{"id":575,"date":"2020-04-27T00:06:01","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T04:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcallahan.net\/blog\/?p=575"},"modified":"2020-06-02T10:28:13","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T14:28:13","slug":"gopher-snake-sunning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcallahan.net\/blog\/gopher-snake-sunning\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunbathing Snake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s a real wakeup shock to walk up on a 3 to 4 foot snake laying in the sun right beside the trail. My mind registered him and my muscles reacted instinctively. Before I even realized it, I had jumped 2 feet in the air and backward. Only then did I become consciously aware there was a snake, and what I had done. Ancient survival programming recognizing a danger pattern and firing. There is still that animal core of protective instinct deep within us.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Gopher Snake remained frozen, his own instinct telling him not to move. I left him in peace to soak up as much sun as he wanted. He has a tale to tell Mrs. Gopher Snake this evening.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gopher Snake Sunning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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