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I do a lot of "brush busting"...on foot, by the way, meaning I find myself
going through thickets and underbrush that later I wonder whatever possessed
me to even attempt (this is part of my hobby of birding, which is just
another flavor of insanity).
I see a lot of snakes in there, especially now, that it's summer again. I
have found that the venomous snakes smell.. sometimes they stink. Rattlers
smell as if the have been sitting in the porta potty all night, and
copperheads smell rather citrusy, kinda lemony. Non venomous snakes don't
seem to have much scent at all, though garter snakes smell musty, especially
when they are frightened.
Less you think that I am going around sticking my nose on snakes, I am
not..when I am out in the woods I am conscious of where I step. On a good day
their scent is pungeant enough for me to pick up. Animals have a far better
sense of smell than we humans do.
Please, you snake experts out there, don't flame me or tell me I haven't a
clue what I am talking about. I can smell them, and if you can't, well,
that's the difference between you and me.
Finally, even if it's a venomous snake, please don't kill it, unless it
bites you. Snakes have a noble purpose..they kill rodents, which are far more
dangerous to us and horses with the diseases and fleas they carry (hanta
virus, plague, etc) never mind the damage they do to our feed. I would rather
have a snake in my barn then rats and mice.
Michelle
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