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[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

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[โ€“] LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org 8 points 1 month 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]

[โ€“] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Garter snakes are such little cuties. ๐Ÿฅฐ

[โ€“] LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org 5 points 1 month 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

[โ€“] Thalestr@beehaw.org 5 points 1 month ago
[โ€“] Vodulas@beehaw.org 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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???"]