Really they don't bother me. As a kid I went out of my way to catch a snake. Seriously I had a method. I live in Illinois so my chances of catching a poisonous snake were much more slim but still, I probably shouldn't have been chasing after snakes. They still fascinate me although I won't be trying to capture them again any time soon.
This picture was taken at a local wildlife park. This guy came out to greet us. I got some great pics and I am getting a bit anxious for warm weather so I can get out and see the beauty of this place and all the animals again soon.
It might surprise some, being the feminine girl I am now but as a kid I was pretty tom boyish. I liked to play with matchbox cars in the mud. My favorite game was cops and robbers or cowboys and Indians. Those were the old days. I also loved collecting spiders and grasshoppers. My poor poor mother. I would catch as many large grasshoppers as I could out of our garden and stuff them into a big white bucket my mom used for things. I took the bucket, caught grasshoppers all day long, filled the bucket, and put the lid on and forgot about it. Horrible I know! I was like 7. Anyway my mom never failed to come outside, find the bucket and mumble to herself about why it was outside and she'd take off the lid and guess what? Ohhhhh yes. A face full of grasshoppers anxious to get out of the bucket.
I'm sorry mom. LOL
