[Image description: an eastern garter snake watches me mow the lawn from a patch of long grass]

Some of our neighbors think I’m weird for using a push mower (battery powered, charged by our solar setup) on our two acre field, but mowing slowly and stopping on a dime enables us to protect the creatures with whom we share this space

  • LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.orgOPM
    8·
    3 months ago

    [Image description: this eastern garter snake is roughly two feet long, placing them firmly in the “danger noodle” category according to my wife who is not a fan of snakes]

    • LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.orgOPM
      5·
      3 months ago

      I love em too! This one is the biggest I’ve seen at our place so far, but I saw a tiny one in a different area today too

  • Vodulas [they/them]@beehaw.org
    4·
    3 months ago

    [Image description: an eastern garter snake is watching the camera from a patch of long grass. It is wearing a NY Yankees baseball cap and there is a speech bubble that says “You lookin’ at me???”]