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Re: Garden Pests
Forgot to mention the dreaded squash bugs, squash vine borers, cucumber beetles, and flea beetles. We too have many bats and toads which are raised and encouraged. Up to last year we had loads of lizards and skinks but none seen this year. That concerns me as some envirmental snafu has got to them.
Just remembered this Black Rat snake story from last year. Went out to do my nightly check on things. Looked into my pen with baby chicks (5) and guineas (~20). Noticed a very large and bloated snake (~4 feet long) in the pen. It had got in but was too engorged to get back out. Hence she decided to hang around and continue dining.
Had no choice but to kill it. So, there I am in my boxers, snake by the tail in one hand, flashlight in the other. Had to keep a hold of both and get my knife. Finally got off the head and conducted research to see how much (who) she had eaten. She had 2 (3 week old) chicks and 5 baby guineas. It was pretty nasty and really shocking that it would eat all those in one setting!
There learned ya something else eh?
Brian
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