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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Poison Ivy. Nightshade.

Polkweed in the fall drying up with many many blue berries which are eaten by birds to spread this weed pest plant. Poisonous to people. Used to make ink by the American Indians & Pioneers. © DAJones

Polk weed leaves stem & berries are very poisonous. Left is August & Right is November. This plant is used or was used by the Indians to make INK.

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Black widow spider.	Black widow spider with prey.
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Large paper nest of Bald faced hornets hidden in a shrub. © DAJones

We have a closer version of this with the hornets.

Cicada Killer Wasp on top of Cicada (locust). © DAJones Close-up of a Yellow Jacket with prey.© DAJones

The common Yellow Jacket at right is very dangerous. It's sense of smell is very powerful. If you try to kill or do kill one of it's members with your shoe, it will follow that scent to find you. Yellow Jackets don't just sting - they BITE. Both are very painful. They will attach themselves to your clothes when upset & bite until they find your skin. They are attracted to color of your garments & will target you - remembering your scent & color. They can also fly faster than you can run.

This snake is a sub-adult, Mole Kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata). They prefer to stay underground, hence the name. This snake is not venomous.

For info on Reptiles visit this website: Virginia Herpetological Society http://fwie.fw.vt.edu/VHS/

This Southern Hog Nosed snake is not a venomous variety but I thought it would show the snakes' mouth well.

Left Image: Black Snake or Black Rat Snake; Right Image: Ribbon Snake - very similar to a typical Garter Snake. These guys only eat bugs, worms and fish usually. They only get about 30 inches or so. We also have the Black Racer, which will always be solid black in coloring with a silver belly (and the black rat snakes have a white belly) can get up to 6 feet long.

Neither snake here venomous though will strike & leave a nasty bite. We DO NOT KILL Snakes because they eat mice & voles & other rodents. They are really needed in a rural environment to keep the status quo on an even keel! A long stick or rake will send them in the other direction as they would rather not be near people .Be aware that any snake will make a nest in a mulch pile or in stacked up wood on your property. This nest may contain soft oblong white or cream colored eggs.

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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

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Also See: Insects & Spiders - Beneficial Species

For info on Reptiles visit this website: Virginia Herpetological Society http://fwie.fw.vt.edu/VHS/

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