As I was following a couple of bands as they grazed their way through a grove of pinon-juniper trees on their way to an open area, I caught sight of this bull snake, slithering into the safety of a hollow trunk.
Maybe it didn’t like the activity, or maybe it was searching for a place of coolness on a hot day. Maybe it had its own snakey priorities in mind. … Just a little reminder that as we follow the obvious, littler critters are following their own, slightly more subtle lives in Spring Creek Basin.
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 
Not everyone I know would agree but I think it is beautiful ! They all have their place and purpose (ok maybe not the gnats) !
I agree about the beautiful snake. 🙂 And about the gnats, too! Seriously! Gnats have NO possible goodness or benefit! Neither do mosquitoes. Ugh, ugh and ugh. HA!
That is one exceptionally handsome bull snake! What a good catch, TJ!
Very handsomely marked, eh? So many are more “drab.” In just a few seconds, it was all tucked in and hidden, and I’d never have been aware it was there!
It is very colorful!
That’s what I thought! Love the orangey color of this snake. 🙂
Nature is so interesting.
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Always. 🙂