[obol] Re: Eleven Photos of a Great Blue Heron Eating a Snake Baskett Slough NWR

  • From: Barbara Millikan <barbara.millikan@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: carrotguy55@xxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 23:05:26 -0800

The red head makes me think it's one of our Oregon common garter snakes,
red patterned variety [image: Inline image 1]

On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 10:53 PM, roger freeman <carrotguy55@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Very fascinating sequence of photos.
Is there a guess of the species of snake?  Quite a good-sized one,
possibly approaching 2 1/2 to 3 feet In length.  Also seems quite unusual
for the snake to be active in early February, even with the pleasant
temperatures.  But I'm no herpitologist.

Roger

On Monday, February 8, 2016, Jim Leonard <photojleonard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I photographed a Great Blue Heron this morning devouring a snake at
Baskett Slough NWR.  Warning: don't look at photos if you are eating
anything.  Click on link below for photos.  Photography by Jim Leonard.


https://picasaweb.google.com/108302360004365615395/GreatBlueHeronEatsSnakeBaskettSloughNWR?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJPQ1vmbzoyJXA&feat=directlink


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