree.
And now, today, I saw a gun-metal gray snake about 3 feet long, sunning itself. This snake was doing its sunbathing on the trail that is the first right after the first right on the main trail off View Street.
I did a little foot stomping which woke the snake from its sunbathing slumber and got it slithering out of my way.
It is not very warm today, low 80s. I don't know how cold it has to get for the reptiles to get in slow motion mode.
And what is behind this epidemic of snakes on the Tandy Hills?
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