tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425975968926101343.post1407658223990842280..comments2023-04-03T08:05:38.688-07:00Comments on Gardener's Roost: SOWING SEEDS AND SEEING SNAKESKit Aerie-elhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06548961699994971020noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425975968926101343.post-18757332854001565792008-03-14T14:39:00.000-07:002008-03-14T14:39:00.000-07:00They warned us about the 'Mojave Greens' upon arri...They warned us about the 'Mojave Greens' upon arrival in the desert. It was fascinating info, but even better was to hear the stories of neighbors who had close encounters with them on their doorsteps, in kid's toys, in their garages, etc. I got used to regularly seeing snakes (and the other deadly critters). Because I wasn't afraid of them, the neighbors would call me if they wanted one identified as poisonous or not. Fun times.<BR/><BR/>Comparing the two locations, living in the Pacific Northwest is like living in a Disney movie with bunnies and deer around. Good point on the hobo spiders though. I'll be on the lookout for them!Kit Aerie-elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06548961699994971020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425975968926101343.post-85320750977121613762008-03-14T08:08:00.000-07:002008-03-14T08:08:00.000-07:00I'd never heard of those green rattlers before! I'...I'd never heard of those green rattlers before! I'm not reptile phobic at all, but I was always on alert for rattlesnakes in eastern Washington. I'd keep pebbles in my pocket to toss ahead of myself as I walked the trail through wheatfields to school. Sometimes I could even hear them slithering away!<BR/><BR/>In the northwest, about the only thing to avoid are the Hobo spiders.Tui Snider @mentalmosaichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17158968186971091695noreply@blogger.com