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***Hoo Baby***

***Hoo Baby***

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* I’ve been here on our little farm in the Swamp for over thirty years….. And I’ve lived in Florida since the early 1970’s….. But I’ve never seen a rat snake this big….. This Guy was Huge!….. Doctor Brigid and I regularly get together for coffee klatsch’ing….. Actually there’s no coffee involved…just a lot of klatch’ing….. …..and wine coolers with cheap burgundy & Mt. Dew…(hey, don’t knock it ’til you’ve tried it)….. …..or maybe…

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~~~Boa Constrictor Bounty~~~

~~~Boa Constrictor Bounty~~~

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* The competition is on…once again….. The 2026 Florida Python Competition has begun…it’s an annual thing….. The snakes are with us year ’round…but the contest is during the summer in July….. There are awards for the most caught…and the largest caught (they can be over 200 lbs)….. *****(Python Challenge Rules)***** *****(Some More Questions & Answers About The Competition)***** I just watched on the news recently…that those slithering boogers have migrated west of the Florida…

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>ᵥ_ᵥ< Florida's Python Challenge

>ᵥ_ᵥ< Florida's Python Challenge

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* ~~~~~Try My Posts on SubStack/Click Here~~~~~ It’s Time Again For Florida’s Annual Python Challenge….. ~~~~~Yippee!~~~~~ …..(this post almost writes itself)….. This competition has been going on since 2013…*****(Wikipedia’s Info On The Python Competition)***** *****(~~~And What’s A Scout Snake?~~~)***** *****(Click Here For More Information On Florida’s Annual Python Challenge)***** I’ve never seen a Burmese Python in the wild here…(not yet anyway)…(but our goat pasture is perfect for them)….. I’m kind of surprised they haven’t…

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~~~Florida’s Annual Python Hunt~~~

~~~Florida’s Annual Python Hunt~~~

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** It’s a thing….. It really is….. (***Largest Python Caught In Florida***) Spoiler Alert!…Simone…I have to tell you—as my friend—(I promised Simone I would warn her)….. ***Crap Simone!…Don’t Read This One!*** …..DON’T READ THIS POST…SIMONE…WHATEVER YOU DO…EXIT THIS POST NOW…(THERE ARE LOTS OF SNAKE PHOTOS!)….. …..(the title’s a real give-away)….. The Burmese Python is considered an invasive species here in Florida….. They do REALLY well in the Florida climate…they survive…they thrive…they get big and…

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Now…I’ll Admit It…

Now…I’ll Admit It…

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Well, it’s put back together and fixed. I didn’t fix it. But…..I was responsible for taking it apart in the first place. I was too embarrassed to ask for help. I had to make sure that if I was going to look foolish…..it had to be with people I respect….. …..with an expertise that I obviously didn’t have….. …..and tolerance for my numb-skullishness. You see, I took apart my .38 revolver to clean it….. …..it gets dirty in Patrice’s pocket…..and…

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~~~REPTICON…Nerd Central~~~

~~~REPTICON…Nerd Central~~~

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*****I should probably put a disclaimer here***** *****In this post there will be a butt-load of snake pictures***** *****(along with other creepy-crawly-things)***** *****This warning is especially meant for YOU, Simone***** *****Put your phone or computer down***** *****and pass this post by***** *****Better Yet………….RUN!***** To all of you alternative-pet nerds out there…..I should probably apologize….. …..pets take all forms….. …..I just like pets that are a bit more….. …..oh, I don’t know….. …..productive/interactive/vocal/furry/fluffy/warm/snuggly/and nice to pet….. …..and without beady eyes….. FYI:…

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~~~The Daily Egg Hunt~~~

~~~The Daily Egg Hunt~~~

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*****Disclaimer To My Friends***** *****There Will Be Snake Photos In This Post***** (…..there I feel better now…..) (…..I have a few squeamish friends…..) It’s that time of year when my biddies (the chickens…..not my friends) are warming up to more egg production… It conveniently coincides with Spring Egg Celebrations like Easter… Being that my hens are all truly free-range…..that means they can lay their eggs just about anywhere… A daily egg-search is a must……. …..on top of the generator……. …..in…

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And Repticon Rolls Around Again………..

And Repticon Rolls Around Again………..

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  Gee, wasn’t it just yesterday?   Gee Golly Gosh…………       It’s Repticon time…………….again… ………….so soon…? ………….weeeeeeeeeee………..!     I’m going with my nerd daughter………… wwwwhhhhooooppppeeeeeeee… Lizards, and tarantulas, and boas…………………     Oh, my…………………..       Just an observation here……………….you can’t brush their fur backwards like you can on a cat………………..   (I like aggravating my cats.) ………………would reptiles even notice if you tied a sock around their waist…………….?       Do they even have…

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Tractor Repair + Mowing = Snakes

Tractor Repair + Mowing = Snakes

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    Just briefly, I’ll re-visit the frustrations of breaking/then learning about & then repairing shear bolts on tractor apparatuses (sp?)……………………sigh… So, I did all that. My axle-grease-stained cuticles attest to it. Then I hooked up the bush hog to the tractor.   Then I “carefully” used the clutch to engage the *&%#%$&##&%* hog-thing. (For professing to be so delicate, it sure does make a lot of thumping and clanking on its own!) And then I mowed… And I mowed……

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It’s Pyro-Technic-Time!!!

It’s Pyro-Technic-Time!!!

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  It’s time for Florida’s three days of cold.  I have seven cords of wood. I’m ready. I spent a day with the front-end-loader picking up and stacking firewood.  I’ve knocked off carpenter ants, red ants, worms, chameleons that aren’t chameleons (but I can’t remember what they are actually called).  I wore gloves and boots and the weather was cool-ish, so the likely-hood of highly interactive, poisonous snakes was on the low side.  But I kept my one-good-eye peeled for…

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