Monday, October 10, 2011

Ringneck Snake

Happened upon this little Ringneck Snake while
hiking a trail recently. I couldn't help but think of the 
 ole saying "Lower than a snake's belly in a wagon rut."
This ole saying was usually intended to describe someone
with low moral or ethical qualities. If you were as low as
 a snake's belly, you were pretty low, but to be lower than
a snake's belly in a wagon rut, was just about as low as one
could get. Of course this was as seen by the eyes of the two
persons who were doing the gossiping about someone else
whom may or may not have deserved the description. Another
use of the same phrase often referred to how one was feeling
from a health related or emotional standpoint. This little snake
was not in a wagon rut but it was in the lowest part a very worn
 hiking trail. Ringneck Snakes are non-poisonous.

Diadophis punctatus

"Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snake bite and further more always carry a small snake."
   W.C.Fields(1880-1946): American comedian, actor and writer


15 comments:

Susie Swanson said...

I've heard of these but I'm scared of them all. Good picture of him though. You mentioning the wagon ruts reminds me of a poem I wrote called Wagon Wheels. Those old wagons left many a rut, way back in the day. Hope you have a good evening and God Bless..

pumpkydine said...

Thank you Susie. Most folks don't realize how many roads today began as a trail and wagon road long ago. Have a great week also. God bless!

Andrea said...

For us who doesn't know which are poisonous and which are not, we are afraid at all of them. I once posted here a snake which was electrocuted in our property directly on the electric lines.

Giga said...

Mimo iż nie groźny , nie lubię gadów bez nóg :-).Pozdrawiam

pumpkydine said...

Ha Ha! I know how you feel Giga. There are a few reptiles with legs that I'm not too fond of either. Hope you have a great day! Blessings!
Randy

Nellie from Beyond My Garden said...

Snakes are so beneficial, it is good for us to know which are poisonous and which are not. I am glad you were calm and took the photo.
nellie

Marty said...

snakes always fascinate me ! most
of them are really beautiful ! but I don't like meet one or hear it sliding away in grasses and only see the tail !!oups !
wish you a nice day (or evening??)

Sheila Read said...

I like the ring on the snake's neck. And the colorful information on feeling lower than a snake's belly in a wagon rut :)

pumpkydine said...

They are beneficial Nellie although we tend to let our dislike of them over rule our understanding of those benefits. I've never been scared of snakes but I do respect them for their potential to do me harm.

Marty, I'm with you on being able to see them and know where they are. I can tolerate them a lot better when i have my eyes on them.

Thank you Sheila. I find the many colorful analogies and sayings from different areas often carry some words of wisdom as well being entertaining.

pumpkydine said...

Andrea, most folks don't know the poisonous from the non and just lump them all together as dangerous. I've never heard of a snake getting electrocuted. That sounds like an interesting story.

Karin / Southern Meadows said...

What a great sighting! I have not seen one in nature before. Very cool! They are such fascinating creatures!

Rick said...

Hello Randy - haven't heard from you for a while. I hope you haven't given up blogging or photography - both are missed.

Hope all is well with you.

Rick said...

Almost a year has gone by, Randy. Thanks for dropping by my blog. Are you still pursuing photography ? Thinking about blogging again ?

Take care.

Susie Swanson said...

Awww, Welome Back. So happy. Yes we are very blessed to live in this wondeful old place we call home..

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