I don’t set these things up, I just take the picture. I have no idea what this snake was doing, or why. I just think it’s a funny photo. Enjoy your weekend!
Plains garter snake. Hamilton County, Nebraska.
Photo of the Week – May 16, 2014
The Prairie Ecologist
Essays, photos, and discussion about prairie ecology, restoration, and management
The Prairie Ecologist 
snake is smelling you. All prairie ecologists have a distinct smell about them, correct?
Thanks Larkin. I know the tongue sticking out is a smelling thing, but the mouth shape?? And yes, prairie ecologists do tend to have a certain scent. A pleasant mixture of prairie smoke, wild rose, and cow manure…
Or bison, depending on what week it is.
“Burrrrrrrrp”
It looks like he is a right-sided tongue sniffer…Just checking you out…