Comments on: Wonder? Of Nature https://boiseguardian.com/2008/06/27/wonder-of-nature/ A different slant on the news. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:30:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Vieve https://boiseguardian.com/2008/06/27/wonder-of-nature/#comment-8633 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:30:52 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=947#comment-8633 WOW! Fabulous photo, Dave!

And how cute that your midwestness is showing in your name of the snake. 😉

]]> By: bert farber https://boiseguardian.com/2008/06/27/wonder-of-nature/#comment-8632 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:46:22 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=947#comment-8632 I hate pitchers of snakes. Cuz I hate snakes and wish Mr. Guardian would not put them on his website cuz it makes me sick.

]]> By: Grumpy ole guy https://boiseguardian.com/2008/06/27/wonder-of-nature/#comment-8631 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:04:36 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=947#comment-8631 A bit of a departure for The Guardian, but, thanks a lot – very interesting and yes, remarkable photograph.

]]> By: ET https://boiseguardian.com/2008/06/27/wonder-of-nature/#comment-8630 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:12:14 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=947#comment-8630 If you ate that walleye, you don’t need mercury supplements.

]]> By: Frank Lundburg https://boiseguardian.com/2008/06/27/wonder-of-nature/#comment-8629 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:55:58 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=947#comment-8629 Really, remarkable Dave – Gopher snakes are very adept at climbing, but it’s rare to see a picture. Chances are the snake lives in the rocks somewhere close, though, it was really high up. It was probably after both eggs and baby birds, the birds probably its first choice. As an aside, all snakes can climb and all snakes can swim, but some species do it better than others. The Gopher snakes are good at climbing, though on the ground, they spend most of their time looking for mice. Gopher snakes are members of the genus Pituophis, meaning “hissing” snake. Pituophis includes the “pine,” bull,” and gopher snake complex. Pine snakes (Pituophis melanoleucus melanolucus) live in the eastern US. Bull snakes (PItuophis melanoleucus sayi) live in the mid-west and Gopher snakes (Pituophis catenifer deserticola), the Great Basin gopher snake lives in our area. This probably all falls in the category of “too much information” for what is a really remarkable photograph. Thanks for sharing it!

]]> By: TJ https://boiseguardian.com/2008/06/27/wonder-of-nature/#comment-8628 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:15:30 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=947#comment-8628 What a great picture, Dave. Those nests almost look like wasp nests. How did you happen upon that photo op?

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