A Snake In The Hand

Caroline Wise holding a baby shovelhead snake at Tonopah Rob's Vegetable Farm in Tonopah, Arizona

That is a baby shovelhead snake, one of the deadliest snakes known to mankind – not. The tiny guy, or gal, was caught in a spider web. I, too, want to see the spider that was going to try to dine on this poor defenseless itsy-bitsy snake. After dusting the snake off and probably traumatizing it with all the handling and photographs, Caroline set it free in the tomato patch. Hey, it was better than being quickly wrapped in silk by Ms. Spider for tomorrow night’s dinner.

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