I was beginning to think that snake would never get a name.

cool, thanks.

Had I not seen your willow site Id have guessed Defiance.

Iowaboo wrote:anybody else see in the list that arundo is being passed off as a bamboo?

At least lucky bamboo wasnt on there.

Iowaboo wrote:you make it sound like voles are stealthy ninjas

Donnabaskets might have something to say about that.

Actually that picture was taken near lake tahoe last july. I agree it probably is a rubber boa. I lived in california for the first 20 years of my life and that was only the second one Ive seen. Iowaboo, you only missed by about 10 miles! Not bad. Not to mention your probably the only person in Iowa...

Will shrews eat emerging shoots in spring?

Evidence that bamboo and rodents can coexist in harmony.

va_highlander wrote: Lance seems to have got to the bottom of it, though: Ninjas!

Could that be donnabaskets in the background?

Im cool with snakes, they seem to keep to themselves and do more good than harm. Although I found one sitting on the toilet tank one time and it was a pain trying to catch it. Apparently they dont like to be cornered.

Notice that Mr. Howell is not looking at the car.

Its about 3' long, and was last seen alive, (I did not shoot it with a potato gun).

I should have never mentioned the cat!

Mud snake sounds like a good guess. It did kind of remind me of an earthworm.