Out in the desert, most folks listen for the rattle-rattle warning of a rattlesnake. But did you know many other snakes are sharing the sand and rocks?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One day, a little Gopher Snake slithered by a farmer\u2019s field. \u201cDon\u2019t worry,\u201d it said, \u201cI don\u2019t bite like a rattler. I eat the mice sneaking into your grain.\u201d And with that, it slipped into a hole and came out with a squeaking snack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Eeep, eeep, eep,” the vulnerable little mouse cried as it was manipulated headfirst into the snake’s mouth. Its cries muffled as the swallowing began. I have heard it said that going with the nap of the fur aids more efficient digestion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A shiny Kingsnake stretched out in the sun. \u201cGuess what I like to eat?\u201d it grinned. \u201cOther snakes\u2014even rattlesnakes! Their venom doesn\u2019t bother me one bit.\u201d The rattler kept its distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Old Kingsnake had plenty of holes in his head and along his body to prove that he was immune to the rattlesnake bites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, a Coachwhip zipped across the desert floor, faster than a kid on a bike, chasing lizards like a ribbon in the wind. And deep in the rocks, a Rosy Boa curled up, soft and calm, looking more like a coiled rope than a wild snake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every snake has its place, and while rattlesnakes warn with a rattle, the others work quietly to keep the desert in balance. So remember: not all snakes are scary\u2014some are helpers too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Out in the desert, most folks listen for the rattle-rattle warning of a rattlesnake. But did you know many other snakes are sharing the sand and rocks? One day, a little Gopher Snake slithered by a farmer\u2019s field. \u201cDon\u2019t worry,\u201d it said, \u201cI don\u2019t bite like a rattler. I eat the mice sneaking into your … Continue reading “Not Rattlesnakes”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[215],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digital-desert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digital-desert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digital-desert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digital-desert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digital-desert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8732"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/digital-desert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8733,"href":"https:\/\/digital-desert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8732\/revisions\/8733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digital-desert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digital-desert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digital-desert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}