Today, I found Drinian outside the front door barking sincerely at something on the ground by the house. I went for a shovel and out to see what he'd found.
It was a small (about 9") snake sporting a pattern like a rattler of some sort. It didn't have rattles yet, but when it shook its tail at me, I was convinced it wasn't something I was going to just relocate. Looking it up in my trusty "Field Guide to Reptiles of Oklahoma" it turned out to be a Western Massasauga Rattlesnake. This is the first time I've seen a rattlesnake here around the house. Now I'm wondering where its mom is....
(this is an adult massasauga - the one I found had similar markings, but was less photogenic once I was through with it...)
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