We have all kinds of snakes. This is a water snake, which apparently is not venomous. We have the "bad" snakes on our property too, but we leave them alone, and they leave us alone.
This tree frog is enjoying a little shelter from the sun.
A dragonfly is resting in my bamboo.
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Your fish picture is amazing. With a creek on your property must add lots of interesting things. The dragonfly on the bamboo is a bery good capture too! I will be freaked out if I see a snake in my garden. Not yet :)
A creek in the property is a very good resource, especially like yours where you still have lots of biodiversity. Endless possibilities can be made there, even young kids can make it an outside laboratory for ecology, environment, plant scince, etc, etc. Oh i love areas like that.
Good grief....snakes I cannot stomach. Love the rest of the critters though.
I am very impressed with the photo of the fish, being on a tidal creek myself getting a picture like that is difficult. We had a snake or two slither into the riprap while I was walking in the back part of the yard....didn't really get a good look. I hope mine was a water snake as well.
Cute little frog.
The fish look like mosquito fish... I think. Of course I love the photo of the treefrog!
Your fish almost look like wild betta (siamese fighting fish). They're gorgeous!
These are some amazing photos...I'm almost jealous but that coexisting with snakes thing keeps me from it!
Thanks, everyone. I do love the variety of life that depends on my creek--even the snakes. I understand that lots of people have phobias about snakes, but I don't mind them and give them their respectful distance. The good news is that even venomous snakes would rather run than fight.
Yes, those fish are difficult to photograph. The water tends to be a bit murky at high tide, and these guys don't sit still for very long. The other critters, some different fish and a crab were not as cooperative.
I'm thinking perhaps they are mosquito fish, although I wish they'd do a better job keeping the mosquito population down. They do look a little like bettas, but they all get along too well for that.
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