We had to use some bird netting to protect some of our garden plants. We don't like it but the birds ate all of the cucumbers and were working on the beets and carrots. The problem is we keep catching lizards and the only way to get them out of the netting is to carefully cut them out with scissors.
Today a poor gopher snake got caught. Neither Randy or I were comfortable trying to get this poor guy out of the net so we called our local pet store.
Austin came out and held the snake while Randy cut the netting.
We don't know how long the snake was stuck. He was very lethargic but Austin held on to his head anyway. The netting had cut into his skin but Austin said he would be good as new after two skin sheds.
Austin was going to relocate him to a nice spot out near the Verde River on Houston Mesa Road. He thanked us for calling him. He said most people just "chop them up" and throw them away. Gopher snakes are good snakes to have around in our opinion.
On another note…..the Prickly Pear cactus are in bloom now. We sell Prickly Pear popcorn and jam at our museum store. You can buy the syrup at our local Farmer's Market and it does make excellent lemonade.
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