Year of the Snake

Actually, it is officially the Year of the Dog. But for us, it seems, this year has been a good year for snake sightings. Every weekend on our bike rides (and even car drives) we get to see some pretty good snakes. And since we've had a snake-picture request, we're posting a few of our better shots, all captured in the last two weeks:










Brian, not following his own advice, pretty much stuck his hand in the mouth of the poisonous Yamakagashi this morning. While he didn't actually put his hand in the mouth, he was so desperate to catch the snake that he missed the snakes head, giving the snake room to reach back and strike Brian. The snake managed to make contact, even breaking off a tooth in Brian's knuckle, though thankfully not with the venomous fangs. Brian assures me he's learned his lesson!