26 May 2013

Animal Planet LIVE

It’s Memorial Day weekend and we have all gathered at my parents-in-law’s house. The long, snowy winter has added some extra inches to the water level in the lake but it’s still a long way off from what it once was.

As usual Lola and her cousin L. were hunting for frogs down by the water. Despite the very loud croaking we hear at night, there were not that many frogs to be found yet, just dozens of ticks.

At long last the girls came back with one frog, a lovely green specimen.



What they also found was a garter snake. It was a decent sized one, about three feet long. After it was admired by all, the girls took their temporary pets around the house while the adults remained behind on the back deck to relax a little, enjoy the sun, and watch Ryan and his brother put the dock in the water.




Queue blood-curdling scream. The adults jumped up as one and ran to the front of the house, trying not to scrape their bare feet on the gravel path, fully expecting to find massive amounts of blood. Fortunately none of the children were injured. The same could not be said for the frog, however.

It seems the snake and the frog met, and the snake did not play nice.








It took the snake about ten minutes to devour the frog in its entirety. After recovering from her initial shock and horror, it was she who let out the ear-piercing scream, Lola returned to the scene of the carnage, curious and fascinated although still very upset.



“Thanks for the free lunch. See ya..!” And off it went, full belly and all, back into the woods.



6 comments:

pdmaxfield said...

Frog and Toad yes, Frog and Snake, no so much!

Ellemieke said...

Ugh, but a great story to read

Megan said...

Awesome!!!

Leo said...

Gardensnake (dutch joke...)

The Dutch Girl said...

It was a tad gruesome but fascinating at the same time. I could hear David Attenborough quietly whispering in my head: "The snake's jaws unhinge to allow for the prey to be swallowed whole..."

Anonymous said...

Oh dear! Poor Lola--but knowing her penchant for frogs, I suspect she'll make a new friend pretty quickly.

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