No food but maybe a new pet?

Snakes

Well I went out foraging again and I'll tell you right away I had no luck. I did have a run in with a small snake however.

It made the mistake of moving when I walked past it catching my attention. I had already been walking and hunting for wild food for some time and was about to turn back anyway. Instead of the hike becoming a total loss, I stopped for a close-up inspection of the slithery bandit. Here's a pic of him crossing my path.

I don't know much about snakes. I couldn't identify the species. The snake had an interlocking pattern on its body. It was kind of simple on colours. Brown, black and white were all easy to see on its scales.

It took quite a bit of work to get it rangled inot a position where I could pick it up. Normally I would take a stick and pin the snake to the ground. If you pin it down close to its head its much easier to pick up without running much risk of a bite.

He looked pretty small and there aren't really any poisonous snakes in the Niagara region to my knowledge.

I kept kicking at the snake scaring it to the middle of the path. If it got back to the grass and green coverage I would have lost it easily.

After I had the snake centered I bolted to the side of the path and grabbed two weak stalks from an unidentified plant. They were pretty weak but I was sure i could make them work.

I ran back to the snake, it was still in the middle of the path, curled up, probably in defence. Sorry buddy. I got him. At the top of this post is a pic of me with the snake in my hand. Its pretty clear. If anyone knows the details and species of the snake please leave a comment on this post.

Well, not much to report from that hunt. At least I know for next time, that area has little to offer. I won't avoid it completely but I know what I'm after isn't there. Mapping your area with your finds helps your harvest increase week to week and year to year.

Until next time!